Thanks for the offer. I don't live in Alaska (yet), but I will be in Anchorage Feb 26-Mar 3 for the Iditarod. Too bad we will miss each other.

Talkeetna is a neat town. Very different in the winter. Eat at the Roadhouse there - portions are huge. Two or three can share a "full" breakfast. The ranger station is closed on weekends. Otherwise that would be a good stop in Talkeetna too. You might consider a visit to a sleddog kennel. There are quite a few between Anchorage and Talkeetna. Dallas Seavey, Vern Halter and Martin Buser come to mind right away, but there are plenty of others.