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Wendy Perrins,Queensland, Australia Thank you for your concern. It is happening everywhere today so we are always on the lookout. Your holiday looks like lots of fun for you and for us. Travel safely please. I love having lots of shops around me because I love to wander around the shops but I don’t buy much. As long as they have coffee shops I will be there. We have just got a bad COVID 19 warning here in Australia so its home lockdown for us as we are in our 70. Keep the videos coming please to give us something to enjoy.
The feeling of community is hard to explain to people who haven't experienced living in Alaska. It's more than a feeling. It's like knowing at a soul level that someone will always have your back. That in turn makes you more kind, generous and helpful. Kind of a group hug. I miss North Pole and Fairbanks and truly enjoy adventures with the Somers because every day is an adventure! You are a wonderful family and thank you for including us. It means a lot. Love and hugs....
Today it was 108 degrees here in SW Oklahoma; 111 forecast for tomorrow. Watching your videos makes me feel a few degrees cooler! 🥶 Tomorrow I may have to rewatch some of your winter videos. 😂 ❄️
Hi there, my Son, daughter n law and I just returned from a trip to Alaska to see family there! The Mountains and views were amazing. One thing I noticed was how clean the roads were everywhere! No trash on the side of the roads, etc. The fresh air was incredible and all the sites were awesome! Thanks for sharing your life there! 🙏 for you all!
Fl native here. Fell in love with Ak in 2001 when we road tripped from fl to Prudhoe bay. So beautiful! USCG took my daughter and family to Alaska a few years ago.. they’ve lived in Anchor point Eagle River and now have settled in Palmer. We have enjoyed our trips to Alaska twice a year since they landed there. In fact we’re heading to Palmer the end of the week for our summer vacation. It’s an amazing place for sure!! God bless you on your travels and thanks for taking me back down memory lane!
I could see The Somers family living in the New England states and thriving if they ever had to leave Alaska. But in my 13 years of marriage and moving around, my favorite place has been Colonial Williamsburg. We lived in Carrollton, VA for two years and I had a blast with all of the tourist, fun things to do; however, the constant traffic was not my friend. There was traffic just to go to the bank or get milk, it was a lot. We lived outside of DC for four years but last fall moved to Montana, on the Canadian border. We love it and it’s so peaceful for raising our small kiddos. Our 5, 4, and 3 year olds are all thriving here. Plus we never have traffic - there’s not enough people for traffic. LoL
The mountains in the background with the fireweed ( I think that’s what it was ) was so picturesque! Just beautiful!!!! 😍 Thanks for taking us along ! It was a nice adventure!
Bert and Jessica I need your prayers. My 23 year old granddaughter has glaucoma and finally she is going to Dr Chang in Houston tomorrow for consult This will be a long road OR God Heals her at some time. Please Somers pray for her!!! and thank you
I don't think you make it right now in Texas. We are in a heat wave. There putting out warning next 2 week's triple digets. High triple digets. Texas and other areas are struggling with drought and way too high heat. We usually don't get this hot till August. Prayers for all.
Guys I live in the UK in SW Hertfordshire just 20 miles from London and 2 mins from the main orbital road the M25 and even I have a 25 min drive to my nearest Costco and 20 to nearest hospital.
Jessica, Im from South Carolina and we dont have Canes Chicken down south. BUT since I hear that you really like it I thought I would tell you this. I have moved to Phoneix and my house is exactly across the street from Canes. Yes I love it. Every place to eat that you can think of is Across the street. I just have never seen A place like this before.wish I could send you Canes.
We visited Alaska on a cruise a few years back. It started in Seattle and we did the passage. It was amazing. We are sheep farmers from Australia, so we live in a very different way of life. Love your you tube videos you are so friendly and normal .. thank you xx vicki and Roger 🇦🇺
We are moving to Palmer Alaska this month. I love the mountains and rivers. I have family there. Palmer is an agriculture region. Great people. Wasilla is 30 minutes away and has a Walmart, Red Robins, Target , and Joannes. I wish they had a Hobby Lobby.
I was raised in Texas and moved to Wyoming when I was 21 years old. I have lived in absolute convenience with ever thing within driving distance an hour away from a major city, to having to drive 6 hours in any direction to go to a mall. I am much older now and live in a small town in Idaho. Its an hour drive to the nearest mall and Target.. Two hours to Yellowstone and three hours to Salt Lake City. I love it. In the crazy place we call our world today I feel pretty safe. The majority are hard working Christian folk like myself. I often joke that if the world gets any more crazy I am moving to Alaska off the grid but I like to tease. I am glad you had a nice trip. I would love to try Crumble Cookie. I have heard of it but never been to one. God Bless!
Oh how I would love to live in Idaho! We transferred from wa state to Tennessee but am mildly regretting the move, it's been a tough transition. Unfortunately if we were to transfer again it would have to be n Idaho closeish to the spokane boarder and.. we definitely cannot afford land up there
North Pole came in second as best place to live I am not a city person and I would rather deal with the dry cold in central Alaska than the damp cold weather in Anchorage and south area, cant wait to get up there but now I have a severe hernia waiting for surgery next month so laid up again for a while. God Bless you.
I don't know if I'll ever get to go to Alaska in this lifetime but watching through your vlogs makes me feel like I'm there and experiencing everything too. :)
The US Navy says I had at least seven years of sea duty onboard the US Canberra CAG-2, USS Dahlgren DLG-12, and the USS Jouett CG-29. I've been to a lot of countries and cities. I've been to many of the places people are "dying to see". Done that, saw that. The best place for me was with Family and Loved ones wherever they were and are. The view and places to eat are great, but they are just the added niceness.
My husband and I live out in Eagle River & we think it's a perfect middle ground where you get your outdoor activities & small town feel with all of the niceties of Anchorage being so close. I actually go to Tikahtnu area pretty often since it's only 10-15 minutes away with no traffic.
I have lived in Anchorage for close to 50 years. I do enjoy the mountains and being on the water as well as the urban wildlife. Anchorage is running out of land because so much of the land around it is owned by the military. And therefore can’t be developed. I have traveled all around Alaska as well and some of my favorite smaller towns are in Southeast Alaska. Ie Wrangell and Petersburg. Some of the friendliest people I have met up here.
