North to the Future

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Goldie Hawn has come north to fish.

 

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The Valley of Aquarius, Gates of the Arctic National Park

 

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I like the temps, but not the bears.

 

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Rock glaciers are pretty cool.

 

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Car show in Bethel, Ak.

 

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Current photo from Arctic Valley Ski area. Looks like this shit's going to burn off.

 

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It's cleared up. A nice C180 just flew by.

 

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Caribou Creek running into the Mat at Lion's Head. I've paddled this route. The Matanuska glacier in the background.

 

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A fucking asshole has been arrested near my favorite trailhead.

 

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The first movie filmed in Alaska.

 

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A non-toxic phytoplankton (Noctiluca scintillans) bloom.

 

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It just looks like a lot of shit emanating from the Moose Lodge...

 

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Car show in Bethel, Ak.

I like the yellow truck best, too. I love Alaska for the glaciated geography , the wildlife and the history. And the people. What surprised me the first time I went there was relics like that yellow truck that somehow persevere. Is it the cold storage and lack of road salt? My favorite was going to an outdoor tourist banquet dinner ( Fairbanks I think. I plead jet lag.)only to find an honest to God steam shovel with a boiler that had helped to dig the Panama Canal. Totally unexpected. Last place I would have looked for such a thing. Reminded me of a book Captain Kangaroo read called Mike Mulligan and Maryanne.

Okay, hard to choose my favorite Alaska experience. There are too many. But it was a total surprise.

 

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I like the yellow truck best, too. I love Alaska for the glaciated geography , the wildlife and the history. And the people. What surprised me the first time I went there was relics like that yellow truck that somehow persevere. Is it the cold storage and lack of road salt? My favorite was going to an outdoor tourist banquet dinner ( Fairbanks I think. I plead jet lag.)only to find an honest to God steam shovel with a boiler that had helped to dig the Panama Canal. Totally unexpected. Last place I would have looked for such a thing. Reminded me of a book Captain Kangaroo read called Mike Mulligan and Maryanne.

Okay, hard to choose my favorite Alaska experience. There are too many. But it was a total surprise.

 

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