who lives in alaska???

Question

1)is it dark 6 months and light 6 month over the whole state or just part of it...
2)what kinda of wild animals have you seen there...are they a nosince...
3)what kinda stores are there... how good are the vegables(like can you get good corn on the cob ect.)
4)are there roads...
5)how much is gas...
6)whats the summer like...
7)how cold does it get around witner time...
8)do you really need a permit for a sling shot???
please help possibly might move there...
oh please include the city thanx

i read about the slingshot on a laws website wasnt sure if it was true or not... please try to answer some of my questions if you can

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Answer 1

1) No. At the Arctic Circle (north of Fairbanks), there is one day (June 21) when the sun never sets and one (Dec 21) when it never rises. As you go further north, the period of continuous light and dark lengthens. At Barrow (northernmost city in North America), those periods last about 85 days. But most all Alaskans live south of the Arctic Circle. In my town, Kenai, June 21 has 19.5 hours of sunlight, about 22-23 of useable light. December 21 has 5.5 of sunlight. Anchorage is similar.

2) I saw 5 grizzlies last year (a record for me, and I hike a lot). They all turned and ran away just like they're supposed to. Does get your heart rate up, though. Moose (sometimes when hiking) and caribou while driving around. The babysitter hit a moose at 55 mph, totalling the car. So YES, they can be a nuisance. No human injuries. Moose took a bullet from a trooper and was distributed to poor families. Happens about 300 times a year in our area. Many bald eagles each day (we're on the salt water).
3) Safeway, Blockbuster, TrueValue, etc in any town over 5,000. In Anchorage: WallMart, BestBuy, HomeDepot, Pennys, etc. Produce is a few days older than in a Seattle store, which is a day older than in California. And costs $0.50/pound more. So some things like avocados are really hard to get ripe but not spoiled. I've lived in corn country where the clerks knew if the corn was picked that morning or afternoon and you DON'T get that in Alaska. Our fish, though - that's really fresh.
4) Anchorage, Fairbanks, Mat-Su, Palmer, Homer, Kenai, Soldotna, Seward, and Valdez ARE on the road system. That effects prices and mental health (knowing you could get out of town if you wished). "Bush" towns - Barrow, Kotzebue, Nome, etc are NOT on the road system. The road in town goes from one end, 10 miles away, to the other end 15 miles on the other side of town, but nowhere else. Prices are high, all travel is by air, bulk goods come in once a year by barge. In Southeast Alaska (Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, Petersburg), there's no road to "Outside" either. But ship and car-carrying ferries come through much more often, a few each week to the bigger cities.
5) $2.59 for regular this week. About $2.45 in Anchorage. $4-5 in the Bush.
6) Summer days are pleasant (65-75F), long (20 hours), busy (fish to catch, hikes to take), and glorious (mountains, rivers, etc).
7) was just -25F night before last (coldest day this winter). Up to 5F today. Typical winter day for us is 15F. Similar for Anchorage. SE AK has winter I think of as very northern Seattle. Lots of rain. Some snow, but no super colds temps. Fairbanks can have -40F or colder and that is just brutal.
8) I don't think so. You can hunt grouse with one. No permit for a bow and arrow (but you have to pass a proficiency test to use one for big game). No permit for guns (other than the federal waiting-period documents). No permit for concealed carry - if you follow the rules (no felons, not at a school or a bank), you don't even need to take the class which was once required (and probably still a good idea).

When I'd been to all 50 states, Alaska was the one I was going back to the most often. Moved up to Kenai - on the road system, but far from any big cities. Normal stores and services and a small-town feel. Works well for us.

Answer 2

This is shocking to me! How can anybody do this?! To me, that's like killing off humans. That's how I see it. To be chased from the skies by a thing you don't recognize... imagine if aliens came right now and chased us until we couldn't run and then killed us all? Everyone would be horrified. It's like that for the wolves, after all. That's horrible, and merciless. The wolves stand no chance against a hunter like that. It's unnatural -- no, it's downright wrong -- when they are simply slaughtered that way. Wolves are not livestock killers. Humans are livestock killers. Hence steak and chicken strips. But nobody complains then, do they? And the wolf, who can't go to the store and buy a TV dinner, is begrudged even a single meal from the human who will eats food every day. I'm not saying anyone should sacrifice their livestock to the wolves, but it's just wrong to go and slaughter them over a few very rare incidents. I know I am ranting and not really helping, but I feel strongly about this... wolves are important. And again, to me, killing them for sport is like killing people for fun.

Answer 3

- I live in wasilla,,,winter usually has 20 hours of darkness, summer 0 hours of daylight.
- i have only seen Moose here,,,Once in a great while.
-Of course there are roads,,,,this is city life,,,,even a freeway!
-gas was $2.21 last time I filled up.
-summer of 2006 all it did was rain, highs were almost 70.
-It has been cold yesterday was -34.
-LOL permit for sling shot,,hell dont even need a concealed weapon permit!

Answer 4

All I can say is that when you get to Alaska, you either love it, or you don't. It is beautiful, but not for everybody. Of course they have all the things you ask about, but I think you'll LOVE it!
(Anyone who wants a permit for a slingshot...)

Answer 5

I live in Alaska..It sounds like you have been watching to many movies..