Living the Alaska life certainly is not like anything else that you’ll experience in the lower 48. In fact, it’s so unique that many outsiders find us to just be straight up insane. But we love our weird and kooky lifestyle, so we don’t mind if it makes other people scratch their heads in confusion.
- The award for the most versatile clothing item goes to Xtra Tuf!
Flickr - Canopic Because we literally ALL wear these things for pretty much ALL occasions imaginable.
- After a long, cold, dark winter, don’t be surprised if you catch us in a t-shirt or flip flops when the weather goes anywhere above 30 degrees.
Flickr - Sujohn Das Or no shirt at all… 😉
- We have absolutely no concept of time when the Midnight Sun is shining.
Flickr - John Spooner
- Even if it’s a school night, we’ll forgo a little sleep for a good Northern Lights show.
Flickr - AJ Batac
- We fish in crowds that look like this…
Flickr - Ian Collins Combat fishing at it’s finest, baby!
- And we share our fishing holes with critters that look like this…
Flickr - USDA Forest Service Alaska Region
- Two words: Dip Netting.
Flickr - Joseph
- Only in Alaska will you find someone walking their pet reindeer in the middle of the downtown district.
Flickr - Travis
Or riding in the back of a pickup truck in the city of Nome.
Flickr - James Brooks
- Even if we don’t know you, we’ll strike up a conversation with you.
Flickr - Chris Boese And probably spend the whole time talking about how Alaska is the best place in the world to live.
- We’ll always choose comfort over style.
Flickr - Arthur T. LaBar
- But then again, our Native Alaskan style is pretty much the best combination of both worlds.
Flickr - Travis
- Plus our furs are guaranteed to make you smile.
Flickr - Paxson Woelber Insane? Not to us!
- When we brave all the elements, we do it with our beloved four-legged family members.
Flickr - Live Once Live Wild In matching outfits, too! 😉
- This is how we dry our salmon…
Flickr - Travis Did somebody say squaw candy? Nom Nom Nom.
- We basically plan all aspects of our lives, vacations, etc. around Alaska’s peak fishing and hunting seasons.
Flickr - Bureau of Land Management
- We pretty much never take snow days and we let our kiddos enjoy outdoor recess until it’s -10 below 0.
Flickr - Joseph
- We spend most of our time driving on roads that have absolutely no visible lanes whatsoever.
Flickr - caliseashel
- And then you have these daring kinds that use the winter roads to their advantage.
Flickr - Doug Noon
- We don’t settle for status-quo adventures.
Flickr - Shital Shah
- We have entire freezers dedicated to game meat.
Flickr - Jess Johnson
- And when we run out of room, sometimes we even have makeshift freezers in the permafrost ground.
Flickr - ulalume
- When you live outside of city limits in Alaska, this is your primary source of transportation…
Flickr - Travis Cheaper fuel and a lot easier to navigate treacherous terrain. Sign us up!
- We pay insanely high prices to live in rural Alaska, but we wouldn’t ever choose to live anywhere else.
Flickr - Travis Because there is no greater place in the world than the Last Frontier!
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Flickr - Canopic
Because we literally ALL wear these things for pretty much ALL occasions imaginable.
Flickr - Sujohn Das
Or no shirt at all… 😉
Flickr - John Spooner
Flickr - AJ Batac
Flickr - Ian Collins
Combat fishing at it’s finest, baby!
Flickr - USDA Forest Service Alaska Region
Flickr - Joseph
Flickr - Travis
Flickr - James Brooks
Flickr - Chris Boese
And probably spend the whole time talking about how Alaska is the best place in the world to live.
Flickr - Arthur T. LaBar
Flickr - Paxson Woelber
Insane? Not to us!
Flickr - Live Once Live Wild
In matching outfits, too! 😉
Did somebody say squaw candy? Nom Nom Nom.
Flickr - Bureau of Land Management
Flickr - caliseashel
Flickr - Doug Noon
Flickr - Shital Shah
Flickr - Jess Johnson
Flickr - ulalume
Cheaper fuel and a lot easier to navigate treacherous terrain. Sign us up!
Because there is no greater place in the world than the Last Frontier!
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