Angie, I was stationed up there at Ft. Wainwright from 87 to 90. Alaska is a very different place now. I remember when mass communication was the pay phones on old Richardson hwy inbetween Fairbanks and North Pole. I say this because you described what I loved about my time there. Even back then, the Army and Air Force was buy up land as 'they' were expanding.
@@Dbusdriver71 I ended up here in 70 because both my parents were in the AF stationed at Elmendorf. This ended up being their last duty station as they liked it so much. Except for a few stints out of state (college, etc) I have been here ever since. It has definitely changed over the years
@@AngieMiddleton do you think it's a hard transition winter wise. My husband has been talked out of pursuing alaska bc of the long winters as a lady from there was tellinghimyou don't see the sun and you don't go outside so if you have little ones good luck. Lol she has been there for 20 years so it wasn't very encouraging. Wainwright is where he'd be able to transfer to but also expense wise and the fact were I to homesteading I'm not sure if it would he the easiest move
I would love to visit Alaska one of these days - all different parts of it. I don’t think I could deal with the cold winters tho. I’m originally from PA, and loved the history, mountains and the change of seasons! I live in Central Florida now and love it! Happily my cousin just moved here from Philly. If I could, I’d get a house with a chunk of ground back in PA, and become a snowbird!
I think this is my 1st time commenting on one of your videos, but I have watched a lot of your videos. I just wanted to say you are an inspiration to me and my family. We have been going through some hard time so thank you for being you and brightening our day ❤
Most of us are having a hard time right now--and I agree---these videos take us away from the problems for a bit. It's nice to see some natural beauty, and some good times. Nothing like a road trip!
Southside Anchorage, oceanview area. When Nordstrom & Banana Republic, close there doors it was really sad. I worked at Banana Republic part time for 17 years…
Oh my gosh Castner is so darn cute. It's nice you can take him with you. Evelyn Garret an Audrey growing up to fast. Memories they won't forget. The mountains are gorgeous. The flowers alongside the road beautiful. To cold if you have to wear sweatshirts in summertime.
You were in my neck of the woods in Anchorage! I have family that live down in Homer and I have spent so much time there. When I had the choice to relocate to Alaska in the military I jumped on it! We love Anchorage but it is too city for us hopefully in the future we can move farther up north! The crime rate is also a concern for us but Eagle River, Wasilla, and Palmer are so nice. Just did not want an hour community each way. Such a great trip thanks for sharing your lives!
I loved seeing the purple flowers & the beautiful mountains in the background while you were talking to us. I've never heard of Buster & Dave's, it sure looked like fun. Was that a huge Hungry Hippo game? Wow! I like the game Garret was playing rolling the ball up the slant into one of the holes. Cookie Crumbles was interesting. Canes chiucken looked pretty good. I've never heard of them. I love this RV adventure you are on. Thank you for sharing this wonderful trip. Always love to see everyone. Costner just fits right in. Very calm.
This video got me Googling in case anyone was wondering about NYC. We have ZERO Walmarts and ZERO Cane's but we have 615 McDonald's. If you like pizza, we have 1250 restaurants with the word pizza in their name AND 32,000 restaurants that serve some form of pizza on their menu. Just wanted to represent. If you ever do a NY trip, give me a holler and I'll send you a list of fun places to visit.
I grew up in Fairbanks, back then all we had was the original smaller Fred Meyer, Safeway, University Center, Shoppers Forum, and Gavora and Bentley “Halls”. When we went to Anchorage we always made it a point to go to Red Robin and all the bigger malls. From what I understand now Fairbanks has all the major stores (expect for Best Buy and Target). I liked the size of Fairbanks over Anchorage.
We love Canada the four season is beautiful ti see ! And nice that we can pack up drive ti Florida for cheep holiday we do get cold winters -40 in the country were I live ! My parents went to vist were u live and said I would love it ! Just not the dark days would hurt me
We live in Southern Utah, St. George, 100 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada. We have a fish camp in Funny River, 20 mi. East of Soldatna. We visit, too fish, every year in late July. Love it in Alaska. Last year in September we brought the wives and just saw the sites on the peninsula, Homer, Seward, Whittier, College Fjord, Alieska, and Ancorage. We love the San Diego beach too.
Have enjoyed your adventures. I just went on a trip also and tried the crumble cookies for the first time. YUMMY! Traveling mercies on your way back home.
Hello Somers family. So good to see you. I have enjoyed the trip with you. It's always been a dream of mine to see Alaska in person. But this will do for now. So appreciate the trip lol.
We moved from California being a native there for 56 years but we move to Tennessee . It’s hard our 28 year old loves California so she’s there along with our son daughter in law and grandsons and our family and friends .but we wasn’t getting anywhere in California
I have commented here a few times. I lived in Alaska for 3 years a long, long time ago and loved it but God had other plans for where I would live. I got to go there a few years ago on a cruise (which doesn’t really give a taste of living in there) and got to go up into the interior. It was so different from when I lived there but I still have a heart for Alaska. I have a friend who is temporarily living in Anchorage and I am planning to visit her this year to scout out where I used to live (Anchorage) and I don’t know why but I still love Alaska. I think I would be happy if I could make a trip there once or twice a year. I LOVE ALASKA!
Juneau is home for us, though we’re currently out-of-state on military orders. It is hands-down the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen! People are really friendly, the pace of life is super laid back, and you get to know people so well. I rarely went anywhere without seeing someone I knew (one of the things I miss the most)! Cons mainly come from being off the road system - higher cost of living, isolation from outside experiences/travel, etc. Very few chain stores and basically no chain restaurants. Though that actually makes it super easy to buy local and invest in the community, so it doesn’t feel like much of a con. Energy costs are actually really good because the city is hydropowered. And water costs are flat rate, so that’s pretty good too! it’s such a wonderfully close knit community, and a great place to visit/live! The Southeast in general has some incredible towns and communities!
