Friday, September 5, 2008  Getting There: AK2008 Day 1  We flew
to Anchorage by way of Seattle, flying on one of my favorite
airlines, Alaska Airlines, and its smaller cousin, Horizon.
Horizon Air is now transitioning to a fleet comprised entirely
of Bombardier Q400s, phasing out their Q200s and CRJ-700s for
better fuel efficiency. This is the first time I've flown on
Horizon rather than Alaska between Reno and Seattle in a very
long time - the views aren't quite as good except, perhaps, way
in the front or back. (And the plane can be a little louder!)
Beer is free on Horizon, though, somewhat making up for the
view, and the plane seats two on each side of the aisle, so
there isn't that uncomfortable middle seat.  Upon arriving in
Anchorage, MOH and I, along with my parents, immediately
proceeded to the famed Moose's Tooth, where some people had beer
with lunch, and others had beer for lunch. The beer in question
was their Fairweather IPA. There has been some recent interest
in beer in the geoblogosphere - Al