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[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Looks like that route would go through Canada as well, but you could avoid all that by taking a canoe from Alaska.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

I remember when Sarah Palin could see Russia from her backyard. Such innocent times. ๐Ÿ˜’

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

If you changed the destination to NY instead of San Francisco, it's more or less a straight line. Thenothe way around is through Alaska.

Also why bothe the regions have had massive defence value for the USA and have historical had a lot of military bases there