20 Reasons Why Anyone Who Hates Alaska Can Just Shut Up

So much to love, so little time! You could spend your whole life exploring the great 49th state and never see it all. Us Alaskans are incredibly protective of our renowned and breathtakingly beautiful state. That’s why when people say that they hate it here, we offer them the quickest and simplest solution possible: leave! With so much to love, we don’t have time for the haters. Only positive energy and good vibes allowed. But first, we’ll try one last time to convince you to love it here with these 20 reasons why anyone who hates Alaska can just shut up.

1. Alaska is home to North America’s tallest mountain, Denali.

2. Plus the rest of our mountains put everybody else’s to shame.

3. Nowhere else in the world will you find people that love dogs as much as we do.

4. Alaska has more square miles of gorgeous, untouched National Parks than any other state in the U.S.

5. With 6,640 miles of coastline, Alaska has more breezy beaches than all the other states in the U.S. combined.

6. If you want to live off the land, you’ll have a bound of natural resources in Alaska to keep you fat and happy.

7. If island life is your thing, you better come to Alaska. We have more 2,670 to choose from and they are all breathtakingly beautiful.

8. Not to brag or anything, but Alaska is home to the 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest which is the largest rainforest in the U.S.

9. Fall may be a short season in Alaska, but our foliage is truly a natural phenomenon that puts every other state to shame.

10. With tourism being one of the top three industries, it’s pretty much a given that Alaskans know how to have a good time.

11. According to National Geographic (and every single resident in the state), Alaska is home to the best ski town in the world.

12. One look at the Aurora Borealis and you’ll quickly shut up if you hate Alaska.

13. We have 24 hours of daylight in the summertime which basically means our summer is twice as long as everyone else’s.

14. With activities like glacier climbing literally right out our backdoor, it’s easy to make those silly lower 48’ers envious.

15. Our wild, snowy winters are basically a one-way ticket to fun town – population zero crowds.

16. The wildlife viewing in Alaska is like something straight out of a dream.

17. As the largest and least populated state in the nation, you’ll never have a problem finding your own slice of peaceful paradise.

18. Our traffic jams are pretty much the coolest thing since sliced bread.

19. Only in Alaska can you work half the year and get paid an annual salary.

If you agree with those reasons above, you’ve definitely got to check out these 25 reasons why everyone should marry an Alaskan. Also, if you currently live in the last frontier or ever have before, you’ll probably relate to these 20 extremely weird things that only people from Alaska do.

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20 Reasons Why Anyone Who Hates Alaska Can Just Shut Up

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