We had bought and sold a house in Anchorage since we came to Alaska. Our reasons for selling were many and varied. Since we sold that house we have been in turmoil as to where to buy next. We plan to stay in Alaska but there are so many beautiful places in this state we just could not decide. After Patty did the taxes this year we decided it was time to buy. Both kids live in Anchorage and Anchorage is the hub for the state so we decided to buy there once again.
the kids did a lot of looking and on Patty's trips to Anchorage she did some too. Both of us traveled down on a recruiting trip in early March and while there looked at homes. Our agent was showing a house that the kids had seen and loved but it was out of our price range. Patty and I needed to speak with the agent so we went to see him in that house. When we walked in and saw the views-180 degree unobstructed views of the mountains surrounding Anchorage, coupled with the fact that behind the house was a bog/green belt that would not be built on so the view would not go away-we looked at each other and said-"this is it".
You cannot get views like this in Anchorage or I would venture to guess many other places either.
First I just have to post pictures of the views from outside and inside the house.
These photos were taken by Patty on one of her recruiting trips and were taken before we took possession. I post these because they are the best views we have taken of the outside of the house.
The act of sale was 3/27 and we took possession Friday 3/28. Patty and I flew in Friday evening and spent the week down there. Patty did have to attend a recruiting function three days of it but pretty much every minute was spent moving in. The snow had pretty much melted by the end of the week but that Friday and Saturday it really came down coating everything in a beautiful soft, white, blanket.
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.JPG "Patty on the front porch")
.JPG "Note the little window so you can put the entertainment center or TV under it. Next picture shows the view from that window.")
.JPG "The view out of the little window facing the south")
.JPG "The view from the downstairs living room windows")
.JPG "The dining nook")
.JPG "The little window facing south from the master bedroom. This window is over the head of the bed")
.JPG "The Master Bedroom window facing east.")
.JPG "A better view from the Master Bedroom window")
.JPG "The 180 degree views from the Master Bath Jacuzzi. The curtains can be raised from the bottom or lowered from the top")
.JPG "South from the bath")
.JPG "East from the bath")
.JPG "Northeast from the bath")
.JPG "North from the bath")
.JPG "The second bedroom window view. This is the bedroom Cathy and Gary use")
.JPG "The view from the downstairs kitchen sink")
.JPG "Patty and Carlo with the jacuzzi")
.JPG "The back deck")
.JPG "Back of the house")
.JPG "The trail that forms our backyard property line looking south")
.JPG "The trail looking north")
.JPG "I carry my bride of 32 years over the threshold. It may not be pretty but we did it!")
.JPG "Our first meal in the new house. The mountains are covered with clouds")
.JPG "We also bought a new bedroom set. We figured we had the other set for 32 years and we had bought it used when we got married. We figured we were due.")
.JPG "Patty's night stand and dresser and mirror.")
.JPG "The jacuzzi now dressed up a bit with the curtains raised from the bottom just enough so people could not see in. The mountains are visible.")
.JPG "A moose as seen from the dining nook.")
.JPG "Patty in the dining nook with the moose behind her.")
.JPG "The view outside of the kitchen window. We believe those bushes are bluberry and rasberry.")
.JPG "Looking out of the window in the stairwell towards the front of the house. It is snowing out there.")
.JPG "Our dining set in place.")
.JPG "The kitchen")
.JPG "Living room")
.JPG "The entry")
.JPG "The entry closet, shoe cabinet, and the hat rack Patty saw at the Alaska State Fair and just had to have.")
.JPG "Downstairs bath")
.JPG "Stairs")
.JPG "The display nook just inside the entry showing just a fraction of our native art")
.JPG "Patty by the dining nook windows looking out at the snowy landscape. The mountains are once again not visible.")
.JPG "Our first family dinner in the house.")
.JPG "One of the next door neighbors kids sledding in the back yard")
.JPG "Patty in the kitchen")
.JPG "View from the kitchen window")
.JPG "The living room")