Count your blessings, y'all. From Juneau, Alaska to Seattle, Washington, our nearest out of state destination at 909 air miles, were I to step on a plane today it would cost me, with tax, $995.79. If I could wait for two weeks, the cost would be $539.79.

Alaska Airlines (Seattle based company- not Alaskan, at all) has no competitor in Juneau so we pay top dollar. If we could start our flight from Anchorage, a town with many airlines, we could find good deals. But first, we would have to fly to Anchorage and that would cost $292.

That's the bad part about living here. The good part is that I get to live in Juneau.