Alaska

Maybe I will just start at A for the states and describe all 50 as I see them.  So Alaska, what a beautiful and dangerous and very large state.  I actually lived here for three years.  I think the hardest thing was all of the sunlight in summer and then all of the darkness in winter.  Though I lived in the south near Anchorage where at least you did get light and dark around the noon and midnight hours accordingly.  Still a vast wilderness to explore there with friends or another explorer, you definitely do not want to go it alone in the wilderness.  You know how they always give warnings about hiking, take them for this trek.  Bears, moose, and other environmental or animal type situations will and do occur.  Though if you don’t care for the outside there are plenty of inside things to do in the larger cities, which are few.  If you are in Anchorage, the mountains and ocean both are a short drive away and provide all kinds of adventures.  Juneau is a nice tourist place to visit and provides very good eagle watching.  This is a cruise port and it can be very busy.  There is one inside game that I played with a group of friends probably once or twice a month.  It was Jai Alai in bumper cars on a basketball court.  It was great fun and I sometimes wonder if they still have the game around.  If you decide to move here, I advise to make friends as soon as possible to have plenty to keep you busy.  It can get lonely if you keep to yourself.  Explore, explore, explore.    Camping is a great way to explore this vast state, but I would definitely go in the summertime. Try to get a glimpse of the northern lights while you are there. It is a beautiful phenomenon and will very much impress.  There is so much more to talk about for this state, but I will leave it here and let you get up, get out and go experience it for yourself.

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