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Hey guys, this summer me and a good friend of mine (also a longhair) are traveling to Anchorage, Alaska for a couple of months. Unfortunately, we don't have any plans yet as far as living arrangements go. I was just wondering if anyone, knew of some cheap apartments or room and board places. Basically right now we're just trying to find any place to live. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
-Zak
Hey Zak - You da' man!!! That's awesome. I've always wanted to go there. I was considering taking my mtn. bike on the ferry along the inland passage. You could get pretty far North before going inland overland to Anchorage although that is NOT the most direct route if time is a factor. I'm an amateur pilot (ultralights) and have always wanted to do the float plane thing up there. Sorry I don't have any contacts...just enthusiasm. Have fun planning and keep us posted on your adventure. You're sure to run into many long hairs up there! Respect the Grizz - Bruce'ster
I heard the government pays people to live there because no one wants to live there... is that true?
If the government so desperately want people to live there why not allow immigrants to live in Alaska for some years then give them citizenship? sure would be easier than finding a million dollar...
They just had a thing on the news if you move to a certain area
of Alaska they will give you land. (This was on Fox News tonight.....1.3 acres apprently.)
Sure sounds like the price is right.
I got an e-mail from a friend of mine recently, sharing pics of what has been determined to now be the world's largest Grizzly bear, --- shot in self-defense by a man who works for the U S Forest Service, while he was out deer hunting. The pics and story are AMAZING... the Grizzly's paw alone is bigger than the man's head! The bear apparently will be stuffed and mounted and put on display at Ancorage airport, so you'll probably get to see it: it stood 12' 6" high at the shoulders, 14' to the top of the head, --- and weighed in at over one thousand 6 hundred pounds!!!!!!!
They apparently found evidence in the bear's stomach that bear had just eaten 2 humans (including a missing hiker) before the U S Forest Service worker was charged by this bear, making him having to empty his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into him (in order not to be the 3rd human victim).
Hmmmm... no wonder they offer free land up there!
- Ken in San Francisco
Even without huge grizzlies I would think it was too cold there, so no amount of free land would get me to move there.
OTOH, my wife's grandfather (on her mother's side) told me that he always wanted to be miner in Alaska, but he never went there, or even left England AFAIK, although he lived to be 90. He was a miner at one time, so not inexperienced in that field, but most of his working life he was a gardener, much like yourself I suppose.
I'd add cold is a relative thing. Here on the east coast
we've had winters that were colder than areas of Alaska.
Too many times we'd have temperartures here that were lower
than the temperature in areas like Anchorage Alaska.
If the government would give me a free green card to live in Alaska I would definately live there, but after I get naturalized I'd move out.
Very interesting story. I just bought a box of 7mm magnum cartridges today and they were sitting on the table behind me when I read this. After reading the story I took one out and looked at it and thought how small it looked compared to a monster like that. Needless to say, my crosshairs would have been shaking a little in a situation like that. I am really surprised that the 7mm put such a huge Grizzly down before it killed the guy.
Jeffrey.
I had a 7mm magnum when I was in Austin... a box of those will put a bruise on my shoulder. I suppose it probably took no more than 3 of those to take down the bear, assuming the person doesnt reload.
You are right. The 7mm does have considerable recoil, however that is a lot of bear and sometimes a deer can run 100 meters after a good hit. A bear that large has a slow heart rate and can run as fast as a quarter horse. Now, if the first shot isn't a good one on a bear that size then the bear's adrenalin will be surging and the situation will become critical.
BTW, I have seen the great work that you do on guitars, have you ever considered making custom rifle stocks? I bet that you would be good at that. People pay a lot of money for beautiful custom stocks.
Jeffrey.
I can't make rifle stocks in Taiwan because guns are illegal... if I were in the States then it'd be different.
Only stocks I'd see myself making are for BB guns and people dont buy custom stocks for those.
I was interested in pictures of the bear so hunted the story down at Snopes.com. Search for "Bear Hunt". I'd link it directly but the last photo is not appropriate here for a few reasons. The true account is pretty interesting though the photo of the bear head look taken with a wide angle lens so there is a bit of disproportion. The paw looks big enough though. *shudder*
Elizabeth
Ahhhh...a 338 win mag. That sounds more like it. Nevertheless, I would feel better with a 375 H&H. I have seen a picture of a record Kodiak that had a paw larger than a man's chest. The claws alone were incredible. Managed hunting will not threaten the existance of these magnificant animals, however development has severely limited the range of the Grizzly and many other animals in the contiguous 48 states. It would be nice to bring the Grizzly back to other regions of the lower 48 states, but I doubt if that will ever happen since our population is growing so rapidly. These animals need a lot of room, which is one of many reasons that I hope Alaska will always remain a wild and beautiful place with minimal human intervention. Sorry to be so off topic, but...
Jeffrey.
Like an idiot, I had to find it. Oh well. Yeah, not for the squeemish.