Nick, FYI, Mt Mackinley was not the original name of the mountain. It never was. You said "it used to be called Mt Mackinley. No it wasn't. Alaska was and still is inhabited by indigenous people, who for centuries named it "Denali". The Kuyukon people referred it as Denali until some white foreign gold prospector changed to Mt Mackinley ( former US president) without taking to account the history and culture of the mountain.
Been in interior Alaska for 23 years. Grew up in Arizona. Alaska is tough. But worth it. Am I tired of the 9 month long winters of snow and ice and darkness? Uhhh sure. Am I ready to live on some tropical oasis?? Uhhh of course. Am I proud to be an Alaskan? Definitely. Have I lived in a cabin with no heat all winter long at -65 indoors and out? Yes, I have. Have I encountered Grizzlies? Yes, of course. Did I have dogs sleep with me and save me from vears and break through ice trying to get to me and eat out of my mouth so carefully not to bite my lips? Yes to all those. Have I got frostbit? Yeah. Have I ran a dog sled? Yes. Have I been in car accidents because of the icy roads? Yes. Have I burned firewood countless years as only heat source? Yes.....have I raised a son through it all? Yesss! Would I trade it in for 23 years of simple living somewhere else? Not a chance.
TTundergrizzly you probably eat nails for breakfast... without any milk and I’d bet even a hearty breakfast of nails would run your wallets stomach pretty empty. All jokes aside you’ve really lived/are living a full life there’s a lot too say about that especially now, simplicity can go so far instead of the question being “what’s going too entertain me today” to “what will I eat/survive today” puts things into perspective real quick, it’s good too hear that Alaskans, who are still Americans, are keeping the American independence mentality alive, just like Nick said.
@@mangualacevedo Wow, you sound like the type of guy who pretends to be this “perfect guy” yet is embarrassed to share their own mistakes while mocking others who openly does so.
I lived in Juneau, AK for 4 years (2000-2004). I rented an apartment on Douglas Island and then crossed the bridge to work in downtown Juneau. Its just such a gorgeous place, especially the Aurora Borealis which was part of the many natural beauties of Alaska. Then I came back to visit via the 12 days cruise to Alaska/Canada on the Grand Princess Cruise ship in August 2018. Reconnected with friends and toured with nostalgia.
I lived in Anchorage for a year & Juneau for a year when I was in Kindergarten & 1st grade during the 70's...Came back to Texas in '73...I remember it was really beautiful💗💗💗
I think most of the major cities (big or small) throughout the United States have declined within the last several decades for various reasons. I loved my hometown growing up in the 60s and 70s but now it's atrocious like alot of other places.
My wife and I are recently retired living in southern California. We took an Alaska cruise last year. I realize we didn't even scratch the surface when it comes to seeing Alaska. If we didn't have such deep roots here in SoCal, we'd be very tempted to move to a place like Juneau. We saw more "eye candy" in that one Alaska cruise than we saw in the previous 3 cruises to the Caribbean. The glaciers, the whales, and the eagles were just beauty to behold.
Greetings from Kodiak, Alaska. We do have Amazon Prime here, no next day delivery. Usually 3 days or so with free shipping. Even when I worked up in Prudhoe Bay it was pretty good there as well.
rented a cabin on a lake in Talkeetna last July, was perfect. No neighbors, no noise. Everyone in Talkeetna was very friendly and laid back. Would love to retire there
Born and raised here, 20 years old. Currently living outside of anchorage (Wasilla). I can vouche for this man, he is spot on with just about everything. In fact it’s so spot on, it’s almost hard to believe HE HASNT LIVED HERE😂 Great research man. You’re showing the real Alaska, not the sweetened version!
If you want to move to Alaska, like nick says, you need to have a plan. In other words, you need to be hired by a company up here before coming here to Alaska. You may also want to have a portable translator with you that can help you communicate with the locals. Yes I am currently working here in Alaska in the seafood industry out in the aleutian islands. Housing and food is provided by the company. So its easy to save up your money here. There are lots of eastern europeans here I work along side with, like Serbians, Macedonians, Ukrainians, etc. And yes 80% of Alaska is only accessible by plane or boat. Most of the islands out here has no alcohol available. Or there is, but you would have to buy the stuff underground in the black market, which means having to know someone, and it can cost hundreds of dollars for even a small pint of whiskey, so there is really no point. But overall I have found Alaska, to be very gorgeous and peaceful.
