Living in the mighty last frontier certainly does not come without its challenges. From building on top of permafrost, getting stuck in an avalanche, falling into a frozen lake, getting charged by a wild animal or being a victim to Alaska’s wild weather patterns, the struggles definitely run deep in the 49th state. If you live here currently (or ever have), you are sure to relate to these 28 undeniable things that every Alaska fears.
- Missing out on the PFD.
Flickr - Travis Or having it taken away from you…
- Ice fog.
Flickr - JLS Photography - Alaska Is this really even happening right now? WTF.
- Getting charged by a moose.
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- Or being stuck between a mama bear and her cubs.
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- Free shipping… except to Alaska!
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- Insanely long flight delays due to fog and inclement weather.
Flickr - JLS Photography - Alaska Tick tock, tick tock.
- Forgetting to plug in your car.
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- Forgetting to carry a gun into the backcountry.
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- Or even the city nowadays.
Flickr - Paxson Woelber With a record breaking number of homicides in Anchorage in 2016, it’s getting pretty scary out there. Yikes!
- Boarding a plane and then getting stuck on the tarmac after hearing ‘sorry for the delay, we now have to de-ice the runway.’
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- Breaking down in the Alaskan wilderness in the middle of a no-reception area.
Flickr - Scott McMurren SOS!
- Bad salmon runs.
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- Or when the runs are so bad that the fishing gets closed altogether.
Flickr - Keith Parker Heart wrenching, really.
- ‘No burning’ bans during the summertime.
Flickr - Travis C’mon now, they keep the mosquitoes away!
- Getting stuck in the deadliest quicksand imaginable.
Flickr - Ayleen Gaspar Just say no to the mud flats!
- Being stuck in a swarm of nasty mosquitoes, without any bug spray.
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- Three little words: hook in eye.
Flickr - USDA Forest Service Alaska Region Don’t mind combat fishing? Better wear a good pair of sun glasses!
- Spruce bark beetles.
Flickr - Bill Bumgarner Eating you out of house and home…
- Devils club or cow parsnip.
Flickr - Kathy Neufeld Little prickly ouchy plants!
- Permafrost and frost heaves underneath a foundation.
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- Not getting enough snow to run the Iditarod or to take the snow machines out.
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- It won’t get dark enough to see the fireworks on the 4th of July.
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- Driving into an avalanche.
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- Motorcoaches and motorhomes by the masses.
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- When you think that the lake is frozen, but it’s actually not. And you fall in.
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- Or when you just simply get too excited about fishing that you forget to put your vehicle in park.
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- Having to leave Alaska during the summertime.
Flickr - Kevin Duffy Don’t you dare take away our magical season under the midnight sun!
- But also, having to deal with the non-stop summertime traffic caused by tourists and construction workers.
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If you agreed with those things, you’ll definitely get a good laugh out of these 20 extremely weird things that only people from Alaska do. Also, there is simply no denying these 22 things that every Alaskan misses when they leave home.
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Or having it taken away from you…
Flickr - JLS Photography - Alaska
Is this really even happening right now? WTF.
Flickr - Dave Brenner
Flickr - Paxson Woelber
Flickr - Yoel Ben-Avraham
Tick tock, tick tock.
Flickr - James Brooks
With a record breaking number of homicides in Anchorage in 2016, it’s getting pretty scary out there. Yikes!
Flickr - Joseph
Flickr - Scott McMurren
SOS!
Flickr - Luke Jones
Flickr - Keith Parker
Heart wrenching, really.
C’mon now, they keep the mosquitoes away!
Flickr - Ayleen Gaspar
Just say no to the mud flats!
Flickr - Ang
Flickr - USDA Forest Service Alaska Region
Don’t mind combat fishing? Better wear a good pair of sun glasses!
Flickr - Bill Bumgarner
Eating you out of house and home…
Flickr - Kathy Neufeld
Little prickly ouchy plants!
Flickr - David Weekly
Flickr - Pretty Kate Machine
Flickr - Bob White
Flickr - Tim Kuzdrowski
Flickr - Donna
Flickr - Kevin Duffy
Don’t you dare take away our magical season under the midnight sun!
Flickr - carol mitchell
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