update:
You can see the 'proposed' campsites, some methods of getting there, acreage amounts, prices, etc.
(gold stars indicate plots for sale that I'm interested in) I probably won't be able to see them all.
This is a fairly ambitious plan that weather (or other complications) could knock the shit out of...
The drive from Anchorage to Homer is only 4.5 hours. North to Denali Natl. park (where Mt. Mckinley is)
is right around 4 hours as well.
Slick might be happy to know that whilst on this journey of sorts, trying to locate the property I really feel right about,
I'll be online. Satt phone is looking necessary too, as well as a signal flare gun.
Last edited by hick; 23-04-2017 at 10:00 PM.
Oh I see...go native, use leaves. Just be careful which ones. lol!Originally Posted by hick
btw, Good luck on your quest.
Bernie: Thanks Hick for the itinerary!
But you better learn how to ride a moose as I don’t know anyone who rents horses out, other then on guided trips in certain areas. You may be able to rent an ATV, I believe there is a place in Wasilla who rents them. But I heard they are about $200.- a day.
Hick: Moose riding 101:
Strategically drop from tree onto idle moose below.
Scenario 1: Land on rack and die.
Scenario 2: Miss moose entirely, break legs and get trampled to death
Scenario 3: Hit target, hold on for dear life and dismount somewhere in Canada to face immigration charges.
Bernie: You are going to fit right in up here
Pretty much talking to myself at this point, but hey....might as well get used to it.
Now then. Guns.
I never pictured myself dealing with American Airlines and transporting firearms but here it is:
as rental options are non-existent, probably illegal and I need some range time, anyway.
So,... putting this here for easy check-backs:
Traveling with firearms and ammunition
Laws on the possession of firearms differ between states and countries. Please check the requirements of your destination before you travel. Contact Reservations for international travel requirements and if any portion of your trip is operated by another carrier.
Requirements
Within the U.S., you can only travel with firearms and ammunition, including pellet and BB guns, as checked baggage if you’re over 18 years old. You must check them with an agent at check-in and declare that you’re traveling with firearms and ammunition.
Firearms must be:
Unloaded
In a hard-sided container where the firearm is totally inaccessible, or with locks on each end (like a rifle case)
Ammunition must be:
In the original packaging from the manufacturer or in packaging specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition (made of fiber, wood or metal), with a maximum of 11 pounds (5 kgs) per container or customer. Ammunition is not accepted in magazines or clips.
Allowance
There is no limit to the number of items you can carry in your in rifle, shotgun or pistol case, but baggage and oversize / overweight charges may apply.
Oversize and overweight baggage charges
Prolly go with a Ka-bar as last line of defense.
Would it be more feasible to buy what you need when you arrive...or at least for your first destination?Originally Posted by hick
As for the bear thing, didn't you say your brother was accompanying you and that you could outrun him?
Well....Eso, ya know. He's got two kids n stuff.
IF we surprise or otherwise upset a bear, he'll reach for the bear spray and I'll lower the barrel and we'll see what happens with all of that.
Hopefully it won't come down but I can skin it - if I have to...
It's not more feasible because I don't want to hang around Anchorage for 2 days in order to get my firing range hours in. I really need a couple of days to reacquaint myself and bond a little with the gun. I'll have that time in FL.
And Cape Coral just got a brand new range. The instructors look pretty hip.
Infamous in Homer, Alaska - "The Cowboy" owns some land in a remote region I'm looking at.
Working on getting a night or two out in it accompanying him and a couple of his favorite steeds.
Check this out Eso:
(PM from an AK based forum):
"Let me know if I can help. There are a lot of Alaskans on this forum who are helpful. Backwoods Alaskan is the exception. He thinks the state is too crowded. Another good book is The Man From Sheep Mountain, but it's had to find as it's out of print. I live in that general vicinity. My wife is from Thailand, by the way.
She is from the south eastern part of Thailand from a place near Rayong. We are going off grid for the next 10 days so internet connection will be spotty depending on where we set up. So if I don't reply this is why.
Lots of Thai people in the Anchorage/Mat-Su area and in Fairbanks. There are even some in the Glennallen and Tok area. There is a Thai lunch truck set up in Healy next to the 49th State Brewing company. Anchorage has a good number of Thai, Cambodia, Vietnam, etc with shops."
So, naturally I had to check:
ASIAN Massage Therapy, Anchorage, AK
Customer Review:
"Nana is so friendly and helpful. "I will take care of you," is what she says. She does. I will go back."
Me: Look honey, I can get a Thai massage after rolling down the mountain!
Wife: Oh good! I was worried about that.
Is that referring to "The Cowboy" up above?Originally Posted by hick
So how soon you gonna be up there...days, months?
Last edited by hick; 19-05-2017 at 06:21 PM.
Ok, facebook isn't all bad.
Just located a chick I went to HS with up there.
And....she's got a horse ranch.
Good luck hunting for a place and keep your knees in the breeze...bro.Originally Posted by hick
knees in the breeze got it thanks
Poor Kid
If you take to running through habitat with no plan, defense or awareness, bad things may happen.
A 16-year-old runner in a Bird Ridge mountain race was killed by a black bear he apparently encountered while descending the trail Sunday, Alaska State Troopers and the race director said.
The victim was identified by troopers as Patrick Cooper of Anchorage.
A Chugach State Park ranger shot the bear in the face, but it ran away. Rangers and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game were still looking for the animal Sunday night on the slope overlooking Turnagain Arm southeast of Anchorage.
Cooper was a participant in the juniors division of the Robert Spurr Memorial Hill Climb, said race director Brad Precosky. The close-knit Alaska mountain running community is in shock at the fatal mauling, he said.
"This is the worst thing that could happen," he said.
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2017...hased-by-bear/
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