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Outdoor Board	Caribou numbers drop 95% on Canada's Baffin Island - RogerTheShrubber on 5/20/13 at 11:47 pm It isn't a small island. It's a fairly large area (196,000 sq. miles) and the caribou have virtually disappeared. [link=(http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130520/caribou-numbers-crash-95-canadas-baffin-island)]LINK[/link] [quote]New results from a caribou survey on south Baffin Islan... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Couple swept to sea by massive landslide that destroys cabin - RogerTheShrubber on 5/16/13 at 8:48 pm [link=(http://www.kcaw.org/2013/05/13/couple-escapes-as-landslide-destroys-cabin/)]LINK[/link] [quote]Two people are safe after a massive landslide destroyed the cabin they were camping in Sunday morning (5-12-13) near Sitka. An air taxi pilot rescued the pair from a debris field estimated to be... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Why you fight back against black bears - RogerTheShrubber on 5/15/13 at 9:07 pm and play dead with brown bears.... [link=(http://alaskadispatch.com/article/20130514/canadian-black-bear-attack-echoes-similar-flesh-eating-incidents-alaska)]LINK[/link] [quote]A man in northern Ontario has survived a rare, predatory attack by a black bear thanks to the help of two unide... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Nat Geo: Ultimate Survivor Ak. Starts tonight. - RogerTheShrubber on 5/12/13 at 12:47 pm I've met a couple of these guys and seems like it should be pretty authentic, and not staged bull shite. [link=(http://tv.yahoo.com/news/-ultimate-survivor-alaska--preview--meet-the-men-who-trek-the-final-frontier-184642086.html?.tsrc=telkomsel?date=20720206)]LINK[/link] Video trailers included... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Moose defends calf from wolves (images and vid) - RogerTheShrubber on 5/11/13 at 8:21 pm Interesting to watch. It's old, not sure why it's just now getting press but found it interesting [link=(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2320652/Wolf-vs-moose-Mother-fights-tooth-nail-save-newborn-killers-clutches-Alaskan-wilderness.html)]LINK[/link] [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/p... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Unintended consequence of leaving fish in your truck at Safeway - RogerTheShrubber on 5/9/13 at 11:57 pm In Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) [link=(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoqOYACbFjI)]LINK[/link] [quote]Too much 'Merica for one? truck...[/quote]... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Tracy Arm Trip May 4th - RogerTheShrubber on 5/5/13 at 1:23 pm Not all we had hoped, because of ice...but fun nevertheless. I know some of you folks are going there on a cruise this summer, it will be dramatically different, and very green in a month. [link=(http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/RTS80/library/Tracy%20Arm?sort=3&page=1)]Photobucket album[/link] ... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	HIiked Perseverence Trail today - RogerTheShrubber on 4/21/13 at 7:07 pm or part of it. Snow conditions above 800' back in the basin made it difficult. Made it about halfway to the end of the trail before the snow got too deep and slippery for my unprepared ass. Climbed up into the basin of Gold Creek above some cool waterfalls. Had to slide back down about 200 yards... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	9 year old disappears into glacier at Arctic Man - RogerTheShrubber on 4/15/13 at 2:11 am Arctic Man is the Alaskan version of Spring Break but young and old show up as well. It's a combination skiing/snowmobile competition. Appears he disappeared into a moulin, which is a water carved hole in a glacier. We have many in the area, and it's usually good to be roped up when hiking out... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Political Talk	Obama's Drone wars kill "others"...not just intended targets.. - RogerTheShrubber on 4/9/13 at 9:08 pm [link=(http://www.adn.com/2013/04/09/2858042/obamas-drone-war-kills-others.html)]LINK[/link] [quote]The administration has said that strikes by the CIA’s missile-firing Predator and Reaper drones are authorized only against “specific senior operational leaders of al Qaida and associated forces” i... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Cabelas "Wanna go fishing" Elfin Cove, AK - RogerTheShrubber on 3/29/13 at 3:09 pm Friend of mine, basically still a kid is a captain at this lodge in Elfin Cove. He was showing me some pics and vids today, pretty awesome. Anyway, Cabelas outdoors had a program called "Wanna Go Fishing" where they hook people up with fishing trips. This particular episode was a soldier injure... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Orcas in the channel - RogerTheShrubber on 3/23/13 at 1:44 pm Thursday evening. Doesn't happen often but it's pretty cool to be able to see humpbacks and orcas from downtown. I missed this one. [img]http://jun-cdn.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/superphoto/superphoto/130321OrcashangarWEB-1.gif[/img] It happens a couple times a year. [img]htt... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Amazing aurora activity this past week - RogerTheShrubber on 3/21/13 at 11:15 pm Interior Alaska, near Glennallen. [link=(http://www.alaskadispatch.com/video/timelapse-video-alaskas-northern-lights)]LINK[/link] Should be able to see it here tonight, the sky is clear [img]http://www.gi.alaska.edu/sites/www.gi.alaska.edu/modules/local/auroraforecast/images/Alaska_3.png[... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Heil Skiing guide killed near Haines, AK - RogerTheShrubber on 3/4/13 at 3:35 pm I know quite a few of these guys up there. Haines is becoming one of the premiere heli-skiing, if not outdoor areas in the world. The Coastal ranges around here can get up to 100 ft of snow in a year. [quote]UPDATE: Heli-ski guide dies in mountains near Haines DAN JOLING,Associated Press AN... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	GoPro dashcams come in handy sometimes. - RogerTheShrubber on 3/2/13 at 5:44 pm My Sat hike on the Outer Point loop on the North end of Douglas Island gets interrupted (before it starts) by a driver pulling in front of me. Ripped up the front drivers side of my car pretty good. Slight set back on this fine spring like sunny day. Had the two kids in the car as they like t... