The parking problem at Flattop will soon have a new solution as Chugach State Park officials prepare for another busy summer at the most used trail head in Anchorage.
By June 1, the State's new overflow parking lot will be serviceable, according to project engineers. The $700,000 construction project started last summer and it will include a new overlook.
"It's important to give people a place to park, so they're not parking up and down Toilsome Drive because it's illegal and poses a safety concern," Sarah Stephens, Project Engineer, said. "We're building a new overlook to kind of tell people about the mountains and the region."
Hikers like newlyweds Amanda and Oleg Bondar say it's a chance to celebrate Alaska's beauty.
"We were married a week ago, so it's part of our honeymoon, just enjoying the sunshine and being together and a beautiful place." Amanda Bondar said.
With more sunnier days approaching, park rangers have warned people to use extra caution when hiking along the Glen Alps after seeing people misuse the mountain.
"People like to slide down it and in some places you can see snow and some of the eastern gullies and wherever there's snow, it kind of attracts people," Kurt Hansel, Park Ranger, said. "It's a mountainous, steep area, so accidents happen regularly up there."