Random Things About Alaska

Things I am learning:

1. In reference to the rest of the United States, they say "the lower 48".
2. There is no sales tax. Love it!
3. No exit numbers; just name of streets and places. (This makes me a little nuts.)
4. I haven't seen one cow since I have been here. (This must be why milk is so expensive.)
5. I learned tonight they don't grow pumpkins or corn here. (I am sure there is a lot to add to that list if I researched it.)
6. When talking about 'The Valley', they are referring to Wasilla.
7. 'Going to town' means Anchorage.
8. The are very quick to point out they are 2.3 times bigger than Texas.
9. The residents here love it! I have heard maybe one or two bad things about this place and they referenced food prices and air plane ticket prices.
10. At it's closest point, AK is 55 miles from Russia.
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Things about AK I looked up:

*State Flower: Forget-me-Not

*State Animal: Moose (shocker!)

*State Sport: Dog Mushing (very appropriate!)

*There is 33,000 miles of coastline.

*Anchorage population: 279,000 (+) (isn't this crazy! I had no idea this place was so big!)

*Eagle River would be the second largest city in AK if it wasn't an Anchorage municipality (I live in Eagle River in case you didn't know).

*"Thanks to long daylight hours, the nearby Matanuska Valley raises giant vegetables, such as cabbages the size of basketballs."

* AK estimated population 686,000(+).

*Rhode Island could fit into AK 425 times.

The Alaska state flag.

Just some random stuff I thought I would share. I haven't been up to much. I mowed the lawn but trust me, there is no excitement there!