On Good Friday in 1964, Alaska suffered the effects of the largest earthquake to ever hit North America. It destroyed much of the state’s economy, and the coastal city of Seward, about a 2-hour drive south of Anchorage. These steadfast sentinels of stone and trees deflected the deadly force of a tsunami that was on …

About 10 miles outside of Anchorage, Alaska is Flattop Mountain (there’s nothing flat about it except maybe the parking lot), considered to be one of the most visited peaks in the state. On a clear day, you can see far away Denali and the Aleutian Islands. Since it was about 10:15 pm in July, and …