The ***OFFICIAL*** Weekend Singles' Thread -- "Alaska Singles Thread (January 05 - 07, 2007,)

various | 5th January 2007 | Proud_yank

[snugs]

The 49th State - The Last Frontier
by proud_yank

Having recently moved here, I thought an Alaskan Singles Thread would be pretty fun.

Alaska is the largest state in America, roughly twice the size of Texas (sorry Texas!).

Putting Alaska into perspective. The Aleutian Islands over California, and South-eastern Alaska over Georgia.

An interesting fact I learned the other day is that in addition to being the Western and Northern-most state, Alaska is also the Eastern-most state too. The Western tip of the Aleutian Islands is just West of the International Dateline.

Alaska can be separated into five regions. The Far North (Also known as the 'North Slope') extends from the Brooks Range (the Northern-most extension of the Rocky Mountains) to the Arctic Ocean. Here are some photos of the Brooks Range, and the North Slope region. Barrow is the most Northern city in America. For fun, here is Barrow's weather.

Most people in Alaska live in Southcentral Alaska (Anchorage), and then the Interior (Fairbanks). Temperatures in the interior are sometimes colder than in the Arctic. Western Alaska is famous for the finish of the Iditarod dog-sled race in Nome. Southeastern, and the Interior, are famous for the Klondike gold rush.

Juneau, the state capitol is located in Southeastern Alaska. As a staunch conservative, it makes me smile that the govt. is located somewhere that can only be reached by boat or plane :-).

The Regions of Alaska

There are lots of moose here, and you really have to be careful driving. In the winter moose will come down from the mountains, and casually stroll through downtown Anchorage. We had one right outside the front door of our main office today! Other animals here include caribou, grizzly, polar, and black bears, muskoxen, beaver, otters, wolves, wolverines, tons of birds, and lots of delicious fish!

Some other interesting info about Alaska....

At 20,320 ft., Alaska has North America's highest peak, Denali.
State bird - Willow Ptarmigan.
State fish - King Salmon.
State tree - Sitka Spruce.
State spore - Dog mushing.
State animal - Moose.
State flower - Wild Native Forget-me-Not.
State song - 'Alaska's Flag'.

Eight stars of gold on a field of blue -
Alaska's flag. May it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes, and the flow'rs nearby;
The gold of the early sourdough's dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams;
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The "Bear" - the "Dipper" - and, shining high,
The great North Star with its steady light,
Over land and sea a beacon bright.
Alaska's flag - to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier.

Here are some of my photos that I've put online so far

[snugs]

Here are a couple of them

Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet Alaska

[RandallFlagg]

In before the ping!

[snugs]

[snugs]

Hope it worked OK from yours and Dolly's email and Dolly's reformat - sorry if anything is missing but if so I am sure you can easily correct when you get up on line.

I posted a couple of the actual photos leaving you to decide upon others but those 2 rather appealed to me.

Thanks again and happy weekend all

[A knight without armor]

Nice pictures. I wish I could be there.

[ilovew]

Neato!

[RandallFlagg]

Probably won't be able to be on this thread much. Working again.

[darkangel82]

Good evening all.

[bannie]

Work is a good thing...but I hate when it interferes with FReepin'.

[ilovew]

Hey there. How are you?

[pipecorp]

Spent three years near Fairbanks. Its beautiful up there. I miss the midnight sun in the summers.

[DollyCali]

Thanks Snugs for posting Proud_yank's delightful thread

Thanks proud_yank for sharing info on
your new home in Alaska

[darkangel82]

Fine, despite being alone on a Friday night.

[krunkygirl]

Hi snugs,

Wow--you fooled me...because of your tagline I always pictured you waaaay across the Atlantic tending an English garden with lush roses and such... :)

And I tell others, "You can't always just assume things..." I should have heeded my own words!

[DollyCali]

Alaska P-I-N-G.....

Would one of you Alaska folks post this link on your state board so other interested folks might join us? thanks!!!

[DollyCali]

Awful when work/money interfers w/life. thanks for dropping in..I am on way out again..

[ilovew]

Hey, look on the bright side. You can move around, right? I can't :(

[snugs]

I am way across the Atlantic Proud Yank is the one in up North LOL

Here I am in Ashford, Kent

[snugs]

Work has a nasty habit of encroaching on things but it does help with the bills :o)

[krunkygirl]

Thanks for clarifying that, snugs.

Me? Confused, as usual!

I'll try to remember just who is where...

Oh yeah, I spotted Ashford on the map...I think I see you waving! ... ;)