EileenMc The architecture the food the antique culture there, Both of those states have lots of cool native (people born and raised there not native Americans) culture you should go to some sunbelt city suburbs where every house was made in 2010 and the restaurants are just Taco Bell and McDonald’s because that’s where there is no culture.
It’s not that expensive. Compared to Seattle, LA, San Diego, and especially the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s dirt cheap when it comes to housing. It’s food that’s expensive! A pound of ground beef will run about $8 at Fred Meyer’s and maybe twice as much at an AC store in Barrow or Nome.
@@jondstewart Housing in AK compared to pretty much anywhere in the west is cheaper. I live in Northern Idaho, and Alaskas housing is definitely cheaper.
Wow, this'll be cool. Alaska seems to be more obscure and lesser known to the majority. Also, at 11:16 that's Timothy Birmingham! A nice guy here on UA-cam.
But not many people live in Barrow on purpose. Many of the residents have had ancestors that have lived there hundreds of years and keep their traditions going. The cemeteries there have bodies decades old that are still preserved.
Thanks Nick for showcasing my state, grew up in Fairbanks and worked in Prudhoe bay while working on the Dalton HWY , I live in the lame lower 48 and miss Alaska all the time
@@thegoldstandard55 ohhhh ok. I never saw that game show. I was living in the UK until 1980 and when I came to Trinidad, there wasn't that game show being shown. Thank you for your reply.
I remember I had a crazy lucid dream about traveling to Alaska. Me and my gf were on a plane about to land. Looked out the window and saw the northern lights. And there was a small bear on our flight 😅
Did you know that most of the shows we see on Discovery and National Geographic are filmed in Alaska. And gold mining is also a big business for Alaska too.
I sure hope that whatever mining companies that do end up excavating the land they put it back just how they found it, working with nature instead of against her could be life or death/make a huge difference in curving climate change. By the way Great Big Stories (which unfortunately the channel shut down, but has its videos still posted) in the town of UnAlaska, Alaska there’s a bald eagle problem and they eat the fish when the fishing boats come from a haul, harass U.S. postal workers, people trying to go to the U.S. Post Office, and hang out mostly at the dumpster. I understand that Alaska/any other state/company’s/corporations need revenue too stay alive BUT all that I’m saying is everyone should respect the land/nature and then use the land as needed, as an example on Discovery’s Gold Rush series yes the rag tag of miners/machine operators would work there asses off but would get 2 jars of gold and the land would be gutted. My point being We have 1 planet let’s take care of Earth because Earth is all We have despite what we’re told about Mars/the moon. Also We must confront our problems and not let them fester becoming worse over time and profit/benefit from the problems just look at the homelessness/opioid/heroine/mental health/class warfare problems they must be solved not ignored at. Btw I’m from the Midwest specifically the Chicagoland area.
I was born in Anchorage. I live just outside of Seattle during the winter. Thanks school. My fam and I do go up to Cordova every aug-sept for Coho fishing. I do make sure to tell my friends, I identify as Alaskan, not American. Long live the last frontier
You must be an Sourdough (long time Alaskan) because you nailed it perfectly! I used to live in AK but it kept trying to kill me ( small plane wreck , rough seas and wild animals) so I got out. I still have two sons up there, ones a bush pilot and the other one works on the North slope in the oil field. It is a vast and wild place especially Anchorage! Ha ha.
I have been in AK for 2 times. It is picture perfect location. This is a great video that gives snapshot of AK life. Love the shots of prudhoe bay. Can't wait to go to this often underrated American destination.
Actually, Russia sold Alaska to the US because both countries were allied against Britain. And, by selling Alaska to the US, Russia tried to prevent its occupation by Britain as well as help the US to grow its presence in the Northwest.
Lived in the state of Alaska for 17 years. Petersburg in Southeast Anchorage for 12 years and 4 years in Fairbanks. I was a known ice carver in the state and I was featured in Suzie Carter's Alaska Men Magazine. i once worked for the Hickle family, Susan Butcher and her husband were a couple of my friends in Fairbanks. Alaska is my favorite place on Earth
One of my sisters lives in Alaska. I recently learned most in Alaska have their own snow plow. Maybe not as large or the same type as the plow Homer had in The Simpsons. But it is very common. She became an Alaskan after moving with her ex-husband there. He's a truck driver that hauls to Prudhoe Bay all the time. Sometimes it becomes similar to Canada's ice roads.
Another great video Mr.Johnson, I had the wonderful time visiting the “Last Frontier” I visits the cities Ketchikan,Juneau and another city that I can’t remember the name of, but lemme tell yah it was really neat. I was able to go to Alaska because it was a seven day cruise that started in Seattle, Washington, love from Virginia:).
