I spent two tours with the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska. First tour in Ketchikan (Southeast AK) from 1986-1988, and my second tour was in Anchorage from 1992-1995. I absolutely love Alaska. It is unlike any other place I've been. I remember playing golf and having caribou run onto the fairway, or getting stuck in Coldbay, AK for a couple of days due to bad weather and staying at the only motel there, the Weathered Inn. I had to go check out a small spill in the northwestern part of the state and landed on a beach in a supercub plane and seeing a frozen Chukchi Sea in the middle of summer!
Alaska isn't something that can be described very well, you just have to experience it.
“Alaska isn't something that can be described very well, you just have to experience it.”
How true!!
Also in the Coast Guard in Ketchikan 1971 - 1973. It was a long time ago - but this city boy got to experience so many wonderful things up there.
I was on the USCGC Bittersweet, WLB 389, and got to sail the from Panhandle up to Kodiak Island. Sailed on the Gulf during a typhoon in 72. It was pretty rough but in no way could I have ever seen or experienced any of it w/o the time serving in the USCG!