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You've talked about living in Alaska several times, and I've been there only one time, ages ago...no, no, not the time when dinosaurs roamed the earth...
suffice to say, quite a while ago.

Anyhoo - you've piqued my curiosity...

In the summertime, does it get warm enough to swim outside in an unheated pool?

Can you plant flowers?

How long does your summer actually last?

What's the highest temperature you've ever had there?

Any other members wanna ask questions about living in Alaska?

No flaming, no insulting, no name-calling, please.
 
There is a lady who I work with. She says the summer day are longer then nite but in Winter time the day are always in the dark. I hope I am making sense out of this. :eek2:
 
DreamDeaf : You've talked about living in Alaska several times, and I've been there only one time, ages ago...no, no, not the time when dinosaurs roamed the earth...
suffice to say, quite a while ago.

Yeah. My plans has been changed due to a few conflicts ( birth of 6 puppies, and other few personal issues ), but on August 20th, I will be flyin' down to Texas to visit one of my good friends before flyin' up to Juneau, Alaska sometime on the first week of Sept.

Anyhoo - you've piqued my curiosity...

In the summertime, does it get warm enough to swim outside in an unheated pool?

I don't see there's any swimmin' pools outside, except indoors. I will give you a few links to visit :

Glacier Swim Club
http://www.gsc-swim.org/

Parks and Recreation
http://www.juneau.lib.ak.us/parksrec/pool/index.php

Augustus Brown Pool
http://www.swimmersguide.com/query/Detail.cfm?PoolID=439

Can you plant flowers?

Most plants don't survive in Alaska. Only wild ones could survive. Let me give you some links to read :

Alaska’s Tough Wild Flowers
http://www.highlightskids.com/Science/Stories/SS0697_aslaskastough.asp

How long does your summer actually last?

In between May to Sept. followin' the sun. In summer, the sun won't come up until 3 am in the mornin' and will go down at 11 pm to midnight. Only 2-3 hours in dark.

What's the highest temperature you've ever had there?

At least 90 in degree. Mostly cool and breeze. Never experience " heatwave " like I experienced in Iowa. For Juneau, it is very famous for rain because, it is coastal.

Here's the link to explain about the temperature in Alaska :

Southeast Coastal Zone ( scroll down until you see the topic - or you can read the whole thing )
http://www.alaskatrekker.com/temperatures.htm

Any other members wanna ask questions about living in Alaska?

No flaming, no insulting, no name-calling, please.

Thank you. Umm, there's one thing I would like to add somethin' about famous syrups. I will post it along with pics soon. :)
 
Yes, you CAN plant flowers in Alaska for the summer months. Lot of vegetables are planted in Alaska during the summer time, they tend to be a little bigger than normal due to the sunlight. There's a gigantic Alaskan Cabbage which grows really big!
 
Cyber - during those "midnight sun" times, is it sometimes difficult to adjust to the light during the night, and so forth?

I know about the permafrost, I've seen it in person, does the ground stay cool even during the "hottest" days in the summer?
 
DreamDeaf said:
Cyber - during those "midnight sun" times, is it sometimes difficult to adjust to the light during the night, and so forth?

I have no problem adjustin' to the light durin' the night. It depends on an individual who can stand to the light durin' the night. When I visited my friends in Juneau, I never see them usin' foil to cover their windows. It obviously to me that they are usin' to it after all these years they live in Juneau.

I know about the permafrost, I've seen it in person, does the ground stay cool even during the "hottest" days in the summer?
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Hottest in Juneau ? No. There was never " hottest " in Juneau.
 
CyberRed said:
Hottest in Juneau ? No. There was never " hottest " in Juneau.
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That was in the general sense, I know it doesn't get as hot as it does here in the lower 48 - just wondered about if it stayed cool even during the "warmer" part of the summer.
 
sequoias said:
Yes, you CAN plant flowers in Alaska for the summer months. Lot of vegetables are planted in Alaska during the summer time, they tend to be a little bigger than normal due to the sunlight. There's a gigantic Alaskan Cabbage which grows really big!
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When I used to live in Haines, Alaska -- I don't see that MANY flowers around. I only saw tiny purple flowers called " Forget Me Not " and some berries. People can bring some berries home to make pies, jams, and etc., etc. :) As for the grocery store, they only get them ( foods/misc. ) through freight.

In THAT town, I've seen " greenhouses " they grow some plants and sell durin' the summer.