In Anchorage or Fairbanks, 300,000 will get you a standard family home with about 2000 sq ft. In Seattle, Portland, LA, San Diego, and of course, the Bay Area, that’ll get you a run-down 1 bedroom condo. But food is not cheap here! Fred Meyer’s has specials, but meat very expensive. Lots of moose hunting jwre
Not as cheap as you th8nk. It depends on who you are, who your contacts are, what your nationality is, and where the land is. Near water, more expensive but then if you live near the water you have to be a where of earthquakes and volcanos that shift the land, your home may end up in the water. The checks are going away because oil is becoming harder to find.
ALASKA is also the "land of the lost" we have the most missing people percapita and the most missing people that are never found. Respect for the accuracy of the video, with the exception of why the pfd has been going down. It's NOT oil prices it was Former Governor Walker.
Yes. PFDs compensate us for the State keeping our mineral rights. Walker lied and misrepresented himself. Then he decided that the State knows better and needs the money more than We the People and the steal was in.
Lol your description of my town Homer was hilarious. It's not at all what people think it is, which is fine by us. Also on Kodiak Island you have the Pacific Spaceport Complex, and that's what brought me to Alaska. It is an incredible space launch facility. Another wonderful video from my fellow Carolina dude. :) I prefer to be called Alaskan over American :) we consider it to be a different country lol. The Northern lights are the most beautiful thing you will ever see btw, totally worth it.
Hi Nick, I have been watching you for abit now, really enjoy listening to you! Like your humor as well! Thanks for this video, I was born in Ketchikan back awhile ago, and it's still my dream going home!!!
Wow that was awesome ☝🏾 thanks for sharing I've learned something today didn't know about our 49th State 🤠👍🏾Love your videos, now that congress is working with bills on possible statehood for DC and Puerto Rico, maybe in the future ya might want to include videos on the territories 👍🏾
Denali mountain might as well be another world. We're currently in the middle of summer, and yet at it's peak, it's -6°F right now. In the winter it almost gets as cold as dry ice (-109°F). It is always, and perpetually, freezing. It's basically like you're on Pluto.
I am born and raised here in S.e. Ak. It's such a beautiful place to live but since covid our small town population went up by alot, we have a bad housing situation here, hard to get a storage unit... drugs are bad in most of the state, especially in the bigger towns and cities, we've lost so many due to overdoses...crime has gone way up especially in places like Anchorage, fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka and ketchikan.. and recently people are moving from the small villages/rural towns ro the bigger towns/cities because the drugs are easier to acquire... it's truly sad to see so many homeless, when I was a kid here it wasn't so bad but now it's getting pretty bad
Some of those towns look pretty and peacful. Reminds me of Abashiri from Hokkaido Japan. Real small town. If someone gets attacked by a bear or dies by carbon monoxied poisoning from their home heaters, you'll hear about it. Its also a boat ride away from Russia so there's a lot of Russians there.
Alaska is AWSOME, and I wanna work there one college summer on a fishing boat. However, its alittle to far from everything for me. Dont get me wrong, country all day, but everything has a limit
I hear you, maybe if I had a buttload of money to not struggle. A nice cabin and I could bring my friends and family, and my own private plane. To get away when I want
@@mellisajaye1174 Oh I'm doing just horrible. My my hemorrhoids are flaring up, with a bad case of anal seepage. I got a wicked case of the stinkfinger, from scratching the old bunghole. Just horrendous!!
Alaska is very different to other states in America some people think it’s remoted place like others but it’s very different to other places in the US. Alaska was a very interesting state.
Hi from Russia, Nick! I was in huge laughter, when you told about the mosquitoes in Alaska. I thought that it is only relevant to our Karelia in Russia))), where the mosquitoes really can grab you up and take you away to their hive))))
Haha loved the video. Born and raised in Palmer. And yes don't leave home without out a gun...or two... Damn bears and tweakers. Alaska is awesome but limited on non outdoor activities. Omg haven't seen that mattress ranch video in a grip.
My grandson lives there. I want to go visit so bad. It's already snowing a little where they are. I'm in NW Indiana and it's still pretty nice here. They don't have a very long summer. They really enjoy it and do lots of outdoor activities when it's nice. It looks so beautiful.
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Nick, FYI, Mt Mackinley was not the original name of the mountain. It never was. You said "it used to be called Mt Mackinley. No it wasn't. Alaska was and still is inhabited by indigenous people, who for centuries named it "Denali". The Kuyukon people referred it as Denali until some white foreign gold prospector changed to Mt Mackinley ( former US president) without taking to account the history and culture of the mountain.
