5 minutes of thoughts

So i have 5 minutes left of my time on this internet connection, here's what I've been thinking.

Alaska seems to be the place where normal people go to do crazy things, and crazy people go to do normal things. This may be a skewed opinion based on the outrageous amount of time I spend on the public buses, but there are a LOT of drunk, homeless, or just crazy people around town. Even normal people on the bus seem to be determined to have at least 1 argument with someone each trip. Strangely though, everyone (EVERYONE) thanks the bus driver when they get off at their stop. And they are all sincere when they say it, it's not just an automatic response!

As for normal people doing crazy things, when I got a lift to Eagle River (about 30mins outside anchorage) to begin my 3-day hike, it was in a car with a very normal driver, and two people who were definitely some breed of hippy. At least, that seemed to be their attitude, but they were really normal people otherwise. And the crazy bit? They had CYCLED to alaska from the lower 48, taking a total of 3 months. Wearing the same clothes.  Why would you do that? I can't work it out, and I was stupid enough to think I could do a 3-day trek over a higher mountain than I've ever climbed, in alaska, in october, on my own. I failed, got very wet and cold, and was extremely hungry and thirsty by the end of it (all my food got ruined, and my water ran out because my fuel wasnt working to boil more). Thats all my time, cya!