Anyone done some VFR flying anyplace in Alaska? Or right over the state even?
I've just been told, by a former resident, that the weather is actually OK throughout the summer, and that's it's the most beautiful place in the world and a must-fly zone. Some further research reveals Alaska has more pilots and aircraft per capita than anywhere in the world, and more airports than any other US State.
Rental seems to be marginally more expensive than California and Florida, and you're required by law to take a survivial kit (including a gun!), but it's still cheaper than the UK.
Apparently you can even fly VFR over to Russia, as easily as Florida to Bahamas...
www.alaska.faa.gov/flt_Std/FLY_VFR_RUSSIA 
But even just staying, say, in the Anchorage local area it looks like you can log 10 hours just by following the same routes as the scenic flights for tourists - which surely can't be too extreme?