One thing that I can say is a drawback for Anchorage and really there are many positives. The kind of Wet Cold they have. I was stationed at Ft. Greely and flown down to Anchorage for a week for some classes. And it was only -14 which at Ft. Greely is not bad. But in Anchorate because of the water their cold goes right through anything u have on. At Delta Jct/Ft. Greely its a dry cold and feels so much better. And for me I loved working in sports with the kids and got to coach year round. It was a Blast.
I live in Halifax Nova Scotia, I love the waterfront boardwalk in my city, lots of out door seating, restaurants and shops. Also, we have a Victorian Public Garden as well as other more natural parks etc. our downtown is filled with great old buildings, mixed with new. There are many other places with cafe’s etc. It’s really beautiful here. Alaska is beautiful and we enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing! God bless
You guys were just in our neck of the woods. We live between Soldotna and Sterling. We lived in Ninilchik for over 25 years before we were at our current home. Prior to that we lived in Fairbanks for 5 years. We even housesat in NorthPole for 6 months as newly weds. Honestly, we love our current location. However, I miss being able to walk down to the beach whenever we wanted and the small town atmosphere in Ninilchik. We don't really miss a lot about Fairbanks. I did trust Christ as my Savior while we lived there. So for that reason the town holds a special place in my heart.
The 15% menthol sprays and rollons for pain seem to help keep bugs at bay. We spend a lot of time in areas of ticks, noseeums etc and I spray my cap good and legs, shoes, clothes it seems to keep them from landing, they still buzz around you. I started after getting Lymes and not wanting another trip of it. Some places still need strong mosquito repellant. Be safe.
Thanks for taking us on your trip. Maybe one day we'll be able to do the same. My wife and I enjoy visiting Southeast AK, ie Haines and Skagway. It's very rural. The scenes are beautiful. Ferry rides and small plane flights to and from Juneau to Haines/Skagway are spectacular. Enjoy riding a bike along the inland passage way and rivers. Best of all, visiting family who live there, hiking with them along the ocean and seeing the sites in the wilderness by boat or go up the highway by train or car.
Thank you for taking us along with you on this amazing road trip . We got a chance to see Alaska like never before . The big cities and remote towns .... Alaska is truly a beautiful state . I am happy you guys are headed home . There is a place like home , safe trip home you guys we had a blast !!!!
Destin Florida paradise for sure. You need to visit here. The sugar white sands on the beach and beautiful area. My favorite place in Alaska in Denali/ Cantwell. So incredible.
So from your visit to different parts. What was your favorite part? In Indiana, northern Indiana has farmland, amish, art/activities and lake Michigan. I live in Southern Indiana and we have lakes, hiking, and college
We live in Alaska! In Anchorage. We’re a military family. I love Alaska and it’s BEAUTIFUL but it has its downfalls unfortunately. Lots of homeless in Anchorage. Alaska is actually the #1 state for crimes against women. Theft is RIDICULOUS here. It’s weird going into stores and everything being behind locked glass doors. The long dark winters aren’t for everyone. They’re rough. But Alaskas beauty just … it’s like nothing I’ve seen before. I love it so much!!!!!
Hawaii has so many homeless. In Honolulu, they set up tents, lean-tos or just blankets wherever. Right in the front of the hotels, on the beach... Lots of graffiti. It is beautiful but such a shock.
The Alaskan Fandango your on is so beautiful. Fishing is amongst the best fishing in the world. Its always been an outdoor adventure to me. There are still some areas where cell phones still won't work which is the only bad thing about Alaska.
And another thing, I didn’t know that Anchorage, Alaska has Dave and Busters. I never really went to Dave and Busters, but I will look forward to go there here in South Carolina.
We recently moved to Wasilla from Georgia. I work the slope rotationally. The absolute worst part for us is the lack of customer service and unfriendly people. I know the south is different but I find a lot of people here seem to lack simple manners. I know alot of people want to move to get away from people but why anyone would take a job that’s customer service oriented but hate people. It’s just different for us. We are still deciding where to settle but after 3 months have crossed Wasilla off the list.
Great vid! I missed my Wasilla summer as I had to help fam in Florida for 3 months! Hope you guys make it to Kodiak Island someday. Alaskan to the core…pipeline days, Valdez, Jesus People witnessing downtown Anchorage in the 70s, Kodiak, Wasilla, North Pole, Ft Yukon…the road system is a very small part of the state! Your videos always brighten my day!
I enjoyed today's blog. In 1999 we spent close to 3 months in Alaska. We stayed for a whole month in an RV park that was about halfway between Fairbanks and North Pole and had a wonderful time. I have to laugh when you show pictures of Fairbanks on your blog because it was so very different back then and actually so is North Pole...lots more stores. There was not much more than Fred Myers to shop at. I ended up having to go to the dentist in North Pole. We drove our motorhome down to Seward and stayed a while. It was hard to find an RV park that had electric plug in's there but we spent our 40th anniversary and took a day cruise one day and my husband had a wonderful time on a charter fishing boat with a captain named John. Alaska became a state the same year we married. I love your blog and really love seeing things that are familiar. Oh and where would I live in Alaska, I also would live close to North Pole. :)
My dream is to oneday move to the Gatlinburg area in Tennessee. I love the Smoky Mountains. Any type of Mountains really. Alaska also seems very intriguing.
I was at Eielson AFB for 3 years from 1989-1992 and Alaska took my breath away. I am looking forward to returning someday soon once I am able to. Who's ready? lol
I love that you guys brought up medical care as a good point. I was born with a rare heart problem and all my life where I live has had to be based around being close to a specialist facility. I finally had my last surgery last year and shouldn't need anything else done! I had no idea how freeing it would feel to not have to worry about being close to a hospital. That's a real concern for a lot of people and something I think we take for granted when we live in more developed areas or cities.
We live in Tennessee. Mountains are beautiful. We live within 2 hours of Gatlinburg. We have lived here for 5 years and only been there 1 time. We thought we would go a lot but just don’t. We live about 30 minutes from North Carolina and Virginia. Beautiful area.
