Unreal pics.
I've been Big game hunting in Newfoundland Canada (Moose + Black Bear), Craig, CO twice (Elk) & Prince of Wales Island AK (Black Bear + Sitka deer) & By far.... (& it's not even close) Alaska was by far my favorite place to visit/hunt. Newfoundland was nice, but it's no Alaska.
We flew into Ketchikan & then took a float plane into Prince of Wales.... Not only do I like the geography/scenery/wildlife, but Alaskan life just seems to be so laid back & so much more in tune with nature. If there was any possible way for me to run my business out of AK I would have moved there years ago.... unfortunately having to ship everything I work on, really kills the profitability of doing it out of AK.
The most beautiful spot I have ever stood in my life was a little hidden spot on down by a specific creek on Prince of Wales. It was just a combination of the temperature that day, the sunshine, the beauty of the creek, the close location to the ocean, & I was sitting there watching the Salmon run up the creek & watched a big Black bear step out & catch a Salmon & take it back to edge of the creek to eat it. I will never forget the beauty of that spot... & I've been to a lot of beautiful spots to hunt & have a lot of special memories of all of them... but that one will always be my favorite.
Alaska to me is the Crown jewel of the United States.