Coastline at the edge of Anchorage

http://www.adn.com/2009/11/04/v-swf/1000005/coastline-at-the-edge-of-anchorage.html

Where mud and ice meet the water...

Frozen ground with no snow means much of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge is accessible to walkers. Explore the shoreline southwest of the city in this Excursion.

SLIDE SHOW PRESENTATION

[really great slide show presentation on Anchorage's southwest coastline]

Environment or Economy?

Apparently a Republican representative from Anchorage believes the economy trumps the environment.

http://www.ksrm.com/ksrm/news.asp?newsID=7924

Time Lapse Bore Tide

Here's a time lapse video of the bore tide mentioned in class on Fri.:



Here's another video of the bore tide along coming in along the coast. (Embedding disabled)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA8Ekia_75o

And some tidal bore surfing (a favorite Alaskan past time):