Moving from Boise, ID. Two questions =)

[BudinAk]

I'd say come on up Nick, if you like the outdoors, you'll love it. Anchorage is probably a good place to start, as is Sterling/Soldotna/Kenai. (The last three are kind of tri-cities within about 10-15 miles of each other...nice area. Want to catch a 90-lb King salmon? They gottem...) The guy-girl ratio is about an even 50/50 in Anchorage, and if you don't like the city you can always move to one of these rural towns. I ended up in Seward because that's where I found work, but it's not bad here either. I seriously doubt anyone is going to snub you for being from Idaho. A LOT of Alaskans came up here from somewhere else anyway. The 65% obesity figure you heard is wrong, but the 25%-35% someone else mentioned may be about right, and I do agree it is because many are cooped up indoors 6 months out of the year.

Bud

[JavaPhil]

PS nhl, neither am I as compact. I graduated weighing 108 pounds. That's what I weighed when I enlisted. I retired from the service at 142. Still not above compact. 12 years later, I weigh 165, and am definitely pear shaped. I've gotten used to it, and like giving my birthdate buying cigarettes, am not embarassed by it.

Of course, I take a dozen donuts into the shop everyday, and the office ladies refer to me as the Prince of Darkness.

[nick9er]

Thanks guys, that really helps to alleviate some of my worries. And yes, I would love to catch a 90 lb. king salmon, although probably NOT on my fly reel! Man it sounds awesome up there, I cant wait!

[Rance]

GO to the www.peninsulaclarion.com and have a look at the new 2007 recreation guide. Lot's of info on things to do...places to go.