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acruxksa previously said:
I've been to all of them and currently live in Anchorage. I'm surprised Kodiak isn't on your list, it's got a pretty large USCG presence. Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska, Homer is on the road system and is pretty nice. Cordova, Petersburg and Ketchikan are off the road system, but have passenger/vehicle ferry access to the road system. I'm from S.E. Alaska (Sitka) and loved it, but would put Ketchikan last on my list of places to go. It rains a lot in SE, but seems to rain more in Ketchikan (12-13 feet of rainfall a year) than anywhere else.
I personally couldn't live on an Island again and prefer the options that Anchorage gives me, but if I had to choose one of the others, I would probably pick Homer, Cordova, Petersburg then Ketchikan in that order. If you do get stationed in SE Alaska or Cordova a small boat would probably get more use than your FJ.
If you enjoy the outdoors, any of the towns you listed have a lot to offer and will probably be a great adventure for you.
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Thanks!
I wanted Kodiak, but there isn't a job available for my husband there. A friend of our's was stationed there and he said not to take a new/nice vehicle there b/c the roads are horrible. His truck looked like hell when he left- tons of rock chips/scratches/etc.
A friend/previous co-worker of mine just moved to Ketchikan and she has given me a small insight as to the weather/environment/people there. However, she also has guaranteed me a job at her vet clinic if we get stationed there (she's a veterinarian and I'm a registered vet tech
). She was telling me that some of the houses there catch the rainwater off the roof and filter it into the house and use that as their 'running water'- don't know if I could get used to that. I'm used to the rain, living here in the PNW, but THAT much rain I think would drive me batty. We went down to the Hoh Rainforest to go camping back in September and it rained the entire time and that is comparable to Ketchikan. We actually put Ketchikan down as #6 or 7 (out of 8) for our picks.
I really want Homer or Anchorage, but hubby really wants Petersburg b/c of the job there and we've heard that its a really nice small town.
We have sent out for info from all the places we're interested in and have gotten a ton of pamphlets/fliers/magazines in the mail... but its not as good as getting 'real' info from people who have lived there.
