Travel Haiku - Chugach State Park (Alaska) Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Chugach State Park
sprawling round Anchorage
loads of summer fun

Chugach State Park
you never know the fun
until you visit Alaska

Chugach State Park
our feet test the glacier like
a dog smelling air for foe

Half-million-acre Chugach State Park is the country's third-largest state park, all the more remarkable because it virtually spills into downtown Anchorage, reminding locals and visitors alike to take full advantage of the vast wilderness that surrounds them. With some of the most accessible hiking, camping, wildlife viewing, rafting, and climbing in Alaska, you'll find summer adventure abounds—whether it's a short hike up 3,550-foot Flattop Mountain, casting a line for trout, or executing some technical footwork over the park's 50-plus glaciers.