Anchorage has a lot to offer. Awesome fishing, world class hunting, great beer, midnight sun for grilling in the summer, a bit cold in the winter. You can't have everything. It is by far the most fun I have ever had living in a place. Very few of my friends go on vacation out of the state in the summer since the recreation is everywhere. In the winter we all go to Hawaii.
JMHO. Don't knock it until you try it.
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