House in Two Rivers was awesome. Pretty basic but had indoor plumbing. We tried to hike at Chena but the trail we hit was quite deep. Even the snowshoes struggled.
Did some sledding at Black Spruce Dogsledding and it was awesome. Definitely recommend.
Mt McKinley was visible but like mentioned above, most of the area was closed. We hike some short trails and just enjoyed the views. The winter picnic area is really neat with a microwave and water fountain and a few park videos you can watch while eating indoors.
By far, the Castner ice cave was my favorite. Not much traffic on the day we went so the trail was basically non-existent. We would walk, post hole, adjust and move on. Cave is really deep and I chickened out when I got to running water.
Museum of the north was overrated. I should've saved my $17 and drank more beer. Unfortunately the Pump House restaurant was a miss for us too. Seafood was flavorless and the Reindeer medallions were off in flavor. Luckily, the waitress picked up on our unhappiness and comp'd them.
Hungry Robot pizza is worth a stop. We got the lunch special which was a small pizza and drink for $13. Not bad. Prolly my favorite restaurant we ate at, excluding the nice Arfcommer who invited us over for game night (eating game meat, not playing Monopoly). Thanks Rosta!
In town, we liked Black Spruce brewing the best for the beer. The best venue was definitely Lat64. Hoodoo was just okay. If you head down to Castner, Delta Brewing is worth a stop. A bit pricey but good beer to warm up with.
Roads overall were fine. Never could really relax driving, as a clear road would suddenly be iced over or I'd have to dodge a snow drift in the road.
Spent the last night at Pike's and it's a cool little hotel. Not sure I would like a whole week there but it was neat for a hotel close to the airport.