I was born in anchorage and lived here my whole life. I’m 28 years old. You absolutely killed it, cannot believe how well you described the state 😂
It's a nice place.
@@NickJohnson do you visit the places you do videos on?
Been in interior Alaska for 23 years. Grew up in Arizona. Alaska is tough. But worth it. Am I tired of the 9 month long winters of snow and ice and darkness? Uhhh sure. Am I ready to live on some tropical oasis?? Uhhh of course. Am I proud to be an Alaskan? Definitely. Have I lived in a cabin with no heat all winter long at -65 indoors and out? Yes, I have. Have I encountered Grizzlies? Yes, of course. Did I have dogs sleep with me and save me from vears and break through ice trying to get to me and eat out of my mouth so carefully not to bite my lips? Yes to all those. Have I got frostbit? Yeah. Have I ran a dog sled? Yes. Have I been in car accidents because of the icy roads? Yes. Have I burned firewood countless years as only heat source? Yes.....have I raised a son through it all? Yesss!
Would I trade it in for 23 years of simple living somewhere else? Not a chance.
Wow!! Start a channel!!
Don't ever leave 🙏 please and thank you!
TTundergrizzly you probably eat nails for breakfast... without any milk and I’d bet even a hearty breakfast of nails would run your wallets stomach pretty empty. All jokes aside you’ve really lived/are living a full life there’s a lot too say about that especially now, simplicity can go so far instead of the question being “what’s going too entertain me today” to “what will I eat/survive today” puts things into perspective real quick, it’s good too hear that Alaskans, who are still Americans, are keeping the American independence mentality alive, just like Nick said.
That sounds like hell lol 🤣
@@tasjourney7778 all of that except having son...yes. I agree lol
Originally, I didn’t think Alaska was big. Until Alaska was put on a continental map, then I realized how huge it was. Insane.
Most of it is uninhabited so its not really THAT big if you cut off the non living areas.
@@mangualacevedo Wow, you sound like the type of guy who pretends to be this “perfect guy” yet is embarrassed to share their own mistakes while mocking others who openly does so.
Here is all crime suicide and dark in this state
Q: What happens when you cut Alaska in half....
A: Texas becomes the THIRD largest state.
If you include the road system, there’s not a lot to see. 90% of the state you have to fly to see it unless you get on a boat.
Hello from Barrow, Alaska!
How is it there??!!
I thought it had another name... which I can’t pronounce btw.
Hello from Palmer!
Utqiagvik
@@UndergroundSkat2000 barrow
I lived in Juneau, AK for 4 years (2000-2004). I rented an apartment on Douglas Island and then crossed the bridge to work in downtown Juneau. Its just such a gorgeous place, especially the Aurora Borealis which was part of the many natural beauties of Alaska. Then I came back to visit via the 12 days cruise to Alaska/Canada on the Grand Princess Cruise ship in August 2018. Reconnected with friends and toured with nostalgia.
I see what you did there Nick. 'Homer is a drinking village and has a fishing problem.'
Lol
I live in homer and its literally a perfect definition
When in Homer you must stop at the Salty Dog Saloon on the spit!😁
It is a saying in Alaska
The same was said about Pittsburgh, PA.
"A drinking town with a football problem".
I lived in Anchorage for a year & Juneau for a year when I was in Kindergarten & 1st grade during the 70's...Came back to Texas in '73...I remember it was really beautiful💗💗💗
Not anymore, Anchorage is distgusting, Juneau no better
@@cheese-qw9vd I live on the Kenai and you're 100% correct, we are embarrassed by anchorage
I think most of the major cities (big or small) throughout the United States have declined within the last several decades for various reasons. I loved my hometown growing up in the 60s and 70s but now it's atrocious like alot of other places.
@@cheese-qw9vd Disgusting how?
My wife and I are recently retired living in southern California. We took an Alaska cruise last year. I realize we didn't even scratch the surface when it comes to seeing Alaska. If we didn't have such deep roots here in SoCal, we'd be very tempted to move to a place like Juneau. We saw more "eye candy" in that one Alaska cruise than we saw in the previous 3 cruises to the Caribbean. The glaciers, the whales, and the eagles were just beauty to behold.
Greetings from Kodiak, Alaska. We do have Amazon Prime here, no next day delivery. Usually 3 days or so with free shipping. Even when I worked up in Prudhoe Bay it was pretty good there as well.
Amazon actually delivers that far north? I'm kinda amazed.
