A photograph of Mount McKinley from the Stony Dome lookout point in Denali National Park. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
State Tree: Sitka Spruce
Fish: King Salmon
Gem: Jade
Mineral: Gold
Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
Flower: Forget-Me-Not
Motto: North to the Future
Alaska was admitted to the union on
January 3, 1959.
Land Area: 586,412 square miles,
equivalent to 1/5 the size of the continental United States (AKA:
lower 48 or “outside”) and is way bigger than Texas.
Highest peak in North America: Mount McKinley (AKA: Denali) 20,320
feet in elevation.
Kenai, where we live, is one of the oldest
permanent settlements in Alaska, dating back to 1792. You can find
jade on the beaches along with agate and jasper, and some say the
occasional piece of gold. We have significant Russian and Native
cultural influences here in our local area.
Alaska on my mind... 