Adak, Alaska: National Forest with One Tree
"Adak National Forest" exists only as a sign in front of what began as a solitary tree, planted years ago to boost the morale of the military personnel stationed on this remote, mostly treeless, island.
- Address:
- Hillside Blvd, Adak, AK
- Directions:
- Not connected by roads to the mainland. From Bayshore Hwy turn west onto Hillside Blvd. You'll quickly see the sign on the right, in front of the lonely tree.
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This "national forest" was planted years ago to boost the morale of the military personnel stationed on the island. They put up Christmas lights and someone added a sign to commemorate the forest, and it remains to this day. There is also a pet cemetery next to the forest.
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Adak is Alaska's southernmost town, but it's halfway across the roadless Bering Sea. Cold, cloudy, and very windy. Most of it is tundra. The military left in 1997.