Ak nice!
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Nome.
Nome is where the heart is.
🎵There’s no place like Nome for the holidays...
Oh give me a home , between Fairbanks and Nome, Where the moose and the caribou play...
Lord, I started a trend!
Frank knows it
Nome is where you get obducted by aliens
Thanks for responding to my request, Nick! You're the real one!
I am
As a lifelong Alaskan, I feel well represented with this video - well done, Nick - nice researching!
I love living in Alaska. The adventures are endless.
Oh I bet I'm from hawaii and I did my honeymoon in Alaska just to be different. I loved every day of it.
I grew up in Alaska and can confirm that the mattress ranch guy was in fact, very well known.
rented a cabin on a lake in Talkeetna last July, was perfect. No neighbors, no noise. Everyone in Talkeetna was very friendly and laid back. Would love to retire there
I cannot understand how in a state like this can live anything else than friendly and kind people! Because it´s a very beautyful state!
The scenery is beautiful and the people are free spirited, I miss that place
"It's a quaint drinking village with a fishing problem....."
😅😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That one had me doubled over....
Born and raised here, 20 years old. Currently living outside of anchorage (Wasilla). I can vouche for this man, he is spot on with just about everything. In fact it’s so spot on, it’s almost hard to believe HE HASNT LIVED HERE😂 Great research man. You’re showing the real Alaska, not the sweetened version!
If you want to move to Alaska, like nick says, you need to have a plan. In other words, you need to be hired by a company up here before coming here to Alaska. You may also want to have a portable translator with you that can help you communicate with the locals. Yes I am currently working here in Alaska in the seafood industry out in the aleutian islands. Housing and food is provided by the company. So its easy to save up your money here. There are lots of eastern europeans here I work along side with, like Serbians, Macedonians, Ukrainians, etc. And yes 80% of Alaska is only accessible by plane or boat. Most of the islands out here has no alcohol available. Or there is, but you would have to buy the stuff underground in the black market, which means having to know someone, and it can cost hundreds of dollars for even a small pint of whiskey, so there is really no point. But overall I have found Alaska, to be very gorgeous and peaceful.
Love dis channel
Live in uk but wanna live in Maine lol
This channel is the best
Maine is wonderful
Good choice of state, Maine is really beautiful and the culture is amazing also.
We’d love to have ya
@@zackbrand9311 what culture? I live in Sebago now after17 plus in Alaska and way more culture in Alaska.
EileenMc The architecture the food the antique culture there, Both of those states have lots of cool native (people born and raised there not native Americans) culture you should go to some sunbelt city suburbs where every house was made in 2010 and the restaurants are just Taco Bell and McDonald’s because that’s where there is no culture.
Been watching a lot of your unboxing videos lately. Great content. Super entertaining and informative - thumbs up from Norway!
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The land of ice, wild bears, and expensive stuff.
It’s not that expensive. Compared to Seattle, LA, San Diego, and especially the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s dirt cheap when it comes to housing. It’s food that’s expensive! A pound of ground beef will run about $8 at Fred Meyer’s and maybe twice as much at an AC store in Barrow or Nome.
@@jondstewartWow I thought Alaskans didn't buy meat...just got it in the wild Bush..
@@dechannigan2980 you would be suprised how many people that live here do not hunt or fish. Always seemed strange to me
@@jondstewart raising livestock in super cold weather is a bad idea so that explains it
@@jondstewart Housing in AK compared to pretty much anywhere in the west is cheaper. I live in Northern Idaho, and Alaskas housing is definitely cheaper.
Wow, this'll be cool. Alaska seems to be more obscure and lesser known to the majority.
Also, at 11:16 that's Timothy Birmingham! A nice guy here on UA-cam.
Imagine if Russia ended up selling Alaska to Liechtenstein after all
Joe Juneau was in the NHL
Liechtenstein would have enlarged it's size from 62 square miles to 663,268 square miles.😁
Was that ever a possibility?
@@MirzaAhmed89 they tried to sell it to Liechtenstein before trying America, but Liechtenstein said no
Na how would then control us?
Man you’re a comedian It’s like you make me laugh my eyeballs out for you with your songs you’re so good❤😂😊
Nick, we NEED you to get up to Alaska on foot!
Should’ve discussed the price of a box of cereal in Barrow.
30 day of night I always think about Barrow great movie
But not many people live in Barrow on purpose. Many of the residents have had ancestors that have lived there hundreds of years and keep their traditions going. The cemeteries there have bodies decades old that are still preserved.
Like $10. A box used to be? Now I'm guessing double that.
