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To: skinowski who wrote (256981)	6/27/2010 10:49:47 AM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

>>I don't mind the cold, and I like the snow.... but how do you deal with the darkness during the long winter.... that must be tough.<< You have to divide Alaska up into regions it is so large. The north is too cold and dark for me too. But in southeast Alaska where I live the weather is more like Seattles. Some winters we have almost no snow at all and I ride my bike all year. And even the shortet day will have 5/6 hours of sunlight. The only thing one has to deal with is the rain. But otherwise life is very easy. Everything one needs is right here and easy to obtain. Great hospital that can do even complicated surgeries. Lots of good work. Little crime. NO taxes and great schools. My town has the highest level of education per capita in the contry I think, yet one can walk for a 1,000 miles in any direction and be in total widerness. And I mean wild. And the fishing is out of this world in prestine waters. Three specis of crabs: king, tanner and dungeness, salmon galore and huge halibut and a plethora of ling cod and rock fish and red snapper. And even the deer are mild tasting and one is allowed four a year and we have moose. But most of all we have financial stability. Winters in most of the northern US are harder and colder than Southeast Alaska where it seldom gets below zero. People who need work and can make it here can survive. I hit town 40 years ago with $10 and a new wife.

To: skinowski who wrote (256981)	6/27/2010 5:07:27 PM
From: pstuartb	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

I lived in the Anchorage/Kenai Peninsula area for about 4 years. The dark never bothered me. Toward the end of December, the sun would come up over the horizon at about 10am, make a shallow arc, and go back down around 2 pm. That time of year it doesn't get much brighter than twilight at noon. That was fine with me. What did bother me was constant sunlight in the summer. You could come home from a friend's house at 2-3 in the morning and it would still be light out. Some people put aluminum foil in their windows so they can sleep at night.