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Talkeetna Wilderness Woman contest
Posted on 12/28/13 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 12/28/13 at 10:02 pm
There;s a little wilderness town called Talkeetna just outside Denali off the Parks Highway. It's an awesome little town with a cat for a mayor, and the show "Northern Exposure" was modeled after.
They have a bachelor auction every winter (raised 23k for charity this year) and during the ball they have a wilderness woman contest.
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If you ever get a chance to come to Ak, Talkeetna is a must. The first time I went, there were two ladies bathing nude in the river. Some of the weirdest folks I've ever met, but some real outdoorsmen who live there. IT's a meeting place for the off the grid types, and mountain climbers.
They have a bachelor auction every winter (raised 23k for charity this year) and during the ball they have a wilderness woman contest.
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Legend has it there's nothing tougher than an Alaska woman, and one competition sets out to prove exactly who’s the toughest.
Each year, a hardy group of women gathers in Talkeetna -- the small, quirky community of 900 people nestled in the northern Matanuska Valley -- for the annual Wilderness Woman Competition.
The challenges test a variety of “skills” any good Alaska woman should have, from hauling water and chopping wood to “shooting” a moose and making a sandwich for a man lounging in a recliner.
The event is all part of the craziest weekend of the year in Talkeetna, when each December women from all over the state flock for a chance to get their hands on a real Alaska mountain man at the Talkeetna Bachelor Auction. The auction raises funds for women in crisis in Talkeetna. This year, the auction raised $23,000, selling off dates with 40 of Talkeetna’s most eligible bachelors.
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If you ever get a chance to come to Ak, Talkeetna is a must. The first time I went, there were two ladies bathing nude in the river. Some of the weirdest folks I've ever met, but some real outdoorsmen who live there. IT's a meeting place for the off the grid types, and mountain climbers.
Posted on 12/28/13 at 10:09 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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making a sandwich for a man lounging in a recliner.
Legit competition.
Posted on 12/28/13 at 10:24 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Bucket list trip.
Posted on 12/28/13 at 10:26 pm to OTIS2
They used to have a mountain man contest which my ex S/O got me to enter after a few brewskies. I actually did quite well and held my own with the exception my sled dog decided to lay down and rest after I got the harness on, and I had to carry the dog to the next point. If you pick the wrong dog...
Great little town, has awesome views of Denali from the river.
Great little town, has awesome views of Denali from the river.
Posted on 12/29/13 at 8:09 am to RogerTheShrubber
Passed by there a few times on the way to Denali and Fairbanks, but we never stopped off the highway. Maybe I'll get that chance with a return trip to Alaska in the future. I have some unfinished fishing business to take care of.
Posted on 12/29/13 at 8:25 am to WylieTiger
That's not too far from Soldotna. If I ever get a chance to visit my cousin up there, I'll have to check it out.
LC
LC
Posted on 12/29/13 at 8:47 am to RogerTheShrubber
This sounds like a fun thing to do and then it would bring you back to do it again! Cheers to the townspeople for having a great attitude and having the desire to put it out there for others to enjoy.
Posted on 12/29/13 at 8:51 am to RogerTheShrubber
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The challenges test a variety of “skills” any good Alaska woman should have, from hauling water and chopping wood to “shooting” a moose and making a sandwich for a man lounging in a recliner.
Posted on 12/29/13 at 8:55 am to RogerTheShrubber
That video was great.
Posted on 12/29/13 at 12:11 pm to WylieTiger
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Passed by there a few times on the way to Denali and Fairbanks, but we never stopped off the highway. Maybe I'll get that chance with a return trip to Alaska in the future. I have some unfinished fishing business to take care of.
Talkeetna is on a spur road, but the Ak. Railroad stops there. Even by Ak. standards it's a very unique small town.
Here's a vid of the Bachelor auction
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Town full of trappers, miners, mountain climbers, folk musicians. Definitely one of the fewonly places still left like it. The rail stop has made it tourist mess in summer though
Also, some great fishing in the area and it's the "jumping off point" for Mt. McKinley.
View from the river of McKinley and Foraker
This post was edited on 12/29/13 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 12/29/13 at 12:41 pm to KingRanch
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Legit competition.
Just told mrs house about this.
She gave me the "someone's about to get slapped in the face" look.
Don't need me a mountain woman. I have a Gump.
Hands full here.
Posted on 12/29/13 at 1:22 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Had an ex that lived in Talkeetna for about 10 years. I just e-mailed her asking if she did it. Mentioned it didn't include landing or taking off in a plane which she had problems with a few times.
Posted on 12/29/13 at 1:32 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Was there in June...great little town.
Posted on 12/29/13 at 1:49 pm to QuietTiger
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Had an ex that lived in Talkeetna for about 10 years. I just e-mailed her asking if she did it. Mentioned it didn't include landing or taking off in a plane which she had problems with a few times.
We (some associates and I) used to provide entertainment for some of the locals around Talkeetna and Trapper Creek. We brought in strippers and a DJ once a month during the winter for the locals and the girls made more money that night than they would any night in Anchorage. The crowd was awesome, it was old trappers and their wives, bush rats, Talkeetna folk.
Posted on 12/29/13 at 2:51 pm to RogerTheShrubber
at that chick who threw the sandwich at the guy.
Posted on 12/29/13 at 2:58 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Roger, heard back from her. Seems she did it at least once, said the hip wader boots they made her wear were too big.
You probably had occasion to meet her, she'd be in the middle of everything.
You probably had occasion to meet her, she'd be in the middle of everything.
Posted on 12/29/13 at 2:59 pm to QuietTiger
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Roger, heard back from her. Seems she did it at least once, said the hip wader boots they made her wear were too big.
You probably had occasion to meet her, she'd be in the middle of everything.
Depends on when she was there. My ex S/O's mother lived there for a bit, we used to go there fairly often.
The Moose Dropping Festival was always fun
This post was edited on 12/29/13 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 12/29/13 at 3:02 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Depends on when she was there.
I'm guessing from 2000 to maybe 2010 or so. Must like the cold, she's in CO. now.
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