Love your final messages on your videos for people to be nice to each other .
It's an excellent thing you do.
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Thanks Nick for showcasing my state, grew up in Fairbanks and worked in Prudhoe bay while working on the Dalton HWY , I live in the lame lower 48 and miss Alaska all the time
As a kid, when I thought about Alaska, I would think of Sarah Palain.
lol
She is so beautiful I need her be my wife .
Sarah Palin*
@@joshualee2329 woah there guy
Balto is who I think of lol
Nick, you did a very good job of unboxing the state of Alaska. Yes, you did.
Yes
HEY NICK! Just wanted to tell you that you are awesome. Thank you for the videos!
The intro music sounds like a nice show from the 1970's for some reason. I like it
It's the intro song to the game show Pyramid with Dick Clark from the 70s and 80s.
@@thegoldstandard55 ohhhh ok. I never saw that game show. I was living in the UK until 1980 and when I came to Trinidad, there wasn't that game show being shown. Thank you for your reply.
I remember I had a crazy lucid dream about traveling to Alaska. Me and my gf were on a plane about to land. Looked out the window and saw the northern lights. And there was a small bear on our flight 😅
Aww cool 🐻
Wonderful videos I get to see the country in my sofa please continue making these videos I am a subscriber and always give a thumbs up
Mark ❤️❤️❤️
Another very interesting video, with lots of interesting facts and your usual humor😀
Tom this is a very serious video
Did you know that most of the shows we see on Discovery and National Geographic are filmed in Alaska. And gold mining is also a big business for Alaska too.
I sure hope that whatever mining companies that do end up excavating the land they put it back just how they found it, working with nature instead of against her could be life or death/make a huge difference in curving climate change. By the way Great Big Stories (which unfortunately the channel shut down, but has its videos still posted) in the town of UnAlaska, Alaska there’s a bald eagle problem and they eat the fish when the fishing boats come from a haul, harass U.S. postal workers, people trying to go to the U.S. Post Office, and hang out mostly at the dumpster. I understand that Alaska/any other state/company’s/corporations need revenue too stay alive BUT all that I’m saying is everyone should respect the land/nature and then use the land as needed, as an example on Discovery’s Gold Rush series yes the rag tag of miners/machine operators would work there asses off but would get 2 jars of gold and the land would be gutted. My point being We have 1 planet let’s take care of Earth because Earth is all We have despite what we’re told about Mars/the moon. Also We must confront our problems and not let them fester becoming worse over time and profit/benefit from the problems just look at the homelessness/opioid/heroine/mental health/class warfare problems they must be solved not ignored at. Btw I’m from the Midwest specifically the Chicagoland area.
I was born in Anchorage. I live just outside of Seattle during the winter. Thanks school. My fam and I do go up to Cordova every aug-sept for Coho fishing. I do make sure to tell my friends, I identify as Alaskan, not American. Long live the last frontier
You must be an Sourdough (long time Alaskan) because you nailed it perfectly! I used to live in AK but it kept trying to kill me ( small plane wreck , rough seas and wild animals) so I got out. I still have two sons up there, ones a bush pilot and the other one works on the North slope in the oil field. It is a vast and wild place especially Anchorage! Ha ha.
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Email me I'll be in Alaska next month I'd love to talk to ya! NickJohnsonNC18@gmail
Thank you SOOO much for this! I've waited a long time for it.
I have been in AK for 2 times. It is picture perfect location. This is a great video that gives snapshot of AK life. Love the shots of prudhoe bay. Can't wait to go to this often underrated American destination.
I been waiting so long for Alaska. Yayye love it . Go Alaska
Basically don’t move to Alaska unless you’re “tough” 😂 Awesome Content!
Really tough
Sign me up!
Or someone in the military that settles or retires there and can get a decent job afterwards.
Yes -40 below zero is not for me 🥶
@@robinholbrook8296 juneau is a good place for u
Actually, Russia sold Alaska to the US because both countries were allied against Britain. And, by selling Alaska to the US, Russia tried to prevent its occupation by Britain as well as help the US to grow its presence in the Northwest.
Thank you. I really enjoy all of your unboxing videos!
This guy does an extremely good job here. Im not sure how he does his research but he did a good job.
I talk to people :)
This video has me convinced Alaska is the place! I don't have much money or a plan, but I'm packing my bags right now! It'll be fine.
I can to alaska 40 years ago with 40 bucks in my.pocket I will never regret it.
You don't need any money, just the joy of freedom bring it on brother
I showed up on a whim in 1980 and I have never regretted it.
