Last Saturday I hiked Anvil Mountain. It houses the White Alices! The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United States Air Forcetelecommunication link system constructed in Alaska during the cold war. It featured tropospheric scatter links and line-of-sight microwave radio links. It was characterized by large parabolic, tropospheric scatter antennas and also contained systems similar to standard microwave radio relays.
The Alices ended up being further than I thought. I twas 4.5 miles one way. It was very dusty, leaving a gritty taste in your mouth. Although the Alices seem kinds of blah, they were really neat. In the past I guess you could go in and view them, but too much Asbestos has lead to them closing them down. I think it would be sad if they were torn down because they are part of history. It is a beautiful view of Nome.
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