I appreciate the complements, but you don't really need to follow me. The folks in Alaska, especially the sportsmen and women, are just endless sources of great information. This is where I got my information. A smile, a complement and a question, and you can make a friend for life. This is one of the reasons I love Alaska so much. We correspond all the time with friends from Alaska and across the lower 48 that we met in Alaska in our travels. If I were 20 years younger, I'd be a permanent resident up there, but the one thing preventing it is their health care system. Adequate for summer and even winter visits, but thin as far as state-of-the-art high tech treatments. Most anything beyond basic care requires a flight to Anchorage or for the more complex issues, on to Seattle. Emergency services in the bush is long and coming and fairly basic if you can get someone there at all. Not withstanding, I still love the place. We even flew up in 2011 for 2 weeks to see the start of the Iditerod. Needless to say we're big fans of The Last Frontier. Just be careful on your first trip. The place is absolutely addicting.
