Talk about adventure! Talk about excitement! Small,
isolated towns, stark mountains, fjords, glaciers,
the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean,
Kodiak Island (with it's huge bear population),
and the 1,000 mile archipelago of the Aleutian islands!
If you're tired of the same old thing every day, then
Alaska may be the place for you.
The capital city is Juneau,
which has a small population of only 30,711 (and 32
gold mines) is set on the Alaskan Panhandle. If you
want to explore glaciers, this city is a great location
as it's home to the
Juneau Icefield. (The
Mendenhall Glacier is just 13 miles from downtown.)
For the water lovers, the sea kayaking is amazing –
it has to be tried to be believed – and, if you
don't mind the cold water, you can even scuba dive.
For the landlubbers, there's always hiking or great
skiing in the winter.
Anchorage
is by far the largest city in Alaska. With 260,283
people, 42% of the population of the state lives here.
Anchorage has all the modern conveniences of a major
city and the nightlife, too – except there isn't
much of a night in the summer! But even with all the
convenience, the city is a great starting point for
camping, hiking, or any other outdoor activities that
you might think like golf or gold panning. In the winter,
you have access to great locations and facilities for
skiing, skating, snowmobiling, and something called
skijoring, which is like cross-country skiing
and dogsledding combined.
All of these places may sound adventurous, but, to
me, Kodiak Island is the biggest adventure. Being on
an island with only air and sea access and sharing
it with 3,000 of the world's largest land carnivores
isn't something you get to do everyday. Beyond that
fact, Kodiak Island has some of the best hiking and
fishing available in the state.
So if you are looking for a life where adventure and
nature are bigger than the stress life can hand you,
try out Alaska.
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