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Re: Alaska: 5 Day Canoe/Kayak trip recommendations

by section8 16 May 2012

You need to quantify "not too expensive". Anything "remote" will likely require an air taxi and you'd be looking at an $2000 to drop…
RE: Kayaking North Fork of Koyukuk River to Yukon River junction

by nilsy 20 January 2012

I canoed from the Gates area to Bettles back in the 80s. River was running high and fast, so it only took us 4 days. Even with high…
RE: Kayaking North Fork of Koyukuk River to Yukon River junction

by section8 19 January 2012

I've also floated the Gates to Bettles, also for work - it's a small world, alapah. I recall that stretch took us about seven days. …
RE: Kayaking North Fork of Koyukuk River to Yukon River junction

by alapah 19 January 2012

You might want to try posting here: http://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com/index.php I've only the canoed the North Fork in an inflatable…
Re: 10 Days in Alaska

by section8 22 April 2011

August/September is a good time of year to watch the northern caribou herds migrating. That's a perfect time to float the Kobuk River.…
Re: Alaska artice circle travel suggestions

by eric1946 16 April 2009

As another poster said, Nome is a possibility - and there are some roads in that part of the state to bike on. The other possibilities…
RE: Clueless self-described Ausie in Alaska

by nilsy 05 December 2008

It's nothing new I'm afraid. In the 1980s six of us did a long trek through the Brooks Range. Even though we found every source of informa…
Clueless self-described Ausie in Alaska

by Dutch_Uncle 05 December 2008

From the Anchorage Daily News- hard to feel sorry for this guy. The Dutch proverb "Every herring hangs (in the net) by its own gills"…
RE: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in May/June

by nilsy 15 May 2008

You may run into particularly wet conditions in the tundra if you go early - and the rivers might be pretty high as well. You could ask…
AURORA BOREALIS WORSHIPPERS

by trekker502 26 January 2008

*Northern Lights worshippers from Japan, Europe, and USA* are increasingly travelling to northern Alaska during winter to view the spectacul…
Kongakut river, AK

by alapah 05 March 2007

i haven't been to that particular area of the state, but here is a link to the US Fish and Wildlife Service page in which they provide…