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[quote=Anonymous]Also, count on it being cool and rainy (as in, you'll be lucky if it gets into the 60's), so take fleece and good rain gear and shoes that won't be miserable if they get wet.  It is cooler along the coast, and can be warmer in the summer in the interior (e.g., Fairbanks, but the weather is more variable there -- it's colder in the winter).

It will be "fall" there -- the days will be getting noticeably shorter every day, and you will probably see the "termination dust" (snow) creeping down from the tops of the mountains while you're there.

Don't go by mileage (in the same way you do in the Lower 48, or "Outside" as Alaskans refer to it) when estimating how long it will take you to get somewhere. Not all "highways" are paved, and you'll need to go slower than you are used to.

Another thing that's hard to get used to -- earthquakes are very common.  I once experienced a 5+ earthquake that didn't even make the newspaper.

I hope you're going to take a ferry or otherwise get out on the water -- the Alaska Ferry system is a great way to see the state, and you really need to see the state from the water to get the whole Alaska experience.        [/quote]

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