The Great Alaska Souvenir Store has Corporate Gift baskets, T-Shirts, Mugs, Jewelry, hundreds and hundreds of Alaska Books about Alaska as well as mysteries that happen in Alaska, Blankets & Bedding, Caps, Hats and Alaska themed New-Baby Shower clothes, and hundreds of extra Alaska special souveniers... hey, Shop ALASKA from Home! Why waste your vacation shopping when you can do that later? Get outside, enjoy Alaska while you are here, you can shop anytime, later, don't waste your time inside stores or malls. Alaska is right outside, don't miss it.

		We really enjoy exploring Alaska in our motorhome. Getting out on what little road there is, and not having to drive more than a couple of hours to find this kind of grandeur is a simple pleasure. And all we are out is a little gas, a little time, what ever it takes to feed us while we go for a little drive. After taking some pictures, we went to the dining area of our RV, made some lunch, (from scratch, sandwiches & hot soup), while looking at this beautiful scene through the dining area window, then drove on to witness more of Alaska's seasonal surprises, again, and again, year after year.

		Here is some Alaska Magazine and Newspaper subscription information for those who like to keep up on things happening in Alaska.

		To go to our Alaska Fishing Books isle in our Alaska Book Shoppe click here


Yes, we Alaskans enjoy going on the same tour boat trips, visitors to Alaska, enjoy so much.

		When living or visiting Alaska, keep in mind, THIS IS NOT A THEME PARK. THERE NO SAFETIES and if you aren't paying attention to your surroundings, you could be injured or even killed, just by being at the wrong place at the wrong time. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN AND WATCH THE HORIZON to see what is watching you. We have were visited by bears twice summer of 2006, and the reason I know, is because I found bear scat on my back yard lawn. Summer time bear scat usually has pink scraps of salmon mixed in and looks like a very large dog has visited you. Note: Over 1,000 moose call Anchorage home as do 5 packs of wolves, 80 black and 60 brown bear! Here is an example of not paying attention to your surroundings. This is a short FLASH movie. Click the right arrow on the screen to play it.

		Alaska is BIG! ALASKA covers 570,373 square miles of land, and an additional 45,000 square miles of water. It's the biggest state in the country and is 1/5 the mass of the continental U.S. ALASKA is 2.3 times the size of Texas, 10 times the size of Georgia or Florida; and 499.7 times the size of Rhode Island. ALASKA has 33,904 miles of coastline and 1/2 the worlds glaciers.

		Sunrise/Sunset & Temp Information for various Alaskan locations Barrow is located on the far Northern coast of Alaska. When they look out to sea, the are looking at the North pole. If Sunrise is not listed (winter) then the sun is NOT coming up today! If Sunset is not listed (summer) then the sun is NOT going down today! If the moon rise or moon set time has an error message next to it, Barrow is too far NORTH and the moon is not coming tonight! Fairbanks is located about in the middle of Alaska Anchorage is 258 miles from Fairbanks (as the crow flies - latitude & longitude) but 358 miles on the ground driving Juneau is located in South East Alaska, The capital of Alaska, in the Panhandle northeast of Sitka. Ketchikan is located at the most southerly tip of the Alaska Panhandle, in the Alexander Archipelago (group of islands).

		How could this happen? Here's a story about a trophy size Bull Moose found hanging 50 feet in the air, tangled in power lines. Amazing, and the kind of unbelievable story you would expect to hear from Alaska. Click the MOOSE IN THE AIR button Read a story about an Alaskan fishing trip when our 10 year old niece and she caught her first king salmon, which weighted in at 38 pounds, and nearly yanking her out of the boat. Click the MISSY'S FISH button The door bell rang and our neighbor stuck her head in to say, "Jerry, keep the kids inside, there's a bear in your yard". Click the BEAR IN OUR YARD button Youv'e heard about them, now you can see some pictures of them. Alaska's award winning Giant Vegetables from both 2006 and 2004. Click the GIANT VEGETABLES button If you are planning on visiting Alaska, take a look at our VISITING ALASKA SOON? page.

		An Alaskan's definition of Outside... Usage: Alaskan #1: "Hey, I haven't seen you in a long time! Where have you been?" Alaskan #2: "I've been Outside for the last year. Just got back Tuesday." So as you can see, it's unimportant where you've been. You are either in Alaska or you are not.

		Alaska = AK While looking around ShopALASKAfromHome, keep in mind, the U.S. Post Office has given Alaska the 2-letter abbreviation of AK, and the use of a state's 2-letter abbreviation is probably more common here in everyday written communication than in most other U.S. states. AK is a common abbreviation for folks that live at the *"Top Of the World."*

		In Alaska we use the phrase termination dust when we see the first snow on top of the mountains that surround us. Termination dust just means the snow is about to terminate our summer. Click either picture to view it at 640x480 resolution Wide angle photo Zoomed in look of the same peaks When it snows, at our house, we tell our 3 year old nephew “We better get our (snow) shovels and clean off the driveway”. Early October, back in 2006, I drove that nephew down to Soldotna, Alaska for the weekend and on the drive back to Anchorage, I pointed out the termination dust, on the surrounding mountains. He said, “Oh NO, uncle Jerry, we had better get our shovels, and clean off those mountains!” The way the mind of a 3-year-old works is always entertaining.

Want to know how many earthquakes Alaska has had TODAY?
Click here to find out. You will be surprised at the number.

"Aurora Borealis" or the "Northern Lights" in Alaska

Click image for larger view

Nasa explains The Aurora season

Science@NASA's Aurora picture gallery

Calvin Hall's Aurora picture gallery

Aurora Forecasts

University of Alaska Aurora Forecast

Geophysical Institute in Fairbanks

Aurora Activity by NOAA

		Augustine Volcano Winter 2005 Mt. Augustine started erupting, and back then, looking up daily pictures of the volcano on the Alaska Volcano Observatory site was really interesting, but lately things have quieted down. March 3, 2006 at 2:11pm Alaska time, there was some excitement as the seismometers registered a large pulse, usually indicating another explosive eruption. But this was just another plain old non-volcanic earthquake. This one registered 5.0 and was 62 miles deep located about 42 miles west of Anchor Point. Anchor Point is located between Soldotna and Homer. Oh well, life in Alaska. For more Alaska Volcano Observatory pictures of Augustine, click the Volcano picture.

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