What words come to mind when you think of Alaska? Rural? Wild? Nature? How about growing subdivision near an upscale golf course? I traveled across the continent into the great unknown to find suburbia. My travels took me to visit friends who I had worked with years ago in New Hampshire. We had lived in a small town in the lakes region where they had a bustling sled dog kennel that I had several opportunities to dog sit for. There, the rule was "don't lock the doors - who knows where the keys are". They had a few dozen dogs who lived like kings on a large property with neighbors up the road a bit. Imagine my surprise to arrive to their new home in Alaska to find out that now we lock the doors and the neighbors are right next door. What a funny turn of events. So, my first official walk through Alaska was through a lovely neighborhood, with my husband and a tagalong - a neighbor's dog named Duke who was not about to be left behind.
