We miss our daughter who is living in Alaska while serving in the U.S. Air Force. We started considering a trip to visit her in the 49th state. It is surprising to see how massive this state is on the map.
The Frontier State is only 73 hrs 58 mins / 4350.04 miles away from our home in Virginia. We think we'll fly.
Some interesting facts about Alaska:
- contains 586,000 square miles of land.
- It is one-fifth the size of the lower 48 states
- 488 times larger than Rhode Island
- two and a half times larger than Texas
- larger than the next three largest states in the U.S. combined
We are anxious to visit with our special tour guide. A summer trip would be the best time to visit. Especially since in 2012, Anchorage achieved its snowiest winter on record with 134.5 inches. The average seasonal snowfall there is 74.5 inches. April begins the big thaw!
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