Showed up on a whim in 2019. Now I kinda even have a plan and a savings
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Lived in the state of Alaska for 17 years. Petersburg in Southeast Anchorage for 12 years and 4 years in Fairbanks. I was a known ice carver in the state and I was featured in Suzie Carter's Alaska Men Magazine. i once worked for the Hickle family, Susan Butcher and her husband were a couple of my friends in Fairbanks. Alaska is my favorite place on Earth
One of my sisters lives in Alaska. I recently learned most in Alaska have their own snow plow. Maybe not as large or the same type as the plow Homer had in The Simpsons. But it is very common.
She became an Alaskan after moving with her ex-husband there. He's a truck driver that hauls to Prudhoe Bay all the time. Sometimes it becomes similar to Canada's ice roads.
Nick, that is to me, the most interesting in the unboxing series so far!
How to sum Alaska up in three sentences: Fighting bears. Fighting bears. Fighting bears.
@JASON LAWLESS what!? 😮
Grrr
And mosquitoes in summer
@@dechannigan2980 mosquitos help us appreciate winter. Winter helps us appreciate mosquitis.
where men are men and women are too !
Another great video Mr.Johnson, I had the wonderful time visiting the “Last Frontier” I visits the cities Ketchikan,Juneau and another city that I can’t remember the name of, but lemme tell yah it was really neat. I was able to go to Alaska because it was a seven day cruise that started in Seattle, Washington, love from Virginia:).
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You give us great enterainment. Thanks a bunch :)
Alaska seems very peaceful
And then gets attacked by a wild grizzly bear.
@@TheVideomaker2341 or meth head with a axe
It’s actually one of the most dangerous states in terms of homicide and assault tho
Lies you will never catch a break ever and you are more likely to be murdered and looted from than see a bear
@@HatredofObstinacy but, but how come in the movies Alaska looks very calm and a quiet place
Moving here in the fall. This videos gets me more excited. Thanks
Where you moving? I’d recommend Valdez
Thanks!
Pretty cool documentary, thanks! Blessings!! ❤
I live in Alaska and I’m surprised at the accuracy of this video
Dang
Nick J does this for a living. He knows his stuffs.
What do you have for internet up there?
@@YouVSMeTV Mainly GCI
Where'd you get that Denali is the third highest mountain in the world?
My dream is to live in Alaska. Too bad it's too expensive. Land is super cheap there though.
At least there's the UP.
Not by a long shot! Compared to the west coast cities, it’s nothing!
@@jondstewart It is still expensive
"Land is super cheap" 🥴
In Anchorage or Fairbanks, 300,000 will get you a standard family home with about 2000 sq ft. In Seattle, Portland, LA, San Diego, and of course, the Bay Area, that’ll get you a run-down 1 bedroom condo. But food is not cheap here! Fred Meyer’s has specials, but meat very expensive. Lots of moose hunting jwre
Not as cheap as you th8nk. It depends on who you are, who your contacts are, what your nationality is, and where the land is. Near water, more expensive but then if you live near the water you have to be a where of earthquakes and volcanos that shift the land, your home may end up in the water.
The checks are going away because oil is becoming harder to find.
I can’t wait to explore Alaska with you! Great vid Nick!
Your videos are awesome! Keep up the great work!!!!
ALASKA is also the "land of the lost" we have the most missing people percapita and the most missing people that are never found. Respect for the accuracy of the video, with the exception of why the pfd has been going down. It's NOT oil prices it was Former Governor Walker.
Yes. PFDs compensate us for the State keeping our mineral rights. Walker lied and misrepresented himself. Then he decided that the State knows better and needs the money more than We the People and the steal was in.
Lol your description of my town Homer was hilarious. It's not at all what people think it is, which is fine by us.
Also on Kodiak Island you have the Pacific Spaceport Complex, and that's what brought me to Alaska. It is an incredible space launch facility.
Another wonderful video from my fellow Carolina dude. :)
I prefer to be called Alaskan over American :) we consider it to be a different country lol.
The Northern lights are the most beautiful thing you will ever see btw, totally worth it.
Saw them in Vancouver when I was young they are amazing.
I love Alaska! ❤️
Hi Nick, I have been watching you for abit now, really enjoy listening to you! Like your humor as well! Thanks for this video, I was born in Ketchikan back awhile ago, and it's still my dream going home!!!
Thanks for your travels
Wow that was awesome ☝🏾 thanks for sharing I've learned something today didn't know about our 49th State 🤠👍🏾Love your videos, now that congress is working with bills on possible statehood for DC and Puerto Rico, maybe in the future ya might want to include videos on the territories 👍🏾
I should!!
