![]() ![]() ![]() (I sold my house within a week for my asking price.) Things are always expensive and sometimes hard to get. Juneau has a huge housing shortage and what is available is expensive. Southeast definitely has its limitations and isn't for everyone. The artist Gail Neibrugge spent time there and her pieces of Kennecott Mine are stunning. Plus they have a footbridge now so you don't have to pull yourself across the river in a little cart with your hands. McCarthy is 100% worth it-you won't be disappointed. (But maybe hold off on Western Alaska for a while.) Grab a Milepost, flip it open to any page and go. UAF doesn’t get more credit-it’s a hidden gem as far as I’m concerned. I’ve always been shocked that the museum at ![]() Kluane lake on the highway to Haines is surreal in its beauty. Poke along the coast of Admiralty and smaller islands-the marine life is amazing-humpbacks, orcas, sea lions, harbor and Dall’s porpoises, rafts and rafts of seabirds, seals and countless other things. If you can hook up with someone who has a boat spend time on the water. West Glacier and East Glacier are easy hikes but definitely be on the lookout for bears. Southeast is beautiful even when it’s raining and there’s amazing hiking just minutes from the valley. It’s well worth the drive-the people are friendly and the area is unbelievable. I was born and raised in Anchorage and I didn’t realize the beauty of our state. I appreciate any new places anyone else suggests, or advice even. Kotzebue, Nome, Little Diomede, Utqiagvik, Delta Junction.Illiamna Lake, Lake Clark, Becharof Lake, Lake Louise, Terror Lake (it sounds cool).The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, The Nogahabara Sand Dunes.Wood-Tikchik National Park, Kobuk Valley National Park, Katmai National Park (for The Valley of 10000 Smokes).Here are some places I already have in mind for visiting: In the meantime, anywhere that can be accessed by car from Anchorage would be amazing (duration and distance won't matter too much). I don't mind if any of the places you recommend are only accessible by air or sea, I'll just figure out a way to get there some other day. My Alaskan life consisted mostly of being in either Anchorage or the Matsu Valley, and I'm looking to finally explore the rest of the state now that I'm older and capable of independent travel. So I've lived in Alaska for the majority of my life, grew up here even, but yet have never had the opportunity to visit some of the beautiful sights we have up here. ![]()
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