Any Gimers in Alaska?
 

If in Alaska or have intel on operations and atmosphere there now and in the forseeable future input? Looks like the Pebble is moving forward, yet slow, Alaska may be the place to be involved with in the future. Also looks like a Sportemans Paradise!!!!

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I've been to Alaska - and am by no means an expert...but for the most part if the SHTF .. I would not want to be in Alaska as a newb. It is freaking cold and you have some hardcore felons all over the place. If yer not a local you are suspect or a potential next meal. Sure under normal circumstances its okay - but it is seriously an undeveloped frontier. Many places are impassable and you need to be ferried or plain can't move around in winter.

In a shtf situation many people will die out up there. Without fuel you are d-e-a-d - they have had fuel shortages before and other crisis' where folks have died due to fuel issues in somewhat normal circumstances.

It is awesome to behold flying over and in - great place to visit in the summer though. There are many lower 48 places that are as isolated as Alaska without the extremes in weather and logistics - Olympic pen in WA is one - or one of the San Juan Isle communities and many many places in BC CAN. Similar isolation without some of the hardcore drawbacks.

There are some Gimmers around who are locals that might see this.

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a sportsmans paradise...

some photos i took this month...

brown bear, red salmon...


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Nice-- Looks like Jurassic Park. We dont have this WHATSOEVER (Glacier Nat. Park in MT. may come close) in the lower 48. May be worth the stretch. My only hobbies are Outdoor activities. Idaho is like marrying my sister if ya know what I mean.

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i got some more coming...i just got back home after a week out on the road so to speak...

my wife is downloading some photos from the nikon d40x i took above the arctic circle this last week and burning a cd for me on her computer...

and for what its worth, here goes...

oddly enough, by far most alaskans call tundra swans....trumpeter swans, but trumpeters are much larger and are quite distinct by the trumpeting sound they make...

these are tundra swans...my photos and i'm proud of them...

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Gasilat nice swans - the Trumpeter Swans sit in the tulip fields in Skagit/Mout Vernon WA in the high hundreds/thousands on their migrations. It is a very awe inspiring sight to see so many in one spot. Some huge fines await those mistaking them for geese ;p Which does happen enough to hear the stories.

Wille - Save the Caribou - you will find those scenes all along the west coast of BC and parts of WA. Plenty of Moose/Elk/Deer/Black Bear/Cougar in WA. The Olympic Pen is pretty dang isolated for where it is. Streams full of Salmon and Steelhead as well.

Personally I would love to live in Alaska - and have thought about it - but it isn't an easy transition without a setup/family/friends already established.

Just saying - I love Alaska and all - but the place is pretty harsh for a shtf bugout place. Unless you have family or have some reason for a community to accept you - other than Anchorage area....you'd be better off in the lower 48/CAN

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If you are into oil or resource development, or are a BUILDER, welder, heavy equipment op, diesel mechanic, petroleum or mining engineer you can expect to work 70 plus hours per week in Alaska.
If you want to buy a piece of ground, and hand build your house this is one of the remaining places where no one will interfere. Outside of 4 or five cities,most places have NO inspectors NO zoning No building codes, and NO one gives a flying fart WHAT you do on your own land.
life is pretty good here.

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I LIKE the sound of that. How can we spread that idea?

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Makes me want to get into a welding school and then sell the house and peace out for alaska!

Especially the pictures! Nicely done

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Hey Gasilat or Fullpower, tell them about the mosquitos.

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Ahhh, yes.... The mosquitoes. our state bird.
pretty viscious critters, rumour has it they can suck a cow dry of blood in less than an hour.
Smaller mammals have been known to be dragged of to the mosquito hive and fed to the larvae.
Luckily you can hear them coming when in a large cloud, as the sky darkens and you can feel the earth rumble from the beating of wings, kind of like a flight of B17's on the horizon, really spooky how much a large flock of mosquitoes sounds like big radial aircraft engines.
If you are new in state, and havent figured out all the immediate hiding places, the safest thing to do is roll in the freshest pile of bear shyte you can find, that will protect you from the first wave of mosquitoes, then you hope some young eskimo ladies will get out the seal oil and do the job right.

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for sure...alaska isn't for everyone...

if you find you simply abhor wide open expanse, wildlife in its natural habitat as well as in your backyard and scenic beauty untrammeled by man...

then its probably not for you...


my wife's pics...
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nice pic , look great there

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i would love to see that sight...

the most trumpeters i've ever seen in one gathering was six and that was rare...

on this end of the migration trumpeter swans pair up and head to isolated lakes to rear their young...

its common to see trumpeters if a person gets off the road system a bit and does a little hiking around...

i've got some photos of trumpeters i took, if i can find them i'll put a couple up...

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