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Alaska’s Softer Side

Avid adventure traveler David Hanson sets out to discover coastal Alaska’s less rugged, more indulgent attributes: hot-stone massages, gourmet food, leather-bound wine lists, and complimentary bathrobes.

A visit to Halibut Cove's first and only restaurant, The Saltry

Photographer Annie Schlechter

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We disembark and stroll the public boardwalk that connects Halibut Cove’s first and only restaurant, The Saltry, with a few private homes and art galleries. One woman paints using octopus ink she harvests from live octopuses. We return to The Saltry for oysters on the half-shell and cold beer in the sun.