One last look at McKinley on a crystal clear, not a cloud in the sky, day.
We stayed overnight in Wasilla, home of Sarah Palin. We got a chance to drive by her house, which sits on a beautiful lake. There are many beautiful homes around the lake but the Palin home is unassuming.
One of the things we've noticed in Alaska is ATV paths beside every road. In Chico they have bicycle and jogging paths, but here they not only have ATV paths everywhere, they even have speed limits for driving ATVs in town. In Alaska, folks still have individual rights,you can ride a motorcycle without a helmet, drive a car using a cell phone, drive your ATV in downtown. But get convicted of a DUI and it goes on the FRONT of your driver license. Want to buy alcohol at a store? Want to buy a drink in a restaurant? Not if your driver license says you've been convicted of DUI. And they're talking about lowering the blood alcohol to .06. People here are gun toting, fur wearing (look out PETA), God fearing, fiercely patriotic, family oriented folks.
One of the things we've noticed in Alaska is ATV paths beside every road. In Chico they have bicycle and jogging paths, but here they not only have ATV paths everywhere, they even have speed limits for driving ATVs in town. In Alaska, folks still have individual rights,you can ride a motorcycle without a helmet, drive a car using a cell phone, drive your ATV in downtown. But get convicted of a DUI and it goes on the FRONT of your driver license. Want to buy alcohol at a store? Want to buy a drink in a restaurant? Not if your driver license says you've been convicted of DUI. And they're talking about lowering the blood alcohol to .06. People here are gun toting, fur wearing (look out PETA), God fearing, fiercely patriotic, family oriented folks. 
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