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Political Talk	Alaskan House passes bill challenging future fed gun restrictions. - RogerTheShrubber on 3/1/13 at 4:25 pm [quote]It declares that guns and ammunition possessed by Alaskans are exempt from federal gun laws. It also subjects federal agents to felony charges if they try to enforce any future federal ban on semi-automatic weapons or ammunition or enforce any new federal requirement for gun registration.[/qu... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Juneau Icefield, spectacular and unique. - RogerTheShrubber on 2/16/13 at 1:30 am Every few weeks I put up something about the unique nature of the area I live. One of the most incredible features, and the one that has shaped the physical features of this area is the Juneau Icefield. It's been described as one of the top natural wonders of the world, just not many people get t... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Political Talk	Good news, climate changers. Science comes up with solutions - RogerTheShrubber on 2/10/13 at 5:17 pm Put that Prius back in the garage... [link=(http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/us-can-slow-climate-change-new-carbon-capture-technology)]LINK[/link] [quote]University in December. He showed me a palm-sized mockup for an “artificial tree” that mimics the photosynthesis of real trees by chemi... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Recreational cabins - RogerTheShrubber on 2/3/13 at 6:29 pm Think I am going to pull the trigger and satisfy my malaise. I've always talked about "retiring" to Haines, AK and living on Chilkat Lake. Flying up Sat. morning to look at a couple of cabins. It's a start. [link=(http://juneau.craigslist.org/reo/3583262732.html)]LINK[/link] [img]http://... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Political Talk	How many want some armed conflict with the US govt? - RogerTheShrubber on 1/16/13 at 11:48 am Some kind of Civil War II? Just curious. I have no desire. Who actually wants this to happen? Seems certain people think this is the overwhelming desire of most regular board participants. For? Against, but think it's inevitable? Never will happen? Put me squarely in the "will ... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Anyone ever seen a Fata Morgana? - RogerTheShrubber on 1/12/13 at 5:32 pm Also a type of superior mirage. People on the arctic coast have told stories about seeing cities in the sky before, probably attributed to this phenomena. Also may be responsible for the "flying dutchman" [link=(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage))]LINK[/link] [quote]A Fata ... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Political Talk	Alaska was considerably colder from 2000 - 2010 - RogerTheShrubber on 1/6/13 at 2:02 pm And has been even colder since then. Except on the very north slope. Not sure what kind of climate change information you can gather from this but seems a decade would be significant for a region as large as Alaska. Climate change is still a big business here. Getting government money to m... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Eagle steals goldeneye duck - RogerTheShrubber on 1/5/13 at 11:06 pm [link=(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABI5DvChTrE&list=UUVLl61BhQcvDMA9DAW1bbLw&index=16)]LINK[/link] Your dog has to be faster than the waiting eagles. Mendenhall wetlands, between the airport and Douglas Island.... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Fortress of the bear - RogerTheShrubber on 1/4/13 at 1:36 am The next island over from the one I live on is Admiralty Island. The Russians called it "fear island" and the natives called it Kootznoowoo, or "Fortress of the bear." The island is fairly large, about 1,300 sq. miles or more but has more than one bear per square mile. PBS released a video la... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Wolf pack sighted near Salmon Creek Res. - RogerTheShrubber on 12/16/12 at 8:20 pm Wolves aren't a rarity, we have the Alexander Archipelogo Wolf in the area but sightings near town are extremely rare. [link=(http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2012-12-14/wolf-pack-sighted-salmon-creek-reservoir#.UM5--W9ZUVU)]LINK[/link] [quote]Ryan Scott, a wildlife biologist with the Alaska... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	"The Blue Highway" film by Costa Del Mar - RogerTheShrubber on 12/14/12 at 11:51 pm Probably will not find a lot of interest here, but this is an issue that involves national attention. it's the access road to Juneau. Some of you may know that Juneau is not accessible by road and there has been an effort to build this road for a few decades. I have been involved directly ... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Teaching elementary school kids how to process a deer - RogerTheShrubber on 12/11/12 at 10:12 pm Appropriate or not? [link=(http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-12-11/photos-deer-dissection#.UMgDG4NZUVU)]LINK[/link] [quote]Harborview Elementary School students watch teacher Josh Jackson skin and process a deer on Monday. The deer, hit by a vehicle last summer, was kept frozen by the Departm... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	Nat Geo looking for outdoors people for show - RogerTheShrubber on 12/2/12 at 6:36 pm [quote] National Geographic Channel is looking for charismatic men and women who are skilled in the out-of-doors and want to be part of a once-in-a-lifetime experience highlighting their field craft. If you're an extreme backpacker, mountaineer, musher, whitewater expert, hunter, trapper, wrangler ... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Political Talk	"Best run states" - RogerTheShrubber on 11/27/12 at 8:35 pm Did a search and didn't find anything. [link=(http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-150415625.html)]LINK[/link] [quote] How well run are America’s 50 states? The answer depends a lot on where you live. Every year, 24/7 Wall St. conducts an extensive survey ... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic
Outdoor Board	man missing in wilderness (AK) - RogerTheShrubber on 11/22/12 at 5:53 pm Doubt he is ever heard of again, but if he has the skills...who knows.. [link=(http://abcnews.go.com/US/wisconsin-man-missing-months-alaska-wilderness/story?id=17762574#.UK66BobSh_A)]LINK[/link] [quote] Seibold began his trip at an Alaska Native fish camp in the southeastern part of the stat... Jump to Post in Topic - View Entire Topic

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