A town outside Anchorage has an annual July 4 tradition the Founding Fathers never could've imagined: launching cars off a cliff in front of cheering crowds.
Glacier View River Retreat near Anchorage, Alaska, hosts a charming event each July 4: launching cars, trucks, and RVs off a cliff and down 300 feet to their doom.
The tradition started in the early 2000s, when someone hit a moose and needed to dispose of the wrecked vehicle. That someone had imagination, and it was all downhill from there. They love nature in Alaska, so it goes without saying that when the party's over, what's left of the vehicles is taken to be recycled.
This Fourth of July tradition is a little Evel Knievel, a little Demolition Derby, and 100 percent awesome. Where other towns gather to watch fireworks and chow down on hot dogs to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Alaskans in and around Anchorage travel to Glacier View River Retreat in Glacier View, Alaska, to watch cars get launched off a 300-foot cliff.
No Alaskans were harmed in the making of this video. In fact, the system for launching the cars is completely hands-off.spoke with Arnie Hrncir, one of the founders of Glacier View River Retreat and the organizer of the event, and he explained that they have two launch tracks: one with a railroad track that attaches to the vehicles' steering arm, and another one where they tie the steering wheel straight with ratchet straps and open the throttle.
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