I rolled into Gambell a few times clean shaving and wearing shoulder boards and I'm a chick, my mistake, the locals called me a "lady pilot" all the while looking scared. Apparently the fear was outweighed by the desire to make it to the big city. Alaska was very good to me, weigh your options, choose your airline wisely and play nice with the managers in the sandbox and eventually you'll move on if you so choose. There are plenty of 121 airlines up there some are hiring and some are furloughing. As for favorite memories........unloading the back of the plane in Nulato and having a local yell at me to "not disrespect my eggs," you can't make that stuff up!