ALASKA EXPEDITION 2010

“Sunny Cranberry will have some skeeters at night as I will have some bug dope with me and Alaska will have them down lower on the streams, creeks and where there is no wind.”

“You rule Tango. I was hoping to avoid crazy bag adventures of misfortune.”

“Unfortunately my toe is not getting better. Doc has me on antibiotics as it maybe got infected instead fo just bruised. I'm going to have to cancel plansto go on the Cranberry hike this weekend.”

“Another griz killed in AK. A bper this time, shot and killed one in Denali when it charged his wife. On the stove forum I belong to, a member was hiking with his dog this last week and a griz charged his little dog and he shot and killed it, ended up being 10' from him when it dropped. Enjoy your trip gang.:”

“ding dang......I guess my piece will be right by my side the whole time”

“I heard the bears our there are getting smarter, some of them are wearing bullet proof vests and combat helmets now. Good luck!”

“I read the article on the griz killed by bckpr in AK--apparently he and his wife were fighting for about 15 min, then this bear came up and charged the wife--guess he had all he could take. sad he had to die.”

“sounds like the guy missed a purdy dang good opportunity.....”

“LOL at Nekkid....”

“The wife and he fighting or the both of them fighting off the griz? Other wise...........”

“I watched the REI video on how to pack your backpack.”

“karbellas......don't forget your toilet paper.”

“Or boots”

“OR forget your tp and use your boots! EWWWWWW!!!”

“Tango EWWWