state by state speak your mind about......alaska

[SwampG8r]

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002240618
another state i have in fact visited
natural beauty and nice people
i saw moose(s) and everything smaller,glaciers and mountains
and delicious fireweed(?) jelly
adding
each post will be linked in the coresponding state forum/group

[SwampG8r]

1. gotta love a state

where in many cities there are no roads out of town

[blue neen]

2. I have not had the good fortune to visit Alaska, but would love to.

My husband and I are thinking about taking one of the summertime cruises there.

My dad was stationed in Alaska when he was in the service during the Korean War. He had some really great pictures and spoke of it fondly.

[SwampG8r]

3. thats how i saw it

on a cruise
we also spent a week on land in the homer area to fish
so pretty

[Blue_In_AK]

27. My brother lives in Homer.

Isn't it beautiful there? It's one of my favorite places in Alaska.

[SwampG8r]

30. yes homer was awesome

[MineralMan]

4. I've been there once, to go salmon fishing.

Beautiful state, from what I saw.

[SwampG8r]

6. from a boat or standing in the river?

we salmon fished the russian river from a boat and then watched people wading and fishing
the wading looked more fun
we also fished for halibut

[MineralMan]

10. We were fishing in the river.

Near Haines, AK. No boat. The Chilkoot River, just below the weir where they do fish counts. Far enough below that fishing is legal. Quite a crowd fishes there during the season.

Just about where this guy is standing:

[MrScorpio]

5. I've only been there once

It's pretty.

[SwampG8r]

7. i agree

everytime we turned a corner we got another postcard quality view

[GoCubsGo]

8. I visited back in the late 1980s.

I loved it. I wish I could go back. I would even move there if there was a good job for me, despite the fact that I have become a terrible cold wimp.

[hootinholler]

9. The best thing about Alaska

If we divided it into 2 states, Texas would become the 3rd largest state.

[Sheepshank]

11. I have not visited, but I know some people from Alaska

Across the board, there is a consistent, heightened level of pride in their state. Moreso that I notice from any other state representative. They are proud of the life, the beauty and the sense of freedoms (not necessarily political, more like the the uncluttered freedoms that comes with openness and sparce populations). There was a frontiers'ish man type of sense to those I spoke with. By the millions of population, I could see harm done to the natural resources, but with the fewer population, living off the land and what the land, streams, ocean etc has to offer, seems to give them a contentment in their day to day lives.

[Little Star]

12. "Theme from Northern Exposure"...

One of my all time favorites!

Never been to Alaska but it is on my must visit list!

[CRK7376]

22. I miss that show!

Wife and I loved that show!

[Little Star]

24. When my grandson was a tot I use to babysit him...

In the early afternoons they played re-runs. He would hear that music and come running, yelling the moose, the moose is on! He ony liked the intro to the show but now everytime I hear that music it brings be back about 15 years to when he was a little tyke.

Hubby & I always liked that show too. Wish it had lasted more seasons!

[Blue_In_AK]

28. That was filmed in Washington.

It was a funny show, but there were SO many ways it wasn't like Alaska.

[KamaAina]

13. Could you see Russia from your hotel room?

[Bandit]

14. If you were on Diamede Island, you could indeed "see Russia" from there.

Russia is in plain view from Alaska, just not all parts of it...

[XemaSab]

15. Love it there

Too bad the politics are really conservative.

From what I've heard, it's because a lot of people moved up from Texas and Oklahoma to work in the oil fields.

Also a bummer that Obama's in favor of offshore drilling there.

[Blue_In_AK]

29. That's exactly right.

[tabbycat31]

16. never been there, been told it is beautiful

However, there's a big ugly stain that it has right now, it's former half term governor.

[SwampG8r]

17. our largest frontier

[SwampG8r]

18. interesting alaska fact if

you google earth through the town of skagway
my wife and i are frozen forever in time there

[Bandit]

19. A couple of pictures of Juneau and surrounding area

Top picture is where I live. My house is on the point right in the middle of the picture








Juneau from a different perspective

[SwampG8r]

25. i probably

walked right by your house then
we walked the entire town of juneau
for those who have not been juneau is one of many alaska cities that do not have a road out
it must be accessed by water or air

[truebrit71]

20. Definitely want to visit Denali, and go and see some wolves...

...

[Little Star]

21. We have a very kind Alaskian DUer who posts great AK pictures in...

the photography group. I always enjoy seeing what she puts up for us to look at.

I have some friends who did a lot of traveling and they could not have been more impressed than they were with Alaska. It was a pleasure to have them share their stories and beautiful photos with us.

After looking over the Alaska tourism site I now see just how many different things there are to see and experience! I’ve always thought that Alaska was probably one of our most beautiful states.

Here’s a link to the official Alaska Tourism Site: http://www.travelalaska.com/

I think I’d take one of the Alaska Railroad Tours if I went up there: http://www.alaskarailroad.com/Default.aspx?alias=www.alaskarailroad.com/travel

I think I would skip seeing Wasilla.

[CRK7376]

23. I got to spend

about 4hours twice, while flying from lower 48 to a military exercise in Japan. We had a layover in Anchorage. Stuck in the airport, not allowed to leave, sun never came up while we were on the ground in January. Would love to visit and fish there someday.

[Blue_In_AK]

26. Alaska is my home and always will be.

I can't see myself ever moving away. And I could write a book about how much I love this place, but people who know me know how I feel. (And thank you, Little Star )

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[Renew Deal]

31. Never been there, but would love to visit

I'd like to stare down Putin if I ever go.