NOw see, I've been to Alaska. That wouldn't be my place at all. There is NO such thing as swimming. There's lots of nasty weather. The alcoholics outnumber the game animals. There are NO roads to access anything. Everything is a fly in. HEck the State capital only has something like 4.4 miles of road. With or without your own plane it's expensive and dangerous. You wouldn't believe how many people just disappear up there when taking a little plane ride. I'd much rather live in a state with 4 seasons(not 2), (I never thought I'd say this but...moderate weather, a variety of activities outside of hunting), decently long seasons. Maybe on the border or in the corner of 2 or 3 states. Plop me down in Illinois, Ohio, PA, NY, WV, Maryland, GA, ALabama... any number of places.