If you missed it, the Amazing Race ended in Anchorage on Sunday night. All signs point to Alaska becoming the cool destination for hippies and adventurers. Wait...it's always been that way, hasn't it?
Imagine my delight watching the contestants climb glaciers, run through downtown and finish at MY ski area. (It's pretty easy to take ownership of a ski area so few people get to ski.) No matter where I lived, it's fun to have my home town admired: New York, New York (Sinatra, of course), Telluride (Tom Cruise!), Durango (summer flocks to my restaurant), Colorado Springs (who hasn't heard of Pikes Peak?), Ft. Lauderdale (Frankie Avalon and Annette, of course), San Francisco (Tony Bennett ) and now Anchorage (no song, great views!)
The city is easy to maneuver with all the conveniences of other cities. Just fewer of them and we haven't gotten a Target yet. Anchorage is best enjoyed as a launching point south toward Seward and Homer or north toward Denali. Lots to see on the ground but the awesome views are from the sky. My two small plane trips this year are unforgettable.
Tomorrow, I am off to St. Augustine to meet with the VIP Leaders. I've learned to appreciate the winter sky and the short days up here, but I sure am going to enjoy some sunshine. I feel like I have in all the big cities or the small mountain towns in the middle of winter. I need to change the scenery every now and then.
It always feels good to leave and yet it's great to get back home. Absence does make the heart grow fonder. How lucky I am to have choices! Change is fuel for my spirit. Hope you get to mix it up and get charged up about something today, too.
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