Wild fires

Everyone that had been to or lived in Alaska just raved about how wonderful summer was in Alaska. They say, "summer is what keeps people here."  They some how forgot to mention the huge state bird that comes out about 5:00 everyday (aka the mosquito). They forgot to mention that it rains the entire month of July. They forgot to mention that it doesn't break 70 degrees but for 4 days out of the summer so you will not even want to wear shorts and you have to take a light jacket everywhere. They forgot to mention once it stops raining that there are wild fires all over the state, so when you have to keep your windows open because houses don't have air conditioning, that the smell of smoke comes in your house. This is what the sky looked like yesterday afternoon...

What makes Alaska worth staying is the people you meet here and being with the ones you love. That is something they don't tell you about Alaska in the summer time.