Alaska 2014!

[1stimestar]

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Do you have this magazine where you live?

[crashdive123]

I've never seen it........but I lead a sheltered life.

[Rick]

Debris shelter, tarp, tent, back of truck. Very sheltered life.

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I leave tomorrow for Chicken and Eagle. My brainstorming post will have to wait for my return but it has something to do with this chick.

[Rick]

Have fun and stay safe!!!

[crashdive123]

Have fun and don't do anything that we wouldn't do.

Of course if you do some of the things we did 30 years ago you may want to have the phone number of a good bail bondsman.

[1stimestar]

There are no police in Chicken.

[crashdive123]

The you should be good to go.

[Tokwan]

One of my dreams is to hike in Alaska. I have cherished a few dreams that I wanna do...such as:

1. Hike in New Zealand -DONE!
2. Ride the Baja-Texas trail on a dirtbbike -DONE when I was 28.
3. Ride across Sumatera -Done when I was 35
4. Surviving Alaska...-not yet...

Need to save some money and do that one day before I kick the bucket! Malaysia is getting expensive......and I simply doubt when I will have enough money to go to Alaska...

[1stimestar]

Well let me know if I can be of help.


I'm back, with no bail required!

[Tokwan]

Well, some information on:
1. Costs (food/initial lodging and going around)
2. Where is the best place to go.
3. Dos and don'ts
4. Where can I buy some outdoor stuff (I doubt some things can be on the plane , if I go there), like alcohol for stoves, MREs, a knive or two. Bear sprays?
5. What would I need.
6. Would I need a guide (costs)
7. When is the best time (when Alaska is not at its coldest period).

I am thinking of a two week stint there, but I do not know when this will happen.

[1stimestar]

Oh fun questions Tokwan. As Alaska is such a big state and you only have two weeks, first you would need to narrow down the area you want to explore. You would only HAVE to have a guide if you wanted to do some hunting. The place you want to go would also dictate when you would want to go. Most people love the south east part of Alaska the most as it has the most spectacular views etc. Unfortunately, I live in the interior, near Fairbanks so wouldn't know the where and how tos for the southern part of the state. But I could help you with general stuff like no, you can't take bear spray on the plane. Do some searches for hikes in Alaska and you will come up with a ton of information so you can start narrowing down your plans. I love the interior and the great open expanses of tundra but most people are looking for majestic mountains. You can easily hike in Denali National Park and I can help you with that of course, but it is considered pretty tame hiking for real hikers, though you are sure to see some grizzlies.



Hey, here is a baseball game interrupted by a black bear.

[Tokwan]

Nope...no mountains for me...tundras or almost flats with streams are ok.

[1stimestar]

Well one of the best things about hiking here is the fact that there are few trails. You can just take off hiking across the wilderness. Here is a nice place accessed off the Dalton Hwy, search for the Finger Rock area on Google for more info.

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I'm not sure I can post this even though it is in answer to a question because it is to my blog which we are only allowed to post in our signature but here is my backpacking trip to an area called ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge).

If you want actual trails, you can look up Angel Rock Trail, Granite Tors Trail, Wickersham Dome Trail.
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Of course, I recommend going into Denali National Park. Fairly safe as you have to go through a few steps to get your back county permit such as watch a video and talk to a ranger, file a trip plan, etc., spectacular views, a range of hiking opportunities from easy to advanced. Here are some of my pictures from Denali hikes.

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/1sti...?sort=3&page=1

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/1sti...?sort=3&page=1

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/1sti...?sort=3&page=1

[Tokwan]

Awesome....ok, will save enough money....I will be going on a bike trip as my bike has not traveled for ages, so talk to u guys when I come back next week. I am going the Southern most tip of Asia.....

[1stimestar]

Wow, very cool. I'd love to see some pictures.

[Rick]

You are correct. You can't post it and you can't refer to it so I had to delete it.

But I can do both. You can search her blog for APRIL 24, 2010 Brooks Range Trip, ANWR.
http://cloud9doula.wordpress.com/201...nge-trip-anwr/

Now we're legal.

[1stimestar]

Sorry Rick and thanks.

[1stimestar]

Sorry Rick and thanks.

So just about every Sat. that I am home, I go to this road house, The Howling Dog Saloon. This weekend they had Foodstock, to raise food for the community food bank. For once I came home early as I was just danced out. But I so love my drive home. It's light out, but a very soft light. I love it. This is about 2:30 am.


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[1stimestar]

Happy Solstice my friends. This is a momentous day for the north country.


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