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Alaska Nature

Only In Alaska Will These Wild And Crazy Things Happen To You

By Courtney | Published October 12, 2016

Life in Alaska is full of surprises. Never is there a dull moment to be had and even the biggest of challenges that arise present unassuming moments of humor. People in Alaska take pride in dancing to the beat of their own drum and ignoring the status quo. As the saying goes, “the odds are good, but the goods are odd!”

You’ll have a chance encounter with a man walking his pet reindeer in the middle of the city.

Conveniently target shooting will happen in the exact areas that it’s not supposed to. Because, ‘MERICA!

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Neighborhood skull collections are basically a given.

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Random spotting of men with beards in pink underwear lurking in the downtown trees of Anchorage.

You have the best excuse ever to be late to work.

You can wear dead animals on your head and no one will look at you differently.

You’ll get so distracted by the beauty that you might just drive right into the river.

The local watering holes are so good, even dogs will line up outside to get a drink.

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A bear will more than likely steal your fishing spot. And you just have to deal with it.

You’ll share your morning commute with (adorable) four-legged machines.

So many beards, so little time.

And yet, I mustache you a question...

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You’ll wake up and have to dig your car out of the snow. If you can find it, that is.

A moose very well might give birth in your yard.

You’ll wake up in the morning to a dead battery because you forgot to plug in your car last night.

The ‘state bird’ might just tackle you and eat you alive.

This kind of traffic jam:

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These kinds of businesses:

Towns with names like this:

Temps this cold:

Signs instructing you to drive up into thin air.

You won't be able to find your way home because the snow has completely engulfed your neighborhood.

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You’re so burly that you’ll use a tractor to launch your boat on the beach.

Suddenly your camping experience will turn into a once-in-a-lifetime memory that you’ve only imagined in your wildest dreams.

If you thought those were wild and crazy, check out this video: Only in Alaska will you see something like this happen in your front yard. Also, this incredible natural phenomenon happens just once a year in Alaska and it’s truly mesmerizing.

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