Let me guess... Eagle River?

Although, it was not as big as I had hoped. Still, the Fur Rondy is still coming, so we will see what they do with that. Mostly, the Railroad had some big specials, as it was their 100th too.

If you ever come here, a ride on the Alaska Railroad is a must. Not because it is all that fast. No no, but because it has the most beautiful scenery, and very well trained guides. I should know. I took the course. ;)

Well, it all depends on where you go.

Now, before anybody calls that out as a cheap answer, you have to remember that Alaska is the size of 1/3 of all the U.S. So, it would be like assuming the average temperature of Miami Florida is the same as in Des Moines Iowa.

As a side note, for all temperature measurements, I will be using Fahrenheit. Because I am a lazy American who does not want to open a temperature converter in the next tab.

Starting with Anchorage, as it is our centennial, the average winter temperature is around 10 degrees, though it has been known to get into the negatives. Well, that is the overall average. In recent years it has been getting much warmer. Snow was sticking on the ground by Halloween very reliably, except these last couple of years. This last year, we were hovering around the 30 degree mark for the average, and seeing as 32 is the freezing temperature, you can see how bad that can be. But, that is a soapbox I won't get on right now. Perhaps later in the Q&A.

Now, what about the rest of the state? Since you went to Juneau, I might as well mention it. In the panhandle, it is closer to 25 degrees. Much warmer then the rest of the state.

How about our farthest north settlement? Barrow is at a toasty -15 degree temperature. Even better, it is a very wet cold, so the cold droops over you like a blanket trying to freeze you to death. Double that with literally no sun for several months, lends to a rather chilly time in the winter.

I hope that answered your question!

Now, with that over with; how did you enjoy the trip? I assume since you went through the panhandle, you took a cruse? What was your favorite part? Did you see any whales? Or Puffins? Puffins are my second favorite bird we have up here. So cute and fluffy.

If you ever do come back to Alaska, do let me know. I would love to show someone around!