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Post by Aethor of Helna (ST) on Jun 30, 2016 20:40:10 GMT
Due to some strange annual ritual that the local population engages in, which involves fireworks, drinking and running up and down mountains, I shall be in the wilderness with little to no internet access for about three days starting tomorrow.
I believe the ritual is a celebration of finally drinking coffee instead of tea, which therefore requires drinking beer to celebrate. Logic.
(As an amusing piece of trivia, the fireworks are set off on the 3rd rather than the 4th, due to daylight). |
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Post by Aethor of Helna (ST) on Aug 31, 2016 19:07:36 GMT
That's right, more wilderness.
04/09/2016 to 11/09/2016
Then some Californication:
17/09/2016 to 25/09/2016
And most likely questionable time between 04/09/2016 to 25/09/2016 (which is why I am trying to get everything done before 04/09/2016)
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Post by X-Nemeth on Aug 31, 2016 19:13:14 GMT
Good to see you are using the right date format!  Is it more "wild" in Alaska compared to for instance a canoe trip in the middle of nowhere sweden? |
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Post by Aethor of Helna (ST) on Aug 31, 2016 19:36:14 GMT
I know right? Those damn Americans influencing me... although the best date format is still yyyy/mm/dd Where I'm going isn't the wildest it gets (Seward & Denali, mostly). However, it's about as remote as it gets while still being accessible by car. For example, 5 km out of Seward and you pretty much have no cell signal. For Denali, there's one road and if you go a little off that road, there's no motorized vehicles allowed (incl. planes), so they have to use dog sleds to get their park rangers to move from place to place. It certainly feels like the wilderness, and a lot of amenities can be quite limited, but it's definitely possible to find the amenities if you look for them and don't venture too far out. What's true for all of it is that there's always the risk of running into a moose or bear, but that's true even in Anchorage (comparable size to Malmø). Compared to Sweden, I'd say where I'm going is about what you described. But it's possible to go deeper (and plenty of people do and then have to be rescued by helicopter because they're stupid and unprepared for what actual wilderness is, which is why I am not going there  ). |
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Post by X-Nemeth on Aug 31, 2016 19:58:17 GMT
Ill give you an upvote just for the first line - and for the last! |
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Post by Maelgwyn ap Cadwgan (TOG) on Sept 1, 2016 4:28:06 GMT
"Because they are stupid and unprepared" modern man in a nutshell.
Enjoy your wilderness followed by the sunny California.
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Post by SouthWestern Traders on May 25, 2017 17:44:44 GMT
I'm off to Kodiak tomorrow, an island full of bears unique enough they named the bears there Kodiak Bears.
And the island is literally named "island", just translated enough times that it sounds special and unique.
Also, while I will ostensibly have internet access, odds are that I won't be online until I get back Monday Tuesday (I lied).
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Post by SouthWestern Traders on Jun 6, 2017 5:40:24 GMT
From around the 30th of June to the 5th of July, I am going to be here (I think; it might be one of the others, either way though): www.google.com/maps/place/Wonder+Lake+Campground/@63.4566598,-150.8708913,14.5z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x56cdf3ff88d01605:0xc6b53b15131936a5!2sDenali+National+Park+and+Preserve!8m2!3d63.1148002!4d-151.1926058!3m4!1s0x0:0x1c9e4ef7aac3b9c9!8m2!3d63.4533672!4d-150.862788 Accordingly, I will have no power and no cell service, and thus be unavailable during that time period. |
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Post by Maelgwyn ap Cadwgan (TOG) on Jun 9, 2017 14:06:47 GMT
Wow, zooming out of that took a while.
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Post by Elyssia Whiterose (SWT) on Jun 9, 2017 15:04:44 GMT
It's a ~100 miles from the nearest road  |
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Post by Godfred Thraw BayardsKing(GT) on Jun 9, 2017 15:08:56 GMT
What bumps !! |
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Post by Godfred Thraw BayardsKing(GT) on Jun 9, 2017 15:10:04 GMT
It 's lost and lost ... even for Alaska;)
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Post by SouthWestern Traders on Jun 29, 2017 23:19:37 GMT
Yup, it'll take 11-12 hours to get home from there.
So I won't be back until next week!
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Post by Maelgwyn ap Cadwgan (TOG) on Jun 30, 2017 7:01:13 GMT
11-12 hours by moose?
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Post by SouthWestern Traders on Jul 5, 2017 5:12:56 GMT
By moose powered engine.
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