Go West Young Man, Go West ...

Or not! Anchor Point is where Horace Greeley's 1865 urging seems to run out of room for wheels to roll. This is the farthest westerly you can drive on the continuous American road system. It's boats, barges, or airplanes from here on to Nome.

Anchor Point was named by early settlers to note the fact that in 1778 Captain James Cook's boat lost an anchor off-shore near here while he was exploring what is now Cook Inlet looking for the fabled Northwest Passage. He got to turn around.

On a more contemporary note, Anchor Point is know far and wide for the burgers, shakes, and fries at the Blue Bus Diner. Yes, a blue bus is built into the north wall of the place. Joyce and I give it three stars.

With a 4x4 you can go 100 yards farther west out onto the beach.