We were just going to see coastal Alaska. What makes Fairbanks and the Interior so special, so different from the rest of the Alaska?
The best way to answer this is to go region by region and tell you about the state. Alaska is twice the size of the state of Texas. Instead of counties, we have boroughs. The Fairbanks North Star Borough is the size of the state of New jersey. The North Slope Borough, which encompasses most of the area north of the Brooks Range, is the larest municipality in the world. The state is about 800 miles, top to bottom. Southeast Alaska, sometimes called The Panhandle, is mountainous, rugged coastal rainforest. Ketchikan at the far southern end, receives 300 inches of precipitation per year. There are few roads connecting communities in Southeast. The Alaska Marine Highway System is the link from town to town. In fact, there is not a road to our state Capitol at Junuea. Access is by ferry or airplane. The area is dynamic, scenic, rich in culture, commercial and sport fishing abound. South Centeral Alaska includes Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula, Prince william Sound and the Golf of Alaska. Anc
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