Snow
Liquid sunshine
The coolest school mascots
Whistling when the Northern Lights are out
Alaskan sourdough • Fresh salmon, halibut and herring
Knowing it only gets better after the Winter Solstice
Then celebrating the Summer Solstice • Midnight Sun Game
Midnight Sun beer is easy to come by • Russian dumpings
Arctic Winter Games • Big Dipper tattoos • No sales tax
“Build the road” • Watching bears during a salmon run
Never needing to bring the car in for inspection
Which is fortunate because the windshield’s always cracked
Billboard-less panoramic views of the wilderness • Totem poles
No state income tax • Forget-me-nots • Huckleberries • Mushing
Kushtaka • Glacier hiking • Glacier climbing • Glacier surfing
The Rubber Duckie Race • Santa Claus House
Working in XtraTufs • Formal evenings in XtraTufs
Everyone seems to know each other in the largest state
Denali National Park • Drunken Forest • Mount McKinley
Golden North Salmon Derby • Hot Licks • King crab season
Alaskan beer • Low-hanging clouds sitting on mountains
The mountains have mystery • Ray Troll • Whales
Down-to-earth people • ATVs • Pond hockey
The Last Frontier • Snake-free
Ice fishing • Nalukataq
UAA • Iditarod
UAF • Akutaq
UAS • WEIO
ABC • Moose
APU • Wolves