oosik
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The twenty two years I lived in Alaska - most was in Anchorage. But I did spend a year in Ketchikan and Petersburg and Glennallen. Anchorage has Elmendorf AFB and Fort Richardson Army base.
I would feel so sorry for the military families that came from being stationed somewhere in Florida, Louisiana or other spots in the deep south. That first winter in Alaska was a real shock for them.
We would tell them that they were very fortunate - they could have been stationed at Eielson AFB or Fort Wainwright Army base - both of these being in Fairbanks.
For those who have never been or lived in Alaska - there are favorable comparisons in the lower 48.
Anchorage is located on Cook Inlet - its weather is very similar to Seattle but Anchorage will get a foot or so of snow in the winter.
Fairbanks is very much an interior city - its weather compares favorably with Minot, North Dakota. Except it can reach -50F in the winter and I've seen +108F in the summer.
There are two things that help make Alaska so great - its so darn big and there are so very few roads. Look at a map of Kansas - it will show the major roads Look at a map of Alaska - it will show the ONLY roads.
I would feel so sorry for the military families that came from being stationed somewhere in Florida, Louisiana or other spots in the deep south. That first winter in Alaska was a real shock for them.
We would tell them that they were very fortunate - they could have been stationed at Eielson AFB or Fort Wainwright Army base - both of these being in Fairbanks.
For those who have never been or lived in Alaska - there are favorable comparisons in the lower 48.
Anchorage is located on Cook Inlet - its weather is very similar to Seattle but Anchorage will get a foot or so of snow in the winter.
Fairbanks is very much an interior city - its weather compares favorably with Minot, North Dakota. Except it can reach -50F in the winter and I've seen +108F in the summer.
There are two things that help make Alaska so great - its so darn big and there are so very few roads. Look at a map of Kansas - it will show the major roads Look at a map of Alaska - it will show the ONLY roads.
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