I'm going to ANCHORAGE, AK next week

Kristy is having knee surgery and needs help with Cadence for a short time. I get to be Grandma for a week. It is snowing there and the high is about 35. Daylight on Oct 26, 2008 is
9:13 AM to 6:13 PM. Sounds like fun heh?

Anchorage & Alaska Fun Facts
Population:277,000. Anchorage is Alaska's largest city with 42 percent of the state's population.
Note: Alaskans are very friendly. Do not be alarmed if residents smile and greet you or offer assistance, they only want you to have a great time!
Time Zone: Anchorage, and virtually all of Alaska, is in Alaska Standard Time, one hour behind Pacific Standard Time and four hours behind Eastern Standard Time.
Size:Anchorage stretches from Portage Glacier to Eklutna, encompassing 1,955 sq. miles (782 hectares) - about the size of the state of Delaware.
Location: Anchorage sits at the base of the Chugach Mountains along the coast of Cook Inlet in Southcentral Alaska.
Alaska is actually the northern, western and easternmost point in the United States.
Sales Tax:There is no sales tax in Anchorage.
Mountains: You can see the Chugach, Kenai, Talkeetna, Tordrillo, Aleutian and Alaska mountain ranges from Anchorage. Mount McKinley, 130 miles (208 km) north of downtown, can be seen on clear days. This 20,320-foot peak is the tallest mountain in North America.
Aviation:Alaska has about one registered pilot for every 58 residents, six times as many pilots per capita and 14 times as many airplanes per capita as the rest of the United States