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re: Quick question for our Alaskan residents
Posted on 11/13/24 at 7:06 pm to footswitch
Posted on 11/13/24 at 7:06 pm to footswitch
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Heard the skeeters are pretty bad. Worse than Bama?
I lived in Alaska for a little while. Mosquitoes up there are awful. They’re larger than ones we have down here, smallest ones are the size of nickels. Larger ones are the size of quarters. All of their stickers are incredibly strong- like no problems sticking you through a T-shirt or a dry-fit shirt.
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Posted on 11/13/24 at 7:26 pm to footswitch
Yes big skeeters
Posted on 11/13/24 at 7:30 pm to armytiger96
I’ve been in Fairbanks in mid-Sep and didn’t notice any at all
Posted on 11/13/24 at 7:43 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Not so bad where I am.
Thought I’d be able to offer you a coffee during our summer cruise stop in Juneau this year but life got in the way and we had to cancel. Maybe next year, will give you plenty of heads up.
Take care, Rog.
Posted on 11/13/24 at 8:00 pm to armytiger96
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Headed from Fairbanks to Wiseman in the end of Aug next year. How bad will they be then?
The Yukon flats are the epicenter of mosquito hell. Posted on 11/13/24 at 8:00 pm to Mr Breeze
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Take care, Rog.
Posted on 11/13/24 at 8:35 pm to justokatgolf
Thanks for the info.
Posted on 11/13/24 at 8:42 pm to armytiger96
plan on 7 times worse mosquitoes than south la
Posted on 11/13/24 at 9:00 pm to footswitch
There’s old tales of people on the Yukon and other pets of the interior with dogs and mules, and the mosquitoes are so bad they literally drained the animals dry within a matter of weeks. They are legit accounts from prospectors, hunters, fishermen etc.
The Alaska triangle is real. Like it was mentioned earlier though the triangle is within a lot of the travel corridor. Make no bones about it though, AK will kill you with the quickness. Bear, moose, cold, the water usually rough and with crazy high tidal movement.
All that being said it’s an incredible place. Varied landscapes and people from all over. A nice summer on the peninsula, or down in Homer where I am at, is really hard to beat. Salmon, Halibut, Rockfish, berry picking. The hiking and camping is unmatched. You will feel alone like you’ve never felt, and in a lot of instances only drive a half hour to do it. If that.
Come for a summer and fall in love
The Alaska triangle is real. Like it was mentioned earlier though the triangle is within a lot of the travel corridor. Make no bones about it though, AK will kill you with the quickness. Bear, moose, cold, the water usually rough and with crazy high tidal movement.
All that being said it’s an incredible place. Varied landscapes and people from all over. A nice summer on the peninsula, or down in Homer where I am at, is really hard to beat. Salmon, Halibut, Rockfish, berry picking. The hiking and camping is unmatched. You will feel alone like you’ve never felt, and in a lot of instances only drive a half hour to do it. If that.
Come for a summer and fall in love
Posted on 11/13/24 at 9:41 pm to RichardParker
Fun fact, the Zac Brown Band song “Your Majesty” is about Alaska. Great song.
Posted on 11/13/24 at 9:59 pm to CCT
My Son in Law was posted to JBER in Anchorage for a few years, we went up a few times.
Alaska is the most beautiful place I've ever been. Majestic, is the best word I can come up with to describe it.
As far as visiting, divide Alaska into 4 quadrants, the lower right quadrant has the main roads and cities. From Anchorage, you can make a big loop by going north along the west side of the quadrant where you will will pass by wasilla, Talikina (A very cool town), Denali and finally come to Fairbanks. You can then go back to Anchorage via the highway down the east side of the quadrant. At Fairbanks, you can head north to Prudhoe Bay.
On one of our trips we drop up the west side to Denali and then took the Denali highway east across the center of the quadrant. It's a 120ish mile long dirt road that is very remote. There is one place to stop at around the midpoint of the drive. We spent a couple of nights there before finishing the drive across and back down to Anchorage.
If you get the change to go, take it.
Alaska is the most beautiful place I've ever been. Majestic, is the best word I can come up with to describe it.
As far as visiting, divide Alaska into 4 quadrants, the lower right quadrant has the main roads and cities. From Anchorage, you can make a big loop by going north along the west side of the quadrant where you will will pass by wasilla, Talikina (A very cool town), Denali and finally come to Fairbanks. You can then go back to Anchorage via the highway down the east side of the quadrant. At Fairbanks, you can head north to Prudhoe Bay.
