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|capital = [[Juneau]]
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Hitchhiking in '''Alaska''' in [[winter]] is very dangerous as there are not many major cities, nor many passing vehicles during the winter. For these reasons, most vehicles that do pass will most likely stop for hitchhikers, but trying to travel to precise locations and/or long distances is not recommended. On the contrary travelling to Alaska in winters can be spectacular as you have the higher chance to see 'Aurora borealis'.
In summer it is great though. You can get from [[Fairbanks]] to [[Prudhoe bay]] in 2 days on the [[Dalton Highway]] . Be careful with hungry grizzly, black and polar bears though.
There are few roads in Alaska that cover any real distance that are not highways. Fortunately, most of the time, the highways are much more friendly than the interstates of the Lower 48. The epic and beautiful scenery calls for a huge number of turnoffs, giving the hitchhiker ample opportunity to walk down the road a bit and still have a decent spot. Many drivers are willing to stop, even from full speed, if they have a place to pull over, and they often do. Some would even slow down as just as they see you and stop where are you standing or walking.
By far the busiest stretch of road in Alaska is the Glenn Highway from Anchorage north to Wasilla and Palmer (in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley). It is illegal for pedestrians to be on the highway itself, so normal freeway rules apply here. (But I have never waited more than fifteen or twenty minutes for a ride, even while standing on a full speed stretch of that road).
The longest rides you can get are from hilltop cafe(couple of miles north of fair banks ) to the
The farther one travels from Anchorage, the less traffic there is, particularly during winter. However, the Kenai Peninsula and the Parks Highway (up through Denali, to Fairbanks) are populated roadways all year long. The good thing about this is that you're likely to find a ride that is going where you are, or maybe even farther. That being said, one trip from Wasilla to Kenai (less than three hundred miles) took me a day and a half and ten rides.
