Float planes and other small puddle jumper planes fly overhead all the time. I'm sure I'll stop noticing them soon. But for now, it's neat to watch them and wonder where they're headed. Anchorage has the largest float plane airport in the world. It's at Lake Hood and sits very close to the main Anchorage airport for international flights...

There's also a small plane airport called Merrill Field just east of downtown. I drive by it on my way to work. This use to be the main Anchorage airport back in the old days. But I don't think the space is big enough to handle jetliners so they built a new airport at some point. Most flightseeing tours originate from Merrill Field, and most fly-in fishing trips originate from the float plane airport at Lake Hood.

In addition to Lake Hood, any lake large enough to land a plane which has residences on its shores has float plane hangars or docks as well. There's Fire Lake in Eagle River and Mirror Lake near our house in Peters Creek. We'll have to hang around these places and drum up some friends!