You are going to love the LQSs up there. They have some of the best stuff there I have been told and have seen some wonderful quilts made from there at the quilt shows that go on in Tacoma and Seattle. Now I do have a friend that lives up there, no she does not quilt, but is an architect. She is not far from Fairbanks. It is cooler up there, but in Fairbanks the ocean currents keep the temps pretty even. It would bother me not to have the sunshine. I live for that sunshine. When I was in Montana, even in the winter we had sunshine, but here in Washington, eastern side, you still have the clouds during the winter and it drives me crazy. We are getting new lights in our office that will help keep the sunshine feel in the winter. It is quite a move for you but Alaska is beautiful. The moose even go in the yards and enjoy the vegetation along with the bears on the front porch to snooze. Yes, this has happened to my friend.