Posted in Alaska December 25, 2016 by

28 Undeniable Things Every Alaskan Fears

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.

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1. Missing out on the PFD.
Flickr - Travis
Or having it taken away from you...
2. Ice fog.
Flickr - JLS Photography - Alaska
Is this really even happening right now? WTF.
3. Getting charged by a moose.
Flickr - Dave Brenner
4. Or being stuck between a mama bear and her cubs.
Flickr - Paxson Woelber
5. Free shipping... except to Alaska!
Flickr - Yoel Ben-Avraham
6. Insanely long flight delays due to fog and inclement weather.
Flickr - JLS Photography - Alaska
Tick tock, tick tock.
7. Forgetting to plug in your car.
Flickr - James Brooks
8. Forgetting to carry a gun into the backcountry.
Flickr - Paxson Woelber
9. 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!
10. Boarding a plane and then getting stuck on the tarmac after hearing ‘sorry for the delay, we now have to de-ice the runway.’
Flickr - Joseph
11. Breaking down in the Alaskan wilderness in the middle of a no-reception area.
Flickr - Scott McMurren
SOS!
12. Bad salmon runs.
Flickr - Luke Jones
13. Or when the runs are so bad that the fishing gets closed altogether.
Flickr - Keith Parker
Heart wrenching, really.
14. ‘No burning’ bans during the summertime.
Flickr - Travis
C'mon now, they keep the mosquitoes away!
15. Getting stuck in the deadliest quicksand imaginable.
Flickr - Ayleen Gaspar
Just say no to the mud flats!
16. Being stuck in a swarm of nasty mosquitoes, without any bug spray.
Flickr - Ang
17. 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!
18. Spruce bark beetles.
Flickr - Bill Bumgarner
Eating you out of house and home...
19. Devils club or cow parsnip.
Flickr - Kathy Neufeld
Little prickly ouchy plants!
20. Permafrost and frost heaves underneath a foundation.
Flickr - Travis
21. Not getting enough snow to run the Iditarod or to take the snow machines out.
Flickr - David Weekly
22. It won’t get dark enough to see the fireworks on the 4th of July.
Flickr - Pretty Kate Machine
23. Driving into an avalanche.
Flickr - Joseph
24. Motorcoaches and motorhomes by the masses.
Flickr - Bob White
25. When you think that the lake is frozen, but it’s actually not. And you fall in.
Flickr - Tim Kuzdrowski
26. Or when you just simply get too excited about fishing that you forget to put your vehicle in park.
Flickr - Donna
27. Having to leave Alaska during the summertime.
Flickr - Kevin Duffy
Don't you dare take away our magical season under the midnight sun!
28. 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.