BREAK UP.....

I set out to go to the zoo thinking I knew where it was-apparently not. So, instead I went downtown to see what the inlet looks like during break up. I took these pictures at Cook inlet-in my on-line albums I have pictures of this view during fall, winter and spring. In a few months I'll add summer!
Spring has come to Alaska-or should I say Anchorage. While I was puttering around downtown I saw tons of people walking and bike riding, including a couple on a mountain bike for two. The grounds of businesses and apartments are being groomed and parking lots and streets washed. I even saw a truck with a big spray of water shooting out the side and onto the sidewalks-yep, in Anchorage we even wash our sidewalks.
Actually, when the snow melts things are pretty nasty! There is even a day for people to pick up dog poop off of the trails! I am not planning to volunteer for that.
I wonder how much of this is preparation for the influx of tourist I have been warned starts in May?