For Juneau, Alaska -- I've seen lots, lots of forests around. I don't see MANY flowers around, except maybe very few of them. Most are seafoods, wild games, berries, and other few they sell. Seafoods and wildgames are very expensive. I usually exchange with them what I have and they will exchange with me what they have. For example : If, I have some fresh crabs that I get from the harbor boats the fishermen sell, I will exchange that with friends if, they have King Salmon fish or Sockeye fish. ;)
 
CyberRed said:
When I used to live in Haines, Alaska -- I don't see that MANY flowers around. I only saw tiny purple flowers called " Forget Me Not " and some berries. People can bring some berries home to make pies, jams, and etc., etc. :) As for the grocery store, they only get them ( foods/misc. ) through freight.

In THAT town, I've seen " greenhouses " they grow some plants and sell durin' the summer.

For Juneau, Alaska -- I've seen lots, lots of forests around. I don't see MANY flowers around, except maybe very few of them. Most are seafoods, wild games, berries, and other few they sell. Seafoods and wildgames are very expensive. I usually exchange with them what I have and they will exchange with me what they have. For example : If, I have some fresh crabs that I get from the harbor boats the fishermen sell, I will exchange that with friends if, they have King Salmon fish or Sockeye fish. ;)
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Interesting information...I don't remember seeing many flowers that are cultivated in the summer months in Alaska either. I mostly see forests, some wild flowers and tall grasses when I was there back in 1988 or so. I think people have better chance growing their plants up in the interior Alaska in the summer time since it's warmer than Juneau or similar.
 
DreamDeaf said:
That was in the general sense, I know it doesn't get as hot as it does here in the lower 48 - just wondered about if it stayed cool even during the "warmer" part of the summer.
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Of course, it always stays cool durin' the warmer days. Very comfortable. To keep in mind, Juneau tends to rain alot durin' the summer as well.
 
Ive heard alot about climate change/global warming is affecting Alaska now and the native Eskimos way of life. Do you see any of the weather changes now in where you live??
 
Hubby and my friend is working there right now.
He is coming back in like 40 more days home to his
wife and kid. It's been a long 5 months for him.
 
Yep. It's interesting facts about Alaska. I remember heard my elderly friend was formerly resident in Alaska. He liked Alaska was because of air clean fresh and also to "soften" and "smooth" skin prevents from wrinkle skin.

I remember saw a picture of Alaska's rotating sun in morning and midnight. It looks much like the same. Wow! Nice to have a longest daylight. :) Also, if you fly over Alaska, illegal to see a moose in a forest by flying. :-/ Can you explain about this?
 
CyberRed said:
DreamDeaf : You've talked about living in Alaska several times, and I've been there only one time, ages ago...no, no, not the time when dinosaurs roamed the earth...
suffice to say, quite a while ago.

Yeah. My plans has been changed due to a few conflicts ( birth of 6 puppies, and other few personal issues ), but on August 20th, I will be flyin' down to Texas to visit one of my good friends before flyin' up to Juneau, Alaska sometime on the first week of Sept.

Anyhoo - you've piqued my curiosity...

In the summertime, does it get warm enough to swim outside in an unheated pool?

I don't see there's any swimmin' pools outside, except indoors. I will give you a few links to visit :

Glacier Swim Club
http://www.gsc-swim.org/

Parks and Recreation
http://www.juneau.lib.ak.us/parksrec/pool/index.php

Augustus Brown Pool
http://www.swimmersguide.com/query/Detail.cfm?PoolID=439

Can you plant flowers?

Most plants don't survive in Alaska. Only wild ones could survive. Let me give you some links to read :

Alaska’s Tough Wild Flowers
http://www.highlightskids.com/Science/Stories/SS0697_aslaskastough.asp

How long does your summer actually last?

In between May to Sept. followin' the sun. In summer, the sun won't come up until 3 am in the mornin' and will go down at 11 pm to midnight. Only 2-3 hours in dark.

What's the highest temperature you've ever had there?

At least 90 in degree. Mostly cool and breeze. Never experience " heatwave " like I experienced in Iowa. For Juneau, it is very famous for rain because, it is coastal.

Here's the link to explain about the temperature in Alaska :

Southeast Coastal Zone ( scroll down until you see the topic - or you can read the whole thing )
http://www.alaskatrekker.com/temperatures.htm

Any other members wanna ask questions about living in Alaska?

No flaming, no insulting, no name-calling, please.

Thank you. Umm, there's one thing I would like to add somethin' about famous syrups. I will post it along with pics soon. :)
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Dont forget the winter time. The day are in the dark. :D But I dont know what time the sunrise and sunset.
 
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