I live in Delta, love the wide open spaces, small town vibe and good people, no taxes, being at the base of Alaska and granite range mountain views amazing, can go out hiking, 4-wheeler, kayaking, floating rivers and lakes. We do have a medical clinic, which has pharmacy with afterhours emergent care and gp's, the specialty and hospital in fairbanks. I love Valdez and have thought of moving there. Hate the wind and cold here. Lol
Local alaskan here. I live in Anchorage, but Homer is more mine and my family's speed. I've traveled to 7 different states, and 7 different countries. I know that's not a lot, but it's enough to know that, out of 14 different places in the world, Homer is my favorite by far.
Love you guys and thanks for sharing. Grandson is three years old and loves watching and saying the ending with your kids. Alaska sounds like a beautiful yet curious place. Love from the island of Guam 🌴💕🌴
Live in San Antonio, Texas. Love it here lots of things to do stores stores stores , the Riverwalk (the river goes through the middle of town beautiful wish you could come here.
@world according to brigs just did an upload about us Minnesotans cold temps are the about the same as yours (especially in the tops 3/4 of state (MINNESOTA, is small compared too Alaska, but larger than a lot of the contiguous 48 states. We have very four distinct seasons. They are winter, false spring (we go straight from winter to false spring to summer, to false winter (when it gets cold/snows before Halloween. If needed for reference I live just outside Minneapolis. Only 15ish minutes away.
Anchorage has a lot of trails and parks too. You can ride your bike from one side of town to another. But beware of the mosquitoes on the trails if you don’t like getting bitten by them. For any visitors be sure to keep an eye out for any moose and bears. We share the trails and parks with them too.
I enjoyed this video so much, seeing many places in Alaska. I live in Indiana and have been to Alaska only once on a cruise which was quite fun. My daughter and her family went also and we go off the ship every day and went on excursions. I loved the beauty of nature and the seeing different animals. Plus the weather was really nice in August. About 65 I think. I am an outdoors kind of gal spending lots of time with my grandparents who lived in the country growing up. I have followed your channel for some time now and always enjoy your videos. You guys always seem so down to earth and positive. I look forward to each new video. Take care! Diane
Kenai & North Kenai are lower prices as far as real estate. Kenai is always cold wind due to it being rt on the Inlet & the mouth of the River! Homer is the worst to live in the winter bcuz it’s sooo expensive!! And most everything is closed!
Happy Monday, SOMERS. I hope you’re having a good summer. I’m glad you’re having a good time at Homer, Alaska. Someday, I wanna Alaska, my former hometown, so I can do Alaska vlogs. But anyway, word on the street is that things are getting really serious about lack of hospitalization. Much prayers and love to people staying healthy. I hope you SOMERS enjoying your vacation. Continue on your road on getting the giant gold play button.💜🖤
Hi There Somers Family and Little Castner... so good to see you again. Your family brings me so much joy. Thanks for sharing your family trip 🚐 with us. Alaska is notably the most beautiful state in America 🇺🇸 God Bless You LuvYa! Bye from NE Ohio
Hello Happy Peoples. I live in rural Western Maryland. We have mountains and it is a beautiful area. We live in a small city and our only large store is Walmart. We have no Target, Crumbled Cookie or Raising Cain. We are in the process of getting a Starbucks. I don't drink coffee so it doesn't impress me. We see all 4 seasons. It is in the upper 90s today. It is difficult to shop here so alot of times we travel.about an hour away to a larger city. I love watching your adventures. God bless your entire family.
I would stay where your at you don't want to come here were in alot of trouble will leave it at that. Thanks for taking us along on your trip have a safe trip home.
Very much enjoyed these snap shots into your family's vacation. Your family always seem to enjoy what they're doing in the moment. It's so very wonderful to watch. If I could live somewhere in the same vein as Alaska, it would be the island of Svalbard. The seasons of the polar nights, sunny winter and polar summer all display such majestic scenes of God's beauty in such stark contrast one to another. It's absolutely breathtaking taking. As always, stay blessed and love and prayers coming your way.💞🙏
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Thank you for your concern. It is happening everywhere today so we are always on the lookout. Your holiday looks like lots of fun for you and for us. Travel safely please.
I love having lots of shops around me because I love to wander around the shops but I don’t buy much.
As long as they have coffee shops I will be there.
We have just got a bad COVID 19 warning here in Australia so its home lockdown for us as we are in our 70.
Keep the videos coming please to give us something to enjoy.
I got one but ignored it as I figured it was spam !
Thanks for letting us know the devil is always on the prowl
Bert's reaction when Jessica said she has space to fill in the RV for buying stuff at Target made me lol!
Why not?? Got a big rig...Fill it up, for home!!?? Stuff you don't find local!!!??? Smart lady!!!
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The fireweed with the mountains in the background... GORGEOUS!!!
The feeling of community is hard to explain to people who haven't experienced living in Alaska. It's more than a feeling. It's like knowing at a soul level that someone will always have your back. That in turn makes you more kind, generous and helpful. Kind of a group hug. I miss North Pole and Fairbanks and truly enjoy adventures with the Somers because every day is an adventure! You are a wonderful family and thank you for including us. It means a lot. Love and hugs....
Today it was 108 degrees here in SW Oklahoma; 111 forecast for tomorrow. Watching your videos makes me feel a few degrees cooler! 🥶 Tomorrow I may have to rewatch some of your winter videos. 😂 ❄️
I love how Garret enjoys all the experiences! He’s really enjoying his childhood. Makes me happy! ☺️
Hi there, my Son, daughter n law and I just returned from a trip to Alaska to see family there! The Mountains and views were amazing. One thing I noticed was how clean the roads were everywhere! No trash on the side of the roads, etc. The fresh air was incredible and all the sites were awesome! Thanks for sharing your life there! 🙏 for you all!
Fl native here. Fell in love with Ak in 2001 when we road tripped from fl to Prudhoe bay. So beautiful! USCG took my daughter and family to Alaska a few years ago.. they’ve lived in Anchor point Eagle River and now have settled in Palmer. We have enjoyed our trips to Alaska twice a year since they landed there. In fact we’re heading to Palmer the end of the week for our summer vacation. It’s an amazing place for sure!! God bless you on your travels and thanks for taking me back down memory lane!
