An exceptional report. As someone who has traveled around many parts of Alaska once upon a time, but very skittish about getting stuck somewhere (after I spent several hours @ OME on the way to OTZ and never made it, instead flying back to ANC - for some folks, it was their third diversion to OME that day) and learning afterward that no one made it in or out of OTZ for 3 days, I was pleased that I never made it. I've spent a crystal clear winter day in Kodiak (spectacular, albeit limited roads on which to travel and the inflight chop was special), the better part of 24 hours @ BRW - during peak midnight sun time only to have it overcast the whole night - I found it a quite unappealing place. But had I never been, I'd still want to go,and can say I've been from Point Barrow to Punta Arenas.