joe71
Android Expert
Alaska is like a whole another country. Why do people go there? What is it about the place that draws people there?
I would say the primary reason people go there is the freedom. Alaska is probably the only "true independent " state of America. If Alaska wanted to withdraw from the union become an independent country .
There was an incident back in the early 80's when the Alaska state government and the federal government butted heads over something. Uncle Sam threaten to take funding away from Alaska for highways/road cost , etc.
The state of Alaska told uncle Sam to go bleep himself and funded highways and whatever else themselves .
Alaska is beautiful beyond description . I l lived there for a few months back in 1988, I remember being outside one night perfectly clear skies no clouds and all of the sudden these streaks of lights rolled across the sky, it was a mixture of greens, whites , yellow, red, (purple?)
When it happened it scared the living you know what out of me
My father explained what the northern lights were .
Two things you have to contend with in Alaska are the snow and cold weather. The main thing you need to survive in Alaska is common sense.
99.999% of all the animal attacks on people that occur in Alaska are on stupid tourist from California, Florida, new York, the lower 48.
For residents of Alaska, moose, deer, caribou, bears they are part of the environment , you go about your business and leave them be.i encounter both bull moose's, a female moose with calves which was a very scary incident starting out
but turned out to be very cool 
once the mom realized I poses no threat to her babies.
