Fun facts

Here's something I bet you didn't know.  Alaska is the ONLY STATE whose name you can type on just one single row of yer keyboard.  It's true, you could look it up.

More great Alaska facts to follow in the ensuing days, so keep it right here.

Here's another semi-fact-slash-joke the locals like to recite. "When yer anywhere in Anchorage, you're only twenty minutes from Alaska."  In other words, Anchorage is a kind of artificial modern world somehow plunked down in the midst of something else. There's a lot of truth to that, as anchorage is a pretty major city and Alaska -- even including Anchorage -- has the fewest number of humans per square mile of the 50 states and by far the most mountains, wilderness, remote islands, reindeer farms, caribou,wild rivers, and old- timey homesteaders.

Anywhooo... We escaped the big city last night and spent the evening in a quaint little motel in the little town of Palmer, about 50minutes north of the big metropolis. 'Twas good to be back in the real Alaska.

Reindeer sausage is big here. Last night Jim had what he thought was going to be a reindeer burger. It turned out to be a thick beef burger PLUS reindeer sausage. A little more hoofed-mammal meat than absolutely necessary.  Good though. Regina was smarter and ordered a personal pizza, though it too proved rather voluminous for one sane person.  So pizza for lunch today.

We're now headed out to hike and camp.

Preview for tomorrow's entry: How to Deodorize a Horse Blanket.  You won't want to miss it!!