Resolution Park — Attraction in Alaska

Resolution Park was the last place that Captain Cook visited before turning south to sail for warmer waters. He must not have cared much for the giant mud flats that surround Anchorage. The locals liked him enough to erect this statue to his likeness and put up a nice historical marker. The park itself is small, the steps from the statue platform down towards the water was impassable in the winter snow. Like Captain Cook, I've since left, headed toward Hawaii. Hopefully the Hawaiians wont kill me, as they did poor old...

The view is beautiful. Denali and Foraker were out and you could see them, but it was indistinct because it was a little hazy. There are several different sections to go have a picnic but there were no tables. Not sure if they were just removed for the winter or not. The viewing telescopes were also missing. The wood is getting weather worn and starting to look like it is falling apart. It would be a good project to strip and re-finish the...

I like this platform park. It's on a serious slope but the designers reinforced it with steel and sturdy wood to hold up Captain Cook statue and any visitors. The wooden platform turns a circular path for all people, including the elderly and the people confined to wheelchair mobility to access. The sunset is gorgeous over the Knik Arm and the mudflat from this perspective. A few hundred feet away are eateries and pubs. I...