Back in Anchorage

We returned to Anchorage from our favorite Alaska city, Homer. Anchorage has and has not changed much from when we lived here. There are new buildings here and there and plenty of road construction. The downtown area is a mess as a enormous parking garage is being built and the traffic is as bad as we remember.

Unlike California, everyone we talk to up here is excited about the economy and the future for the State of Alaska. Yes, gas prices are high, we paid 4.74 per gallon of unleaded on our trip back from Homer but if you live here you may be getting a $1,000 check from the State soon to help with the higher fuel costs. Seems the oil revenues are coming is so fast there is a multibillion dollar surplus. If you are interested in reading more about what is happening in the “Last Frontier” check out my column, “There is more to Alaska than summer,” over at Rocklin & Roseville Today.