That brings up a question a group of us were discussing the other day, Mike- Has anyone seen all of Alaska? I realize that no one has seen and experienced everything anywhere, but many of us have hiked and driven or traveled by various means through a number of states, enough so we can say with confidence: That is what BLANK is like.

Can anyone say that of Alaska? Other than: Over there it is cold, over there are a lot of trees, over there it is flat and over there are massive mountains. You get the idea. You have probably traveled more in Alaska than most - except maybe for itinerant nurses. And a friend of mine some time back when he was working for DEC spent a year flying around inspecting oil tanks.

BTW, only four species of salmon, Mike? I imagine you have the same species we have: The king, the silver, the red, the pink and the chum. Or said another way: The Chinook, the Coho, the Sockeye, the Humpy, the Dog.

gnu, unless you count driveways, we in Juneau don't have 72 miles of roads. If you start at the end of the road in Thane community and go nominally north to the end of the road in Juneau proper, you've gone 46 miles. Add the 12-mile road on Douglas Island which adds upt to 58. Add the five or so miles up the mountain to the ski area and the half mile Douglas Bridge and we're still short.

Of course we actually have more road surfaces than that, but linearly speaking, my figures are fairly accurate.