Yes she did. They lived in Skagway, which is no more than 30 miles from the border and only a 100 or so from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory,... and you can drive to it in just over 2 hours, whereas getting to Juneau, the nearest Alaskan city of any size, requires a 3 hour ferry trip, for a total trip of 7+ hours, not counting waiting for the ferry.
Thanks for the info. I’m seeing it in other comments on the thread.
It appears that Sarah made an unfortunate ad lib that has been immediately exploited by her enemies.