ALASKA EXPEDITION 2010

“I know what is said and done around the camp fire stays around the camp fire and what goes on in Alaska stays in Alaska....Okay I got it.....”

“Fridge--LOL that is too funny! Harry's the only man I've ever seen hiking in a kilt. Gave my daughter and I a lot to talk about after I met him on the JMT. Gemini had us laughing for hours--she couldn't handle the whole Braveheart concept!”

“The ladies love it. Who cares what the guys think ; )”

“yea sunnydayz......one time Jackstraw sat down on his bear canister and wowaaa I got a flash of red right in my face....Damn bloomers I think...I quickly turned my head biting down on my jaw really hard trying not to say nothing.....so I can imagine of the past times him wearing his kilt.
last edited: 8/29/09 4:55:40 AM”

“Red's my favorite color!!!!”

“Okay so Harry wore your Undies?”

“sounds like a blast. Maybe I will go next year.
Hey fridge where is my almost free regular neo-lite. I have never recieved it! jerbear@netzero.com
yo bear!”

“Come on Fridgy....JS is all man. He would never wear my undies!”

“jerbear you never show up at trail Days...I had 3 of them.....Maybe if there had been some woman you have never met you might have been there hu.....
JS is a stud.....I had too keep all those Alaska woman at bay every time we headed out.
He's lucky to have me around keeping him out of trouble.”

“You're an awesome human being, Mike. Wish there was more like you.”

“I have never met a woman I have never met. Trail daze. I was on a tropical island, with sunny bi tches and NO RAIN! LOL”

“bi tches hu....No Neo air either....”

“T1mberwolf.. JS had lots of dreams about you. I was worried at first as he was sleeping on the top bunk......”

“Oh Fridge, I wonder how your eyes got so blue with so much sh*t behind them!!!! Hehehe”

“Really now when ever he brought up your name he always put you on the Queen seat.....And that was often. He missed you. Did you miss him?”

“Ummmm...sure!!! He'll know what that means.”

“Just stopping in to introduce myself since I am joining you on this trip. My names Chris, married, 2 kids, 34yo from Norfolk, VA,
I'm 6'4 245lbs. 6'6" with the afro(for any Fletch fans out there).
I've been backpacking for about 5 years, mainly in the national forests of VA. I consider myself a midweight hiker and will carry a few extra lbs for convinience(exped synmat for example.)
Look forward to meeting ya'll.”

“I'll bring my clippers!!!”

“Welcome Chris.”

“Spam, he's 6-4 and 245. You may want to bring the edible clippers, lol.”

“Fridge with a big grin looking at spam looking up at Chris.”

“http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/53821,3.php 2009 web site”

“Hello, Chris!

It looks as though we now have eggs and SPAM.

This thing is lookin' like a squad.”

“Welcome Chris! Do you wear a kilt?”

“It looks as though we now have eggs and SPAM.

This thing is lookin' like a squad

We need biscuits”

“No, I don't wear a kilt. Probably be comfy though. Mosquitos in AK could be a problem that time of year.
You can call me biscut if you want.”

“Ooops! Jackstraw, not to forget you! Wanna provide entertainment?”

“So, I wrote a post saying " OK, Biscuit it is, you can call me Sunny--now we have a Refridgerator with Spam 'n Eggs, (Sunny side-up), Biscuits, hot Coco, Marko and Tenjen to do dishes! (I had forgotten to mention Jackstraw, so added him in the next post, but forgot to push the submit bar on the first one. silly me.”

“Can I get some Scrapple on the side?”

“Team Members you have mail.
Talking to our Bush Pilots and a Guide there about a cool trip with a grand finale.
You have mail.
Anyone interested in this trip we still have room for 2 more people if your serious e mail me soon.
Refrigeratorfridge@gmail.com”

“I have reserved a 15 passanger VAN with a Trailer to carry all our gear. I had to put a 250 dollar down payment already and will pay the remailing 30 days prior to our arrival. So we now have Hostel and Transportation already set. Working out some minor details with our Bush Pilot and we will have this trip all wrapped up ready to go.

I sure would like to have one of those Alaskan Amber cold brews right now!”

“Thought you guys might be interested in this:

http://northcountrytrailnews.blogspot.com/

Maybe you already heard about this, or at least were aware of it, while on your recent trip up there?”

“Didn't hear about it but I do know where Skolai Pass area is located. That's an area well known to Backpackers.
Why don't you sign up ncthiker and go with us to an area no one goes too and navigation is as important as your food.
If anyone does have a medical problem we have a plan set using a sat phone. It may take several hrs to get you out and you might already be dead but at least you can go home a little quicker, and you won't die alone.
encouraging!!!”

“Thanks for the invite Fridge, not really sure, I'm able to pull off such a Gig yet, although, I've dreamed of such.
I drove out to Alaska in 1976. We did it mostly for the drive, and I didn't even get to see any of the interior.
The drive alone was great though, well, it was, once we got into Northern BC, and then into the Yukon.
I'll never forget catching Grayling, like Bluegill, one after another, and this was right off the Hwy. too.
I remember driving past Wrangell St Elias, and wondering which peak was Mt. Logan. All the high peaks were covered in snow, and was quite a site, it looked like you could almost reach out and touch them, right from the Alaskan Hwy.
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“I lived in Sitka in '76 and '77 and we cruised all up and down the inside passage. It was great.”

“Yo nimblefoot.....How many kids do you have in Alaska?”

“nc hiker/ Sign up and get the details and cost......we have room for one mooooo”

“What us this, "mooooooo" ?

Are you fond of moose?”

“WE NOW HAVE 12 members on this trip. I have a 15 passanger van reserved with a trailer to carry our gear. Those grizzlies will have hell to pay for now.
I also will be carrying a Alaska Backpacker special 44 magnum... Smith-Wesson

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=11101&storeId=10001&productId=86963&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=15715&isFirearm=Y”

“Niiiiiiice!”

“Plan is we will be flown out on a MESA and get picked up on a LAKE. Fly back to Jack Lake where we will get a ride back to the lodge approx 4 miles away..”

“So, we have to be able to walk on water in order to be picked up?”

“Bring your fishing poles.....you know...the one with a lure on it!”

“no walking on water...he will be able to flot on 6 inches of water...the take off and landing on a lake has go to be cool as heck....Bring your cameras....skinny dippin at the Lake.....”

“You do the skinny dipping and I'll take the pics =)”

“Honey at my age I would do it just for you.
Last years trip we all done a skinny at Mesa lake.....That H2O was so cold I thought I lost my!!!xcbrtvz!!!xbxb

The water there is exceptionally cold..
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“I have those pics too.....worth alot of money..”

“LOL! There are certain parts of my body that I would like to keep in tact...so the skinny dipping thing might just be too much for me.”

“Heck yes Tenjen....I finally warmed up and regained myself....The water so so clear and clean....we believe the lake was only a few feet deep at the most. But the water was so cold....”

“Hey you all...We now have 12 team members...so can I have your blessings to send everyone everybody's e mail address.???????”