Alaska is really cold, I've heard.
Cold is putting it lightly I would assume. It's also the largest state in the US by area, not very surprisingly though.
Yeah, in the summer I've actually heard its nice, around the 60s in most areas. It is huge, over twice the size of Texas!
It seems like an interesting place to visit, and if you like fishing it's the perfect spot to work as Alaska's economy is dominated by the fishing industry, and the natural gas and oil industries too.
The fishing industry up there is very lucrative, but dangerous. The show Deadliest Catch highlights this. I'm not sure if I could handle that much hard work and stress.
It definitely seems stressful, I can't imagine going into work with a high risk of injury or death every time, you really have to be tough to do that.
Some jobs make the money worth it though. I know people in the oil industry that go to places like Alaska out of HS and make over $100k
Oil is certainly a lucrative field too, probably even more dangerous than fishing up there. Surprisingly, military bases and tourism also make up a lot of Alaska's economy.