CntryBoy777
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I used to have a Tshirt growing up that had Kodiak Island on it with a totem pole on it....tho, I out grew it when we lived in Hawaii.....back in '61-64.....
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Alaskan
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Don't think I saw a totem pole while I was there.I used to have a Tshirt growing up that had Kodiak Island on it with a totem pole on it....tho, I out grew it when we lived in Hawaii.....back in '61-64.....
I know I saw several really nice huge ones in Sitka, so south east Alaska... many years back.
Baymule
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Next time you go to Anchorage, look for a food truck called The Back Porch. Some friends of ours own it and they serve Texas BBQ and Cajun food. Tell them Bobby Joe sent you.
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Alaskan
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Cool!Next time you go to Anchorage, look for a food truck called The Back Porch. Some friends of ours own it and they serve Texas BBQ and Cajun food. Tell them Bobby Joe sent you.
Not sure when I will go up next... but since kid #1 is now up there... I am sure it will happen.
Do they run it year round? Or just in the summer?
wow... wouldn't that be cool if you're able to find the truck and meet them as a "known" entity? The world gets smaller every year!
HomesteaderWife
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@Alaskan - Having a sled, plane, and/or snowcraft would be possible but if we went, it'd be a sled and snowshoes/cleats. Been looking into hot to make and repair snowshoes with rawhide and sinew which is easy to harvest/make for us. I hate to hear your boys are taking off on you as they grow! It seems you've raised them with good work ethic, so they should be well prepared for hard work and responsibility. Like I've said before, good on you for having them so involved at home. I bet having fewer spare hands makes it difficult though. As for the goaties, hah, I wish! Where we are now, we did have goats....let's just say it didn't work out. We lost our male, and sold our female to a nice family who had little kids to love on her and many other goats she fit in with (so she wouldn't be lonesome). The island you showed pictures of is absolutely gorgeous- I love the church there!
@Baymule - Maybe they'll have their truck in Anchorage in future years! That's where we'd need to fly into, then fly out of to get to our goal area.
@Baymule - Maybe they'll have their truck in Anchorage in future years! That's where we'd need to fly into, then fly out of to get to our goal area.
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Alaskan
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on snow shoes. So many muscles needed. Hack... wheeze.Now cross country skiing! There ya go!
Best is to ski without a pack, tow a sled. Towing a heavy sled is tricky in a bad trail.. but you can have a person behind also have ropes to the sled... and keep yanking it back into place.
Tarp everything down so nothing falls out even if it rolls... then way less worry. You can even just tow a burrito... and skip a sled.
Heavy pack + skis and HA! I dare ya to turn or stop.
But again... snow shoe in a few feet of powder... and unless you are super fit... 100 yards will be plenty.
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Alaskan
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It is just weight costs money.... how will you get a woodstove out to your place?
Easy with a snow machine.
Easy with a snow machine.
greybeard
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I usually just wrap 'em in foil and stick them inside my jacket pocket...
hungry jacket? 