I could see The Somers family living in the New England states and thriving if they ever had to leave Alaska. But in my 13 years of marriage and moving around, my favorite place has been Colonial Williamsburg. We lived in Carrollton, VA for two years and I had a blast with all of the tourist, fun things to do; however, the constant traffic was not my friend. There was traffic just to go to the bank or get milk, it was a lot.
We lived outside of DC for four years but last fall moved to Montana, on the Canadian border. We love it and it’s so peaceful for raising our small kiddos. Our 5, 4, and 3 year olds are all thriving here. Plus we never have traffic - there’s not enough people for traffic. LoL
The way life for the wee folk, is meant to be!! IMHO!?
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how do you like Montana compared NOVA? Alaska is the dream but Montana seems nice too.....
The mountains in the background with the fireweed ( I think that’s what it was ) was so picturesque! Just beautiful!!!! 😍
Thanks for taking us along ! It was a nice adventure!
Bert and Jessica I need your prayers. My 23 year old granddaughter has glaucoma and finally she is going to Dr Chang in Houston tomorrow for consult This will be a long road OR God Heals her at some time. Please Somers pray for her!!! and thank you
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We will pray for her and your family Loretta
Praying!
and I can help it Audrey is my girl
I don't think you make it right now in Texas. We are in a heat wave. There putting out warning next 2 week's triple digets. High triple digets. Texas and other areas are struggling with drought and way too high heat. We usually don't get this hot till August. Prayers for all.
Guys I live in the UK in SW Hertfordshire just 20 miles from London and 2 mins from the main orbital road the M25 and even I have a 25 min drive to my nearest Costco and 20 to nearest hospital.
Y'all would love the Smoky mountains area. Not necessarily pigeon forge because that's too much tourism craziness....but maybe the outskirts.
Jessica, Im from South Carolina and we dont have Canes Chicken down south. BUT since I hear that you really like it I thought I would tell you this. I have moved to Phoneix and my house is exactly across the street from Canes. Yes I love it. Every place to eat that you can think of is Across the street. I just have never seen A place like this before.wish I could send you Canes.
I cracked up when Bert said we have to go to Target and the Jessica piped in " I have a big ole camper to stuff , stuff in!" Lol
We visited Alaska on a cruise a few years back. It started in Seattle and we did the passage. It was amazing. We are sheep farmers from Australia, so we live in a very different way of life. Love your you tube videos you are so friendly and normal .. thank you xx vicki and Roger 🇦🇺
We are moving to Palmer Alaska this month. I love the mountains and rivers. I have family there. Palmer is an agriculture region. Great people. Wasilla is 30 minutes away and has a Walmart, Red Robins, Target , and Joannes. I wish they had a Hobby Lobby.
I was raised in Texas and moved to Wyoming when I was 21 years old. I have lived in absolute convenience with ever thing within driving distance an hour away from a major city, to having to drive 6 hours in any direction to go to a mall. I am much older now and live in a small town in Idaho. Its an hour drive to the nearest mall and Target.. Two hours to Yellowstone and three hours to Salt Lake City. I love it. In the crazy place we call our world today I feel pretty safe. The majority are hard working Christian folk like myself. I often joke that if the world gets any more crazy I am moving to Alaska off the grid but I like to tease. I am glad you had a nice trip. I would love to try Crumble Cookie. I have heard of it but never been to one. God Bless!
Oh how I would love to live in Idaho! We transferred from wa state to Tennessee but am mildly regretting the move, it's been a tough transition. Unfortunately if we were to transfer again it would have to be n Idaho closeish to the spokane boarder and.. we definitely cannot afford land up there
North Pole came in second as best place to live I am not a city person and I would rather deal with the dry cold in central Alaska than the damp cold weather in Anchorage and south area, cant wait to get up there but now I have a severe hernia waiting for surgery next month so laid up again for a while. God Bless you.
I don't know if I'll ever get to go to Alaska in this lifetime but watching through your vlogs makes me feel like I'm there and experiencing everything too. :)
The US Navy says I had at least seven years of sea duty onboard the US Canberra CAG-2, USS Dahlgren DLG-12, and the USS Jouett CG-29. I've been to a lot of countries and cities. I've been to many of the places people are "dying to see". Done that, saw that. The best place for me was with Family and Loved ones wherever they were and are. The view and places to eat are great, but they are just the added niceness.
My husband and I live out in Eagle River & we think it's a perfect middle ground where you get your outdoor activities & small town feel with all of the niceties of Anchorage being so close. I actually go to Tikahtnu area pretty often since it's only 10-15 minutes away with no traffic.
Eagle river has the most expensive housing 😪 I've been searching
I have lived in Anchorage for close to 50 years. I do enjoy the mountains and being on the water as well as the urban wildlife. Anchorage is running out of land because so much of the land around it is owned by the military. And therefore can’t be developed. I have traveled all around Alaska as well and some of my favorite smaller towns are in Southeast Alaska. Ie Wrangell and Petersburg. Some of the friendliest people I have met up here.
Angie, I was stationed up there at Ft. Wainwright from 87 to 90. Alaska is a very different place now. I remember when mass communication was the pay phones on old Richardson hwy inbetween Fairbanks and North Pole. I say this because you described what I loved about my time there. Even back then, the Army and Air Force was buy up land as 'they' were expanding.
@@Dbusdriver71 I ended up here in 70 because both my parents were in the AF stationed at Elmendorf. This ended up being their last duty station as they liked it so much. Except for a few stints out of state (college, etc) I have been here ever since. It has definitely changed over the years
@@AngieMiddleton do you think it's a hard transition winter wise. My husband has been talked out of pursuing alaska bc of the long winters as a lady from there was tellinghimyou don't see the sun and you don't go outside so if you have little ones good luck. Lol she has been there for 20 years so it wasn't very encouraging. Wainwright is where he'd be able to transfer to but also expense wise and the fact were I to homesteading I'm not sure if it would he the easiest move
Such a beautiful country you live in , thankyou for taking us with you .
