greybeard
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No, but carrying them in my pocket makes them more handy than if I pulled them behind me on a sled..or in the back of my truck or on a trailer.hungry jacket?
Alaskan's Journal
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Rammy
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So much better in Alaska
Except for the cold.
You are doing what I wish I could do. If I were younger and had a significant other would love to move to Alaska too. Get away from technology, mean people, and live how I want. I know you will be very happy there.
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Alaskan
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Been here almost 20 years now.
Going to have to stay another 10.
I do hope to retire someplace warm.
Going to have to stay another 10.
I do hope to retire someplace warm.
Baymule
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They just left Texas a few months ago and opened up the truck. I don't know if they will have it open in the winter or not. She said something about the season, so maybe they will close down in the dead of winter. haha, it would freak them out if you told them friends of yours from Livingston, Texas--Bobby Joe and Dana sent you! I'd love to be a fly on the wall for that one. LOL LOL
Baymule
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Come back home to Texas! Oh wait! You said warm not bleeping hot!Been here almost 20 years now.
Going to have to stay another 10.
I do hope to retire someplace warm.
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Alaskan
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I would love to come back to Texas! 90 is AWESOME!!!!
A few photos from today.
My dark brown rose comb leghorn. She snuck out and hatched these out in the "wild"!! Found her today as she was trying to figure out how to get back into the run to feed her chicks.
I caught her with a dipnet and put her in my white tractor.
Muscovy ducks let out, drake watching some grow outs.
Other grow outs at the pond with their mom and cockerels in the background.
So did you ever determine if there are fish in your pond? I thought you said you were going to see about it.
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Alaskan
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We put a few little ones in last year... I haven't seen any this year... but the kids haven't tried to fish it. It is a small pond.
Not exciting for the kids.
Eldest is at college now.
Next 3 are on a canoe trip this weekend. They are doing little rivers-lakes--portaging on a three day trip. Friday to Monday.
I have only youngest home.
He is growing up though, getting way better at staying on track and remembering the many things he has to do.
Cook, clean, milk, animal chores. He is 10 now. He managed to make an instapot roast thing. Spouse tried to explain to me how to do it but I was lost... luckily the 10 year old took over and did a fine job!
Sheesh.... I have got to sell those goats before next summer.
Not exciting for the kids.
Eldest is at college now.
Next 3 are on a canoe trip this weekend. They are doing little rivers-lakes--portaging on a three day trip. Friday to Monday.
I have only youngest home.
He is growing up though, getting way better at staying on track and remembering the many things he has to do.
Cook, clean, milk, animal chores. He is 10 now. He managed to make an instapot roast thing. Spouse tried to explain to me how to do it but I was lost... luckily the 10 year old took over and did a fine job!
Sheesh.... I have got to sell those goats before next summer.
greybeard
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This is actually a summer rental cabin. No water or electric.
I was reading back over this and came across this picture again. Reminded me of a guy I knew that grew up in Alaska with his family as gold seekers and for over a decade lived in an abode very similar to that, and I think occassionally drove it back down the Alcan highway to the lower 48. He left that kind of nomad life pretty early in life but recently made a trip back out after his parents were long gone and was able to find the now dilapidated old bus where it had been abandoned, I suppose on his father's last claim site. He said seeing it once again brought back a flood of memories, not all them being good. Among the things he remembered was his father's hatred of bears. Said he would kill every one he saw, regardless of it's species or age. "He just hated them" was my friend's words.
(they did find quite a bit of gold, tho not near enough to be rich, just enough to get by and I suppose to keep the gold bug fed)
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