*Top shelf narration with excellent content video.Thx4Sharing 👍
@@mellisajaye1174 Get a job.
Your songs are hilarious😂
Relaxing really
Denali mountain might as well be another world. We're currently in the middle of summer, and yet at it's peak, it's -6°F right now. In the winter it almost gets as cold as dry ice (-109°F). It is always, and perpetually, freezing. It's basically like you're on Pluto.
I am born and raised here in S.e. Ak. It's such a beautiful place to live but since covid our small town population went up by alot, we have a bad housing situation here, hard to get a storage unit... drugs are bad in most of the state, especially in the bigger towns and cities, we've lost so many due to overdoses...crime has gone way up especially in places like Anchorage, fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka and ketchikan.. and recently people are moving from the small villages/rural towns ro the bigger towns/cities because the drugs are easier to acquire... it's truly sad to see so many homeless, when I was a kid here it wasn't so bad but now it's getting pretty bad
That's a cool video, with more information about Alaska than I have ever seen before!
Some of those towns look pretty and peacful. Reminds me of Abashiri from Hokkaido Japan. Real small town. If someone gets attacked by a bear or dies by carbon monoxied poisoning from their home heaters, you'll hear about it. Its also a boat ride away from Russia so there's a lot of Russians there.
Been to Alaska 👍🏻 it’s stunning , I loved it there ♥️
Downtown Anchorage seemed pretty safe during the day walking around. Not as bad as Nick made it sound. Great trip. Alaska is awesome.
Great video, summed up what it’s like to live here pretty well!
Hey Kai
Love your commentary , love your original songs 👍🙂
Mark!
"it's a nice drinking village with a fishing problem" That is a good one
Alaska is AWSOME, and I wanna work there one college summer on a fishing boat. However, its alittle to far from everything for me. Dont get me wrong, country all day, but everything has a limit
I hear you, maybe if I had a buttload of money to not struggle. A nice cabin and I could bring my friends and family, and my own private plane. To get away when I want
@@mellisajaye1174 Oh I'm doing just horrible. My my hemorrhoids are flaring up, with a bad case of anal seepage. I got a wicked case of the stinkfinger, from scratching the old bunghole. Just horrendous!!
@@mellisajaye1174 You know I'm F ing with you?😂😂
Hey! You traced over my house when you showed the “bad” parts of Anchorage. Gotta feel a little attacked. Lol
Nick 💙 Your channel turns to be my daily bread and butter breakfast 🥶 Really great job 🌈
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Alaska is very different to other states in America some people think it’s remoted place like others but it’s very different to other places in the US. Alaska was a very interesting state.
Hi from Russia, Nick! I was in huge laughter, when you told about the mosquitoes in Alaska. I thought that it is only relevant to our Karelia in Russia))), where the mosquitoes really can grab you up and take you away to their hive))))
I hate 🦟
@@NickJohnson feel the same 🙈
Excellent! Accurate and humors.
Every person I’ve met from Alaska were friendly people
❤️ HOME❤️ (fairbanks born and raised for 31 years) Though I got tired of the cold and long winters and left.
Nick is THE MAN
*yay thanks for doing Alaska nick. love this series!
I was in Ketchikan a long time ago, worked in a fish cannery, went out on Fishing boat, hung out in the many bars, it rained all the time.
Always a place a wanted to visit
Haha loved the video. Born and raised in Palmer. And yes don't leave home without out a gun...or two... Damn bears and tweakers. Alaska is awesome but limited on non outdoor activities. Omg haven't seen that mattress ranch video in a grip.
Homer, Alaska sounds like my kind of village. I love fishing and I love drinking! Now if only I liked cold weather I would be set
@Richardo Franzie damn sounds like alaska treated you well. Did you enjoy seeing the northern lights?
@Richardo Franzie went to homer last summer. It is still as you remember it sir. Alaska is still something else
My grandson lives there. I want to go visit so bad. It's already snowing a little where they are. I'm in NW Indiana and it's still pretty nice here. They don't have a very long summer. They really enjoy it and do lots of outdoor activities when it's nice. It looks so beautiful.
Nick you got the Snowmachine title right 💙
Much love from AK
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actually in the bush, they are called Snogos only.
Alaska: Where the men are men and the women are, too.
Proud to be an Alaska woman!
Alaska is on my bucket list.
That song at the end had me busting a gut! Love your vids man!
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",,,polar bears, regular bears..." 😆