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There are two kind of people, those who come to Alaska and never come back, and those who come to Alaska and never go back. I’ve always felt that Alaska is like a bar: everyone who comes here comes for a reason. I came to Alaska to get away from home, to be free of my parents and go to college in someplace new and different. But Alaska is never the end of the story; it is always the beginning and it teaches everyone a little bit about themselves. Some people discover a home they never kn… Continue

I really need to read the long version of an event’s description BEFORE the actual event. It would seem I completely misunderstood the objective of Cool Works 24/7-11, so all the pictures I took are of fellow employees doing their jobs, not of the two big things that really make MPL the amazing place it is. The first, of course, is the scenery, because the Mount McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge (MPL) is just inside the absolutely amazing Denali State Park (not to be confused with its better-kn… Continue