23.09.2018. 'What do you even DO there?'

'Do you like it in Alaska?'
'Would move any day.'
'Whaaaaaat? But it has bears, and it's cold, it's rainy, and it's the middle of nowhere! What is there even to DO?'

I'll tell you what there is to do. Everything on this list was done within 24 hours.

1. Compete in shot put using glacier-kissed rocks.

2. Observe porcupines/deer/bears/eagles/ravens/moose/whales/sea lions/other critters.

3. Play Cards Against Humanity around a bonfire.

4. Do your morning sun salutations outside a cabin in the forest.

5. Leap through water jets from a glacial waterfall.

6. Canoe on crystal clear, still water.

7. Talk to people. Strangers yesterday, friends today.

8. Walk. Then, walk some more.

9. Eat freeze-dried meals (never ever buy freeze-dried mountain chili. Just..don't.)

10. Be small. Smaller than nature, smaller than your group, and, most importantly, yourself. Coexist. Enjoy the silence.

If you'd trade any of this for caressing your touchscreen or the keys of your laptop......
don't go to Alaska.