I would love to visit Alaska one of these days - all different parts of it. I don’t think I could deal with the cold winters tho. I’m originally from PA, and loved the history, mountains and the change of seasons! I live in Central Florida now and love it! Happily my cousin just moved here from Philly. If I could, I’d get a house with a chunk of ground back in PA, and become a snowbird!
I love how the dog looks at Garett like "Go! It's your thing!" so cute!
I noticed that too!
I think this is my 1st time commenting on one of your videos, but I have watched a lot of your videos. I just wanted to say you are an inspiration to me and my family. We have been going through some hard time so thank you for being you and brightening our day ❤
Hopefully the hard times are short lived for you. Keep your head up and know the Happy People’s family are here for you.
Hello Somers family ...life is a journey and thanks for taking us on yours...beautiful countryside 🥰🥾🌍
I like that, Bert at around 7:15 ish, when J says she has a big old camper she can put things in ... from Target!!
Super cool, thanks for taking us along 😀 Love you all! God's blessings to you for all you do in honoring Him ❤️
Yes way back in the early / late 1930"s my Grandfather lived in Pilot Alaska its a small Villiage , My Mom & My Aunt went to Boarding School .
I lived in England for nine years. That was my favorite place I've lived. Spent 21 years in the Navy. Loved Germany too.
Hi! guys I'm having a hard time right now but it always make me fee good when I watch you, thanks for making me fee good. love you.
So sorry you’re going through a tough time, this is a big family of happy people’s, who will be thinking of and praying for you.
Most of us are having a hard time right now--and I agree---these videos take us away from the problems for a bit. It's nice to see some natural beauty, and some good times. Nothing like a road trip!
Southside Anchorage, oceanview area. When Nordstrom & Banana Republic, close there doors it was really sad. I worked at Banana Republic part time for 17 years…
Oh my gosh Castner is so darn cute. It's nice you can take him with you. Evelyn Garret an Audrey growing up to fast. Memories they won't forget. The mountains are gorgeous. The flowers alongside the road beautiful. To cold if you have to wear sweatshirts in summertime.
You were in my neck of the woods in Anchorage! I have family that live down in Homer and I have spent so much time there. When I had the choice to relocate to Alaska in the military I jumped on it! We love Anchorage but it is too city for us hopefully in the future we can move farther up north! The crime rate is also a concern for us but Eagle River, Wasilla, and Palmer are so nice. Just did not want an hour community each way. Such a great trip thanks for sharing your lives!
Thank you for a great overview of Alaska! This all sounds so exotic to me living in Kansas City and I love hearing about your life and state!
Greetings from OPKS!
I loved seeing the purple flowers & the beautiful mountains in the background while you were talking to us. I've never heard of Buster & Dave's, it sure looked like fun. Was that a huge Hungry Hippo game? Wow! I like the game Garret was playing rolling the ball up the slant into one of the holes. Cookie Crumbles was interesting. Canes chiucken looked pretty good. I've never heard of them. I love this RV adventure you are on. Thank you for sharing this wonderful trip. Always love to see everyone. Costner just fits right in. Very calm.
The moist, drizzley scenery makes me exited for fall, especially with the 101 degree days coming tomorrow and Saturday.
This video got me Googling in case anyone was wondering about NYC. We have ZERO Walmarts and ZERO Cane's but we have 615 McDonald's. If you like pizza, we have 1250 restaurants with the word pizza in their name AND 32,000 restaurants that serve some form of pizza on their menu. Just wanted to represent. If you ever do a NY trip, give me a holler and I'll send you a list of fun places to visit.
I grew up in Fairbanks, back then all we had was the original smaller Fred Meyer, Safeway, University Center, Shoppers Forum, and Gavora and Bentley “Halls”. When we went to Anchorage we always made it a point to go to Red Robin and all the bigger malls. From what I understand now Fairbanks has all the major stores (expect for Best Buy and Target). I liked the size of Fairbanks over Anchorage.
I love seeing all parts of Alaska on your vacation and what cities are best to live depending on the person
We love Canada the four season is beautiful ti see ! And nice that we can pack up drive ti Florida for cheep holiday we do get cold winters -40 in the country were I live ! My parents went to vist were u live and said I would love it ! Just not the dark days would hurt me
We live in Southern Utah, St. George, 100 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada. We have a fish camp in Funny River, 20 mi. East of Soldatna. We visit, too fish, every year in late July. Love it in Alaska. Last year in September we brought the wives and just saw the sites on the peninsula, Homer, Seward, Whittier, College Fjord, Alieska, and Ancorage. We love the San Diego beach too.
Have enjoyed your adventures. I just went on a trip also and tried the crumble cookies for the first time. YUMMY! Traveling mercies on your way back home.
Hello Somers family. So good to see you. I have enjoyed the trip with you. It's always been a dream of mine to see Alaska in person. But this will do for now. So appreciate the trip lol.
Same
We moved from California being a native there for 56 years but we move to Tennessee . It’s hard our 28 year old loves California so she’s there along with our son daughter in law and grandsons and our family and friends .but we wasn’t getting anywhere in California
I have commented here a few times. I lived in Alaska for 3 years a long, long time ago and loved it but God had other plans for where I would live. I got to go there a few years ago on a cruise (which doesn’t really give a taste of living in there) and got to go up into the interior. It was so different from when I lived there but I still have a heart for Alaska. I have a friend who is temporarily living in Anchorage and I am planning to visit her this year to scout out where I used to live (Anchorage) and I don’t know why but I still love Alaska. I think I would be happy if I could make a trip there once or twice a year. I LOVE ALASKA!
I had relatives who lived in Kenai. They moved there in the late '70s from Kansas. Most have moved from there to Arkansas.
Juneau is home for us, though we’re currently out-of-state on military orders. It is hands-down the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen! People are really friendly, the pace of life is super laid back, and you get to know people so well. I rarely went anywhere without seeing someone I knew (one of the things I miss the most)!
