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make sure it has a wind break lining
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historic? no. gold in juneau is from hard rock mining, stamping mills and chemical extraction. placer gold (where you pan or dredge gravel) is much further north.
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Alyeska is a resort, sit back and relax. You can order a box lunch at breakfast for your exploring needs.. Plenty of hiking options from the top of the tram or just watch the sky sailors. I had a standoff with a cow moose at the front entrance, ONCE. I took the side entrance. Moose are not toys, unless you want to get your name in the paper.
The resort did run a shuttle to greater/lesser Girdwood (grid weird) and the Doubtable Muskie (order the lamb, not as much gristle) but Chair Five has always been my fav restaurant.
The best state paved road in Girdwood leads to the late Ted *senator for life* Steven's house. Bringing home the bacon.
Check with the Glacier Forest Service office in Gridweird to see if there is an upcoming bore tide. Great viewing from their office. There used to be a local radio show known as the Tidal Bore.
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weather patterns have been changing. 30 years ago October was the rainiest month in SE. Now, September is becoming the rainiest month; affecting the timing of fish returns, berry harvest, bear activity ....
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50-60 F is closer to 10-15 C, a little cooler than your est by a few degrees
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April? Hmmm. Not to be Debbie Downer but I think you'll be doing a whole lot of fishing and very little catching. It's just too early. The six person limit is based upon the captain's rating. A major step up w/ experience to commercially carry more passengers.
If you are trolling ( a fishing technique of dragging bait through the water to see what strikes, a term appropriated by the interznet that has nothing to do with mythical creatures) you will only have 4 lines active in the water; 2 off the stern and one off the port and one off the starboard.
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recreational marijuana
i was there on 9/11. three days before we could get a ferry out. no planes, our dispatcher lectured us for being out of the office building.
blue water over the bow for 3 hours then a turn to port and took it on the starboard side.
recreational marijuana, yep that's the answer
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On 9/2/2021 at 6:53 AM, GTJ said:
I have traveled to central Alaska after Labor Day, though in mid-September.--I would encourage post-Labor Day travel, including October.
comparing apples with road apples? central Alaska weather has no relationship with weather in maritime Southeast
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look at where there's a commercial fleet, not skagway
skagway is the head of a deep fjord with vertical banks. no shallows for bugs to rear to feed or rear fry to feed the larger fish to make them want to hang around
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16 hours ago, ROCruiser said:
I agree. Tracy Crab Shack is way over-rated. Will never go again for their expensive crab legs.
Wait, what, wait, what ??!! Tracy's is over rated?!!? Next you'll try to tell me Alaskan Amber tastes like poo !! Well it does. Haven't had one in 30 years. I do like their White.
A quote from a few years back ---- I don't like beer but I like Alaskan Amber ----- one and done
still working on dungeness locations. It's seasonal so might require contacting specific restaurants or the tourist office. Frozen king crab will always be on the menu.
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8 minutes ago, bottom-dragger said:
which ports? I can try to help. But as DON hinted, kings make a more grand presentation. But not as tasty.
oh, and if you have the option of pacific halibut and chips or pacific cod and chips, go with the cod. Halibut is so easy to overcook and dry out.
but opinions are free
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2 hours ago, SOPOME said:
I'd love to have some, but I can't find it on any menu in the three ports we are visiting...
which ports? I can try to help. But as DON hinted, kings make a more grand presentation. But not as tasty.
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Southeast typically gets 20-25% of its rain in october .............
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19 hours ago, kochleffel said:
But what do I know? I'm not in, or from, Alaska. I just spent a couple of days there and talked to a few people who might all have been dishonest.
I think your thoughts have been very honest and inciteful. Though you may have spent too much time talking with Soapy Smith.....
please come back, it is the the great land, joe
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5 hours ago, donaldsc said:
I spoke to the owner of a B&B that we stayed in in Wrangell about the ferry. She said that she made a yearly trip to Seattle in the ferry w her pickup truck and filled it to the top w stuff she purchased. According to her, even with the high vehicle prices on the ferry, she saved money over driving to her local Costco which was a good distance from her B&B.
DON
DON - I don't think that"s the complete story. I can phone an order into Costco, have them deliver it to the barge line for free, pay ~$500 in freight charges for three pallet loads, and have it delivered to my house. No two days on the ferry south, no two days on the ferry north, no days of housing, eating, or traffic in Seattle.
But your mileage may vary.
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. Alaskans who use the state ferries do so almost exclusively for one reason, the need to transport a vehicle.
Damn, so that's why after 40 years here I have 67 vehicles parked in my yard. And all those pre-teens and teens going between sporting events that have designated areas onboard for studying are required to bring a vehicle?
There's also a winter floating bridge tourniment on the ferries. Make those old bats buy a car.
some of your comments were inforrmative but not accurate
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5 hours ago, donaldsc said:
You are aware that almost all the "fresh crab" that you get in AK is actually frozen.
it is dungeness season and the crab is FRESH
but probably not in Nevada
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Have you determined how you will get a negative Covid test w/i 72 hours of your border crossing?
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13 hours ago, K12Guy said:
I'm curious if you have chosen to be vaccinated?
Your comments are out of concern, and I appreciate that, but there is no need for personal attacks or being tacky. I would think you can do better.I'm a first responder, SAR ( search and rescue) and received my second shot the last week of January. And the first friday of each month I get a nasal swab.
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17 minutes ago, K12Guy said:
It was a joke. Thanks for playing along.
Because none of the locals have Covid, right? Funny stuff.
the joke is in your hand
https://www.ktoo.org/coronavirus/
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16 hours ago, K12Guy said:
I see this as nothing but political fluff. There are typically NO cruise ships to Canada (lest they use an icebreaker, perhaps) after October 31.
And then they throw out the caveat that the lines must fully comply with public health requirements. I would guess this is because another country didn't acquiesce to being bullied by the limp leaders. Perhaps not.
how can you even walk carrying all that mental baggage? icebreakers? really?
we are currently experiencing spikes in outbreaks in most southeast ports. and these are from the smaller highly regulated cruise ships.
time to build more torres ...............
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thank you for your participation, our incidence is increasing significantly
perhaps you could go cruising in Missouri or Arkansas with other right minded folks .........
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back when I had more hair, the lovely ms b-d and I hiked the chilcoot to bennett lake. took a rail maintenance jenny to the mainline WP&YR (wait patiently and you'll ride). We rode back to Skagway in the mail car as 5 days on the trail we were told we might offend the riders in the cruise cars.
there were park wardens at the top of the chilcoot checking passports and giving out hot cider. Not for immigration purposes but to determine if you were healthy, prepared, and weren't coming to Canada to die.
immediately went to the Red Onion, dropped our packs, and had the best frozen micro-waved bar pizza ever!! Under other circumstances it might not have been so good.
and being the perfect gentleman that I am, the lovely ms b-d got to take the first shower (but I think she milked it into a bath.
if you're into railroads, walk through the railyard where all the old decrepit passenger cars have been abandoned.
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Working on the Edge by Spike Walker. When crabbing really was the deadliest catch. Current boats have a harvest limit and a window to make that harvest. Prior, there was a opening window and a total fleet harvest quota and you went fishing no matter what the weather.
There's a special dent in my wall where I pound my head every time someone recommends Michener.
Spotting the northern lights
in Alaska
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Also, don't depend on someone else to tell you the lights are out. If they're really that important ...... you should be out every viable night from 12-2am