Four things come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past, the neglected opportunity.----------Omar Ibn Al-Halif July 10, 2005, Sunday. It is a beautiful sunny day and we are off to Anchorage to explore. Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city. The old town is an interesting walk and soon we found the market center. Walking around the booths, of course we purchased some trinkets and gifts. It is really quite a large market area complete with music. After a stop at the ulu store for some more purchases, we set out to find a bike rental. The Coastal Trail, a bike/hike paved surface, follows the coastline along the mud flats. Lots of birds, ducks, etc, we stopped at Earthquake Park. A memorial to the Good Friday earthquake of March 27, 1964, the most powerful
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