Cons mainly come from being off the road system - higher cost of living, isolation from outside experiences/travel, etc. Very few chain stores and basically no chain restaurants. Though that actually makes it super easy to buy local and invest in the community, so it doesn’t feel like much of a con. Energy costs are actually really good because the city is hydropowered. And water costs are flat rate, so that’s pretty good too!
it’s such a wonderfully close knit community, and a great place to visit/live! The Southeast in general has some incredible towns and communities!
One thing that I can say is a drawback for Anchorage and really there are many positives. The kind of Wet Cold they have. I was stationed at Ft. Greely and flown down to Anchorage for a week for some classes. And it was only -14 which at Ft. Greely is not bad. But in Anchorate because of the water their cold goes right through anything u have on. At Delta Jct/Ft. Greely its a dry cold and feels so much better.
And for me I loved working in sports with the kids and got to coach year round. It was a Blast.
I live in Halifax Nova Scotia, I love the waterfront boardwalk in my city, lots of out door seating, restaurants and shops. Also, we have a Victorian Public Garden as well as other more natural parks etc. our downtown is filled with great old buildings, mixed with new. There are many other places with cafe’s etc. It’s really beautiful here. Alaska is beautiful and we enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing! God bless
I'd love to hear more about any experience your family has with Southeast Alaska? Have you all been to Juneau? I love temperate rainforest
You guys were just in our neck of the woods. We live between Soldotna and Sterling. We lived in Ninilchik for over 25 years before we were at our current home. Prior to that we lived in Fairbanks for 5 years. We even housesat in NorthPole for 6 months as newly weds. Honestly, we love our current location. However, I miss being able to walk down to the beach whenever we wanted and the small town atmosphere in Ninilchik. We don't really miss a lot about Fairbanks. I did trust Christ as my Savior while we lived there. So for that reason the town holds a special place in my heart.
The 15% menthol sprays and rollons for pain seem to help keep bugs at bay. We spend a lot of time in areas of ticks, noseeums etc and I spray my cap good and legs, shoes, clothes it seems to keep them from landing, they still buzz around you. I started after getting Lymes and not wanting another trip of it. Some places still need strong mosquito repellant. Be safe.
Thanks for taking us on your trip. Maybe one day we'll be able to do the same. My wife and I enjoy visiting Southeast AK, ie Haines and Skagway. It's very rural. The scenes are beautiful. Ferry rides and small plane flights to and from Juneau to Haines/Skagway are spectacular. Enjoy riding a bike along the inland passage way and rivers. Best of all, visiting family who live there, hiking with them along the ocean and seeing the sites in the wilderness by boat or go up the highway by train or car.
Thank you for taking us along with you on this amazing road trip . We got a chance to see Alaska like never before . The big cities and remote towns .... Alaska is truly a beautiful state . I am happy you guys are headed home . There is a place like home , safe trip home you guys we had a blast !!!!
Destin Florida paradise for sure. You need to visit here. The sugar white sands on the beach and beautiful area. My favorite place in Alaska in Denali/ Cantwell. So incredible.
So from your visit to different parts. What was your favorite part? In Indiana, northern Indiana has farmland, amish, art/activities and lake Michigan. I live in Southern Indiana and we have lakes, hiking, and college
We live in Alaska! In Anchorage. We’re a military family. I love Alaska and it’s BEAUTIFUL but it has its downfalls unfortunately. Lots of homeless in Anchorage. Alaska is actually the #1 state for crimes against women. Theft is RIDICULOUS here. It’s weird going into stores and everything being behind locked glass doors. The long dark winters aren’t for everyone. They’re rough. But Alaskas beauty just … it’s like nothing I’ve seen before. I love it so much!!!!!
Hawaii has so many homeless. In Honolulu, they set up tents, lean-tos or just blankets wherever. Right in the front of the hotels, on the beach... Lots of graffiti. It is beautiful but such a shock.
The Alaskan Fandango your on is so beautiful. Fishing is amongst the best fishing in the world. Its always been an outdoor adventure to me. There are still some areas where cell phones still won't work which is the only bad thing about Alaska.
Thanks for sharing your vacation! Many blessings to your family 🤗❤️🇨🇦
And another thing, I didn’t know that Anchorage, Alaska has Dave and Busters. I never really went to Dave and Busters, but I will look forward to go there here in South Carolina.
Michigan we have water .
We recently moved to Wasilla from
Georgia. I work the slope rotationally. The absolute worst part for us is the lack of customer service and unfriendly people. I know the south is different but I find a lot of people here seem to lack simple manners. I know alot of people want to move to get away from people but why anyone would take a job that’s customer service oriented but hate people. It’s just different for us. We are still deciding where to settle but after 3 months have crossed Wasilla off the list.
Great vid! I missed my Wasilla summer as I had to help fam in Florida for 3 months! Hope you guys make it to Kodiak Island someday. Alaskan to the core…pipeline days, Valdez, Jesus People witnessing downtown Anchorage in the 70s, Kodiak, Wasilla, North Pole, Ft Yukon…the road system is a very small part of the state! Your videos always brighten my day!
In my area Bath & Body Works, and Target are top stores in Plymouth, IN.👍👍🌞
I enjoyed today's blog. In 1999 we spent close to 3 months in Alaska. We stayed for a whole month in an RV park that was about halfway between Fairbanks and North Pole and had a wonderful time. I have to laugh when you show pictures of Fairbanks on your blog because it was so very different back then and actually so is North Pole...lots more stores. There was not much more than Fred Myers to shop at. I ended up having to go to the dentist in North Pole. We drove our motorhome down to Seward and stayed a while. It was hard to find an RV park that had electric plug in's there but we spent our 40th anniversary and took a day cruise one day and my husband had a wonderful time on a charter fishing boat with a captain named John. Alaska became a state the same year we married. I love your blog and really love seeing things that are familiar. Oh and where would I live in Alaska, I also would live close to North Pole. :)
My dream is to oneday move to the Gatlinburg area in Tennessee. I love the Smoky Mountains. Any type of Mountains really. Alaska also seems very intriguing.
