Heavens Creation
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6/10/2006
Alaska is awesome !!!!!!!!!! I am a native Floridian and have lived here in the seventies and since 1991, there are no simple words to explain Alaska !!!! The Climate has changed since the seventies, it is warmer and more humid.....For people coming from the lower 48 this sounds good, however it also has meant that we are losing our Glaciers !!!!! People think that tropical flowers are the brightest, but they cannot compare to the colors up here.....Plant whatever and the color will be Brighter, Truer and Deeper !!!! Also, Biggger!!!!! The Rivers look like a swimming pool that's lit at night !!! Even when you're standing in them !!!! The Air is Clean!!!!
We have most of the same shopping as in the lower 48...we've had malls since the 1960's......We have Wal-Mart, Sears, Penny's, etc....Resturantes abound...chain and local !!!
The Postal System is the same as in the lower 48, which catalog people don't understand, therefore they charge extra !!!! Which is WRONG !!!
Also, our Food shopping is on par with the lower 48, we no longer get food by barge only in the summer...WE have a Hugh Fed Ex terminal here as well as UPS !!!
Also, we no longer travel by Dog Sled, except for fun...we have roads that are paved and kept in good condition !!!!
As far as Cabin Fever....well, you can get cabin fever in Key West if you don't like the heat or sun....get out and enjoy life !!!!
Also, the DARK everyone thinks about is not dark.....in the south when the sun goes down, it's dark !!!! Because of our location on the globe we never get dark...our winter is like dusk with reflection on the snow as an addition, but even if we have no snow, it's still not dark !!!
I tried to explain Alaska to my Daughter-in-law, but when she got up, she said "God Paints Pretty Pictures" !!!!! I can't say it any better...and I've never seen a photograph that could do it Justice !!!!!!!!
Cynthia | Anchorage, AK