Just how big is Alaska anyway?

One evening I flew from Anchorage to Barrow and saw almost no lights, just mountains and trees for hours. Our altitude wasn’t very high. I can’t imagine a less populated yet forested area on the face of the earth.

Thanks Hal, though I can’t take all credit for it– I photoshopped a cc image from Wikipedia

A couple of small corrections and additions: Alaska is actually 2 1/2 times the size of Texas, and the land mass is equivalent to 20% ( 1/5th) of the “Lower 48.” There is more coastline in Alaska than there is in the entire continental US. Most communities are not connected by road.