I was at Eielson AFB for 3 years from 1989-1992 and Alaska took my breath away. I am looking forward to returning someday soon once I am able to. Who's ready? lol
I love that you guys brought up medical care as a good point. I was born with a rare heart problem and all my life where I live has had to be based around being close to a specialist facility. I finally had my last surgery last year and shouldn't need anything else done! I had no idea how freeing it would feel to not have to worry about being close to a hospital. That's a real concern for a lot of people and something I think we take for granted when we live in more developed areas or cities.
We live in Tennessee. Mountains are beautiful. We live within 2 hours of Gatlinburg. We have lived here for 5 years and only been there 1 time. We thought we would go a lot but just don’t. We live about 30 minutes from North Carolina and Virginia. Beautiful area.
I live in Delta, love the wide open spaces, small town vibe and good people, no taxes, being at the base of Alaska and granite range mountain views amazing, can go out hiking, 4-wheeler, kayaking, floating rivers and lakes. We do have a medical clinic, which has pharmacy with afterhours emergent care and gp's, the specialty and hospital in fairbanks. I love Valdez and have thought of moving there. Hate the wind and cold here. Lol
I have to save this video for tomorrow morning but can not wait! my fav ak fam
We're in Soldotna. Love it! Small Town feel but still has almost all the stores we need.
Local alaskan here. I live in Anchorage, but Homer is more mine and my family's speed. I've traveled to 7 different states, and 7 different countries. I know that's not a lot, but it's enough to know that, out of 14 different places in the world, Homer is my favorite by far.
I'm checking out those purple words of pink flowers it was a really pretty
Love you guys and thanks for sharing. Grandson is three years old and loves watching and saying the ending with your kids. Alaska sounds like a beautiful yet curious place. Love from the island of Guam 🌴💕🌴
Love N. C. You have 4 seasons. In the center where we live 2.5 hours to the beach and 2.5 hours to the Blue ridge mountain.👍🏻
Live in San Antonio, Texas. Love it here lots of things to do stores stores stores , the Riverwalk (the river goes through the middle of town beautiful wish you could come here.
Michigan, I live in the country. But within 15 minutes stores. 45 minutes to bigger cities. 3 public lakes within 15 minutes. Lots of private lakes.
I loved Juneau except it was landlocked. But the beauty was amazing and plenty of decent jobs, good schools for the kids. Haines was also awesome.
We have some stores near us. I think we mostly shop when we need something. Shops we don't have close, when we visit them, we load up!
@world according to brigs just did an upload about us Minnesotans cold temps are the about the same as yours (especially in the tops 3/4 of state (MINNESOTA, is small compared too Alaska, but larger than a lot of the contiguous 48 states. We have very four distinct seasons. They are winter, false spring (we go straight from winter to false spring to summer, to false winter (when it gets cold/snows before Halloween. If needed for reference I live just outside Minneapolis. Only 15ish minutes away.
Anchorage has a lot of trails and parks too. You can ride your bike from one side of town to another. But beware of the mosquitoes on the trails if you don’t like getting bitten by them. For any visitors be sure to keep an eye out for any moose and bears. We share the trails and parks with them too.
I enjoyed this video so much, seeing many places in Alaska. I live in Indiana and have been to Alaska only once on a cruise which was quite fun. My daughter and her family went also and we go off the ship every day and went on excursions. I loved the beauty of nature and the seeing different animals. Plus the weather was really nice in August. About 65 I think. I am an outdoors kind of gal spending lots of time with my grandparents who lived in the country growing up. I have followed your channel for some time now and always enjoy your videos. You guys always seem so down to earth and positive. I look forward to each new video. Take care! Diane
Kenai & North Kenai are lower prices as far as real estate.
Kenai is always cold wind due to it being rt on the Inlet & the mouth of the River!
Homer is the worst to live in the winter bcuz it’s sooo expensive!! And most everything is closed!
This was a wonderful video. Love traveling with you and learning about Alaska. You've busted alot of myths.😊 Alaska is just breath taking.
Thanks for sharing Alaska with us ,loved seeing everywhere. Hope y'all have a great week ahead.🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🐶
Happy Monday, SOMERS. I hope you’re having a good summer. I’m glad you’re having a good time at Homer, Alaska. Someday, I wanna Alaska, my former hometown, so I can do Alaska vlogs. But anyway, word on the street is that things are getting really serious about lack of hospitalization. Much prayers and love to people staying healthy. I hope you SOMERS enjoying your vacation. Continue on your road on getting the giant gold play button.💜🖤
Prayers for your granddaughter ❤🙏🙏🙏
Hi There Somers Family and Little Castner... so good to see you again. Your family brings me so much joy. Thanks for sharing your family trip 🚐 with us. Alaska is notably the most beautiful state in America 🇺🇸 God Bless You LuvYa! Bye from NE Ohio
Have a Nice and Blessed Holidays! Safe journey home.
Glad you had a great time enjoying watch ing everything you all do thanks for sharing everything
Hello Happy Peoples. I live in rural Western Maryland. We have mountains and it is a beautiful area. We live in a small city and our only large store is Walmart. We have no Target, Crumbled Cookie or Raising Cain. We are in the process of getting a Starbucks. I don't drink coffee so it doesn't impress me. We see all 4 seasons. It is in the upper 90s today. It is difficult to shop here so alot of times we travel.about an hour away to a larger city. I love watching your adventures. God bless your entire family.
Thanks, for sharing. Glad, you were able to go south. Hopefully, you will meet Montana Haven. They moved to Palmer area for a yr. +.
We have a Crumble but there’s one now called the Cookie Company and they taste home baked. We think they are better.
I would stay where your at you don't want to come here were in alot of trouble will leave it at that. Thanks for taking us along on your trip have a safe trip home.
Very much enjoyed these snap shots into your family's vacation. Your family always seem to enjoy what they're doing in the moment. It's so very wonderful to watch. If I could live somewhere in the same vein as Alaska, it would be the island of Svalbard. The seasons of the polar nights, sunny winter and polar summer all display such majestic scenes of God's beauty in such stark contrast one to another. It's absolutely breathtaking taking. As always, stay blessed and love and prayers coming your way.💞🙏
North Carolina mountains, Blue ridge parkway area. Great place also charlotte NC.