Don’t let anybody fool you Alaska is very very cold get the heck out if you still can!

Alaska sounds like heaven right now. I can't even go outside, 108f today. My air conditioning bill came in at 185$. I'm afraid to think what it will be in July.😵

The forecast for Anchorage, Alaska, is for upper sixties to mid-seventies during the day. 10-20 degrees cooler than here in California.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

It was warmer in both Juneau, Alaska and Mayo, Yukon than it was where I am in Alberta today. So there is that,

I wasn’t fooled. I always thought it was cold

Several years ago, my parents went on a cruise to Alaska (it was a bucket list thing for mom). They had fun, and went with friends. They saw beautiful sights, like the great blue glaciers by the ocean, whales, the Northern Lights, Mount McKinley with clouds on the peak, the rare sight of green Alaska in summertime, etc. They got to go to a dog ranch and see a unique breed of sled dogs the locals are creating to have better odds in the big sled races; the Alaskan Husky. They got to ride around in a golf cart, pulled by some of these doggies. They saw totem poles, Inuit villages, and even a museum.

But one thing that got my parents' attention was talking to a waitress at a restaurant one day. She was a local who had lived in Alaska for years. It was from her that my parents learned two things:

One: For 8 months out of the year, Alaskans are snowed in and isolated from the rest of the world. Summer only lasts for 4 months, so it's seen as a special window to bring in supplies and visitors from the outside world. All construction and other major activities not possible during winter are done during this time period.

Two: Living in Alaska is expensive. Most of your money goes towards buying propane to keep your home heated during the 8-month long winter. So unless you live in some place like the capital, or a coastal city, you can forget about living a semi-normal life up there.