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Subject: Re: [OM] Winter Alaska
From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 08:17:09 +0100
And how do you deal with the polar bears wandering in the streets?

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> On 25 Jan 2018, at 02:00, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> So, here's the deal.
> 
> The AG-B&B is open for fellow listees. February and March are great
> months to come visit. The snow is BEAUTIFUL and the days are getting
> much longer again. As you've been able to see from my various attempts
> at photography, you really don't need to travel very far to get
> incredible opportunities.
> 
> A person could make an entire trip just out of the Eagle River Valley.
> 10 miles of driving from the house takes you to the end of the road.
> There are dozens of miles of hiking trails and you are surrounded by
> steep alpine scenery.
> 
> 10 miles to the north and you can pop up the Eklutna Valley. There is
> a stunning alpine lake and trails to the glacier.
> 
> 5 miles to the south and you can head up into army base and the
> incredible mountains that rim the east side of the city.
> 
> On the south end of Anchorage, drive along Turnagain Arm. Experience
> massive tides and the tidal bore. Keep driving into the Portage
> Valley. Mulitple glaciers and the tunnel to Whittier. More hiking
> trails there. OK, let's just assume there are awesome and multiple
> hiking trails everywhere.
> 
> Day trip down to Seward or do an overnight in Homer. The Kenai
> Peninsula is off-the-charts beautiful and varied.
> 
> Going north, The Matsu valley leads you east along the Chugach
> mountains with more glaciers, north to another mountain range or
> northwest on the Parks Highway to Denali. Another great overnight
> trip.
> 
> When flying in and out, keep in mind that Anchorage is very much a
> 24hour airport. Flights to/from everywhere are very flexible. Taking a
> red-eye flight is the way to go and gives you the entire day and
> evening to do whatever before heading to the airport at 11pm. (give or
> take).
> 
> For the aviation geeks among us (looking at you, Jim), the entire
> Anchorage bowl is airplane heaven. Stevens International Airport
> averages a flight operation every two minutes, 24 hours a day. They
> can turn around cargo 747s as fast as the brakes cool. It almost takes
> longer to cool the wheels than it does to refuel and change crews.
> Merrill Field is a GA airport that is anything but boring. On the
> north side of Stevens is the seaplane base. Both it and Merrill are
> set up for ski planes in the winter. There are several popular
> locations for plane-spotters.
> 
> Cost?
> 
> Flying to Alaska from the lower-48 is very reasonable through Alaska
> Airlines when you book at least a few weeks in advance.  Figure
> $400-600 round trip. Car rentals are expensive, but with forward
> planning you can rent through the off-airport options (enterprise,
> etc) and get away with some savings--just arrange with your auto
> insurance company for Alaska coverage ahead of time so you can save a
> fortune on that. Obviously, there is a massive savings potential by
> staying at the AG-B&B. Consider any expense there to be nominal at
> best--if any even occurs. Eating out is expensive, but no sales tax,
> so it does help balance things a little.
> 
> I would recommend that one would come with the expectation to NOT
> travel much. While you can make it an epic journey all around the
> state and try to see 100 things a day, you really don't need to. Save
> that for another trip. Just come up to photograph what is available
> right within a couple hours of Anchorage. There is absolutely no
> shortage of day-trip opportunities.
> 
> The pizza is really good here and the restaurant choices span the globe.
> 
> No guarantees that the earth won't shake a little once in a while, or
> you'll get snow, but that's all part of the adventure. Honestly, the
> mountainscapes just keep getting better and better as the weather gets
> worse and worse.
> 
> I'll even take a day or two off from work to help mule your camera
> gear around to the nicer spots.
> 
> -- 
> Ken Norton
> ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.zone-10.com
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