Well, thanks to the final straw that has seemingly broken the camel's back of resistance, thanks to Rich, my wife and I are seriously considering a journey to Alaska...on a semi-permanent basis.
So, what do you Alaskan G&G Forum members have to say about that, about Alaska?
Is there room enough for one more outdoor enthusiast and his wild life loving wife and family?
if you're an outdoorsman you'd love pretty much anywhere in the state, except for maybe anchorage. i'm not, and i've been stuck in fairbanks for 4 years, so I'm excited about the growing possibility that i can leave in may
Good Luck!
I WANNA GO TO! But I want to live way up north away from people for a spell. Have supplies dropped in once or so a month. Would be great I think.
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For the past three days we've been looking into buying a 4-season travel trailer...one we can pull up to Alaska to help us in getting situated with a temporary place to reside, and for use when going camping thereafter...
Well, I've been seriously looking at travel trailers, on the net and live. Tonight my wife and I will look at another one.
We are trying to learn about four-season travel trailers, so we can make a wise purchase...suitable for genuine four-season outings.
Last night we looked at a stout Arctic Fox, and tonight we'll look at a Fleetwood Wilderness Yukon.
Also, in preparation for our Alaska journey, I let my work now of what's ahead...about us preparing to travel to Alaska next spring...and that we'd stay if we like it.
We aren't able to leave until then because of some goals we're currently working to accomplish:
First-Aid and Infant/Adult CPR Classes next month
Thanksgiving Celebration with family
Elk hunting in December
Christmas celebration with family
EMT certification classes begin in January
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i lived in VALDEZ and MULDOON.
i was a D.J.
after living in colorado i thought i was kinda a woodsy type guy.
in A.K.
there are animals that might just EAT you.
it's a strange feeling going for a walk in the woods.
colorado has been tamed.
A.K. hasnt.
i didnt carry a handgun.
i carried a shotgun.
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We deal with the potentiality of encountering a bear where we camp/hike/fish...and, for us to counter that possible threat we carry along a large revolver and lever gun, in hopes it will help level the playing field and set things more in our favor.
Oh, that's part of the challenge that intrigues me...
...I've worked in Scandinavia during the extreme cold of winter, spent six years in Minot, ND (where freezin' is the reason), and ventured out into the very cold conditions found in central Idaho...in the Stanley basin (one of the coldest places in the lower 48, or lower some number for Obama)...and many a weekend on the ski mountains.
I've fully outfitted my wife and I with extreme cold arctic gear, and we look like Michelin people when everything is dawned, and we are anxiously anticipating what lies ahead...
...the cross country skiing, snow shoeing, ice caving, igloo building on winter camps, etc.
Easy, you're going to cause me to consider an earlier departure...
Last edited by LiveToShoot; 08-29-2008 at 07:08 AM.
Now you've addressed a serious concern of ours too...
...cause I've had to deal with that debilitating darkness, 24 hours of such, while working during winters months above the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia.
However, Rich assures me that such is not the case...or not as severe, in southern Alaska.
Last edited by LiveToShoot; 08-29-2008 at 06:52 AM.
Billy...just like AK, I haven't been tamed yet/either.
...but, please note that my wife has been working on the ominous project for the past eight years, and she has enjoyed a small measure of progress in her project.
Last edited by LiveToShoot; 08-29-2008 at 07:42 AM.
Alaska or Bust... 