On one of our trips we drop up the west side to Denali and then took the Denali highway east across the center of the quadrant. It's a 120ish mile long dirt road that is very remote. There is one place to stop at around the midpoint of the drive. We spent a couple of nights there before finishing the drive across and back down to Anchorage.
If you get the change to go, take it.
Posted on 11/13/24 at 10:59 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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The Yukon flats are the epicenter of mosquito hell.
Thanks. I guess I'll have to get my wife (no pics) a head net for Christmas!
Posted on 11/14/24 at 1:30 am to Chucktown_Badger
Yeah Zac Brown actually has a house in Homer. He used to co-own part of a few businesses around town. He still is around during the summer a lot. Interesting guy.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 4:20 am to greenbean
There is a great podcast, Missing in Alaska, about this event. Highly recommend.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 5:54 am to CCT
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What’s the skinny on this black pyramid that supposedly exists out there in the so called “Alaskan Triangle?” I
Lots of shady characters fleeing from the law or trouble seek refuge in Alaska. And because it’s so remote and desolate in parts, it’s logical that many people disappear and die from things like exposure.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:03 am to Trevaylin
I worked in deadhorse/prudobay for Nabors drilling. I worked the season which starts in oct/Nov amd runs into may. Yes, it's harsh, and a 12 pk of can cokes cost $28 back in 2014. It's a wild arse place and awesome. Little Artic foxes will run right up to you. One guy was taking parts of another rig and found a hibernating Grizzly.
They have cages built around the steps of your man camps so you dont get ambushed in the mornings/Nights by Polar Bears. You lose light daily. They have tanning beds in the camps so you can get Vitamin D bc of no sun light. If you dip spit on the ice you get sent home, if you feed the animals you get sent home. If you run off the road you have to mark your coordinates and report it so they can investigate the spot when the snow melts. You can get arrested for it if you don't report it. This was all the stuff you had to learn in safety class in Anchorage AK. Take the Dalton Hwy and check out the Brooks Range flying over the range was an awesome view.
They have cages built around the steps of your man camps so you dont get ambushed in the mornings/Nights by Polar Bears. You lose light daily. They have tanning beds in the camps so you can get Vitamin D bc of no sun light. If you dip spit on the ice you get sent home, if you feed the animals you get sent home. If you run off the road you have to mark your coordinates and report it so they can investigate the spot when the snow melts. You can get arrested for it if you don't report it. This was all the stuff you had to learn in safety class in Anchorage AK. Take the Dalton Hwy and check out the Brooks Range flying over the range was an awesome view.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:17 am to HattiesburgTiger5439
My wife gets trapped by
a couple of bears once in a while. They like to try to open the neighbors dumpster against her car.
This one has her stuck almost 30 minutes.
a couple of bears once in a while. They like to try to open the neighbors dumpster against her car.
This one has her stuck almost 30 minutes.
This post was edited on 11/14/24 at 6:19 am
Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:30 am to greenbean
quote:562 miles* of a route that’s over 75% mostly open and deep water and 25% uninhabited densely forested mountainous terrain and looking for a tiny Cessna 310C with the limited resources available in October 1972 Alaska.
In 72, Hale Boggs, Speaker of the House (from Louisiana) supposedly died in a mysterious plane crash in Alaska. No evidence of crash, plane wreckage or bodies were ever found.
Unless the plane crashed at takeoff or at landing, they weren’t ever going to find it.
No conspiracy about not finding the plane. Now possibly the plane may have been tampered with but that’s conjectural.
For reference, 562 miles would get you from the Mouth of the Mississippi River to Cancun. Try searching that for a plane this size:
Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:36 am to CCT
Here’s a pic I took a few years ago,
It’s an impressive sight.
It’s an impressive sight.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:43 am to soccerfüt
Alaska Air flight 1866 flew straight into a Mountain on approach to JNU on that flight path in the early 70s. Was the worst domestic crash in the US at the time.
I always take the window seat on this flight. Some of the most spectacular scenery you'll ever see (Including Mountains St Elias and Logan) are on that path
I always take the window seat on this flight. Some of the most spectacular scenery you'll ever see (Including Mountains St Elias and Logan) are on that path
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