10 Reasons Why Alaska Is The Happiest Place In America
By Courtney|Published March 27, 2016
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Courtney
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Living and loving life in Alaska, Courtney enjoys living a happy life based on simple principles; work hard, be kind, stay humble. She is an avid dog lover with hobbies that include running, fly fishing, hiking & snowboarding.
Time and time again Alaska has been ranked as one of the happiest states in America. If you live here, you know exactly why. Culture and a strong sense of pride in community are hard to quantify in survey research, but they’re very real and very significant. Here are 10 reasons why Alaska is the happiest place in America.
Where else can you work only half of the year and get an annual salary? Not to mention, when you love what you do – you never have to work a day in your life.
There is something so liberating about knowing that this is their land, and we just live on it. Alaskans have such a profound respect for the animals that roam the last frontier.
"The mountains are calling, and I must go!" - John Muir. Alaskans are so proud to be different. They dance to the beat of their own drum. And if you don’t understand, they’re okay with that.
In Alaska, the sights are pinch-worthy on a daily basis. Even lifelong Alaskans never tire of the state’s truly unique beauty. The Alaska Almanac estimates that Alaska has over 100,000 glaciers.
A happy life starts with a healthy lifestyle. Alaskans are proud to be able to hand source wild organic hormone-free fish and wild game for their families.
The average American spends 42 hours a year stuck in traffic. Never have we been more proud to not be average! We’ll just ride our 4-wheeler to work anyways.
Two day weekends turn into four day weekends all summer long. "We’ll sleep in the wintertime" – said every Alaskan, ever.
If you live in Alaska, you know that the list of reasons why it is the happiest place in America could easily go on for days. But we can’t give away all of the secrets of the last frontier. One thing we all love about Alaska is how uninhabited and untouched the state is. What is it about Alaska that makes it your happy place?
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