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  1. bajasur avatar

    RE: Short notes on Guate

    by bajasur 29 May 2012

    Greggo, I lived in Nome, Alaska for the better part of 5 years and have not heard about the use of boats before the land bridge. Very…

  2. section8 avatar

    RE: BETHEL ALASKA & Surrounding Areas

    by section8 28 May 2012

    How many thousands of dollars do you have to work with? Which river you are on prior can influence the advice you get too. If I was…

  3. chugachmtnboy avatar

    RE: Alaska- Indian reserves???

    by chugachmtnboy 13 May 2012

    If traveling north from Anchorage, you might enjoy pulling off at the highway exit for Eklutna (about 50 km north of the city), which…

  4. trekker502 avatar

    RE: Locavores head to Alaska ISO awesome Meat-eating opportunities!

    by trekker502 01 March 2012

    In Anchorage, on Northern Lights Blvd., about 3 blocks east of REI, on north side of street in beige, adobe--looking building, is a meat…

  5. section8 avatar

    RE: Another photo theme thread

    by section8 11 February 2012

    Whoa, simmer down now. No need to yell. All the photos were taken in Alaska. The bears are in Bristol Bay, the salmon shark was in…

  6. trekker502 avatar

    RE: Alaska in March

    by trekker502 30 January 2012

    Today's [www.msnbc.msn.com] news reports that Alaska is having an almost record-breaking very cold winter, with temperatures in Anchorage…

  7. section8 avatar

    RE: Was your first handgun a semiautomatic, or a revolver?

    by section8 21 January 2012

    I've been to Galena, McGrath, and St.Marys (and Nome a bunch of times). Emmonak gets the best king salmon in Alaska, Yukon kings when…

  8. DaBaba avatar

    RE: Was your first handgun a semiautomatic, or a revolver?

    by DaBaba 21 January 2012

    section8, about halfway between Bethel and Nome, and convenient to neither. I don't want to say the name of the village because I don't…

  9. moongoddess avatar

    RE: Alaska

    by moongoddess 21 January 2012

    Very true, Trekker502 - but the OP wanted to spend 3-4 months in Alaska, not 3-4 weeks. That's a hell of a long time to spend hanging…

  10. Northwesterngirl avatar

    Re: Swap: My Hawaii (Maui) Cottage for Yours ANYWHERE

    by Northwesterngirl 12 January 2012

    Ever been to Nome, Alaska?

  11. trekker502 avatar

    RE: Urban areas of AZ & NM ... Best places to live/work?

    by trekker502 24 December 2011

    I live in Santa Fe. I was a substitute teacher in the Anchorage, Alaska, schools, including many Native American children. You could…

  12. section8 avatar

    Re: Which is worse?

    by section8 15 December 2011

    Nome's summers are pretty nice. I highly recommend it as a tourist destination. The Seward Peninsula is one of the coolest parts of…

  13. northern_goddess avatar

    RE: Which is worse?

    by northern_goddess 15 December 2011

    I just googled the 'average summer temperature in Nome, Alaska" and it says it's 65f or 18c. I'm not actually sure I believe that. It…

  14. ooz avatar

    Which is worse?

    by ooz 15 December 2011

    To live permanatly in a climate where it is cold all the time like Nome, Alaska, so you can never really walk around outdoors without…

  15. LaCubanita avatar

    RE: Canada and Alaska

    by LaCubanita 30 October 2011

    I suggest flying from Vancouver (Canada) to Anchorage (Alaska), once you are going to be at the transition point. Cities not served by…

  16. Chicagobest avatar

    Re: From the USA to Kamchatka

    by Chicagobest 09 October 2011

    Interesting tidbit EddyV. When I first called Bering Air what was it 4 years ago they said nobody had done it but it could be done. …

  17. Chicagobest avatar

    Re: From the USA to Kamchatka

    by Chicagobest 03 October 2011

    I dedicate this thread to the future. Within the next hundred years there will be a tunnel linking the Nome area with the Provideniya…

  18. Chicagobest avatar

    Re: From the USA to Kamchatka

    by Chicagobest 19 September 2011

    Chukhoktavia has service from Provideniya to Anadyr and on to Magadan. I could not find a Magadan-Yakutia service, but I bet there is…

  19. Chicagobest avatar

    Re: From the USA to Kamchatka

    by Chicagobest 18 September 2011

    Looking forward to that website. I can only go during the summer because of the school schedule of the children. Winter transport east…

  20. Chicagobest avatar

    Re: From the USA to Kamchatka

    by Chicagobest 16 September 2011

    There is always the road less traveled. I love Alaska so any excuse to go there would meet with interest. But....from North America…

  21. Chicagobest avatar

    RE: From the USA to Kamchatka

    by Chicagobest 11 September 2011

    Yblanter is of course correct. I was told by Bering Air 4 years ago that that had to fly to Provideniya and (rarer) Anadyr, with a load…

  22. EddyV avatar

    RE: From the USA to Kamchatka

    by EddyV 07 September 2011

    It is Bering Air that offers charter flights between Nome, Alaska, and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky or from Nome to Chukotka

  23. EddyV avatar

    RE: From the USA to Kamchatka

    by EddyV 01 September 2011

    Bering Air runs direct charter flights from Nome, Alaska, to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. They're expensive, but you can also book seats…

  24. section8 avatar

    Re: Alaska Itinerary Assistance Needed with gold panning communities

    by section8 19 August 2011

    I wouldn't describe any of those places as goldmining communities. They are all tourist towns, except for Wasilla which is a shitty exurb…

  25. keltoi avatar

    RE: Denali Park Road in off season

    by keltoi 24 July 2011

    Thanks for your comments, everyone. Trekker, so no Mt McKinley in the first 15; is the scenery from mile 15 to mile 30 in Denali worth…

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