Girdwood, Anchorage, Alaska
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Girdwood is a resort town in the southern portion of Anchorage, Alaska. Located near the end of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet, Girdwood lies in a valley in the southwestern Chugach Mountains, surrou
The valley, as viewed from Mount Alyeska. The Alyeska Highway can be seen at right running across the valley.
Crow Creek Gold Mine near Girdwood
Ted Stevens' house is a fairly typical example of a house in Girdwood.
Alyeska Highway and sign indicating the post-1964 town site
Alyeska Resort
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Alyeska Resort is a ski resort in the Girdwood area of Anchorage, Alaska, approximately 30 miles from downtown Anchorage. Mount Alyeska is part of the Chugach mountain range and the Alyeska Resort is
Girdwood, Anchorage, Alaska
…Girdwood was mostly a small, quiet place until the middle of the 20th century. Two events drastically altered that. The first was the establishment of Alyeska Resort along the slopes of Mount Alyeska, which became an international destination coincidental with Anchorage's civic promotion of itself as "The Air…
Alyeska Resort in June 2008
Turnagain Arm seen from Mount Alyeska
Mount Alyeska