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Should I still go to Alaska?

Jessi W asked:


My girlfriend and I are leaving on Wednesday to go to Alaska for my sister’s 21st. birthday. She (girlfriend) is really concerned about the volcano eruption and is thinking twice about going because we may not be able to do the outdoor activities that we had planned. Should we go….or make other plans for our vacation?

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3 Responses to “Should I still go to Alaska?”

  1. ♧$♡(￣(エ)￣)Ɗʊȿʇɩɳ♡♫HIPHOp♫☮♡☺♧$♡ on May 15th, 2009 10:06 pm

    I am also concerned about that situation to.I think seriously everyone should evacuate so then they would have time before it is too late.

  2. akgirl on May 17th, 2009 5:54 pm

    I’m just outside of Anchorage and I would suggest you watch the news or better yet AVO website (Alaska Volcano Observatory) Personally we are just fine and prepared for the ashfall (there is no lava to be concerned about) but the ashfall is dangerous to the lungs if you are outside and if Redoubt erupts, I would not get on a plane for love or money. You may just get stuck here if it blows after you arrive as the last time it disrupted International air traffics for quite some time.

  3. dewclaw on May 20th, 2009 9:12 pm

    I guess it depends on where you are going. (which you don’t say)
    People often don’t realize how big Alaska is. That little image in the corner of most maps is not to scale. here is a picture that gives you a realistic idea of the area we are dealing with.
    Remember the volcano is near anchorage,so depending on where you were going to visit the volcano could be as far away as half the country.
    Also Alaskans are not really worried about this situation (at least in the Interior where I live, and looking at the answer akgirl gave I bet she would back me up) We handle all kinds of strange and or extreme occurrences in stride. Evacuation would be an unnecessary waste of time in 99% of the state.

    Not sure what outdoor activities you had planned for this time of year, but extreme cold or freakish warm temps are more likely to disrupt those then the volcano.

    So watch the updates on Mount Redoubt, but I would advise you not to overreact. And if it blows while your here imagine how cool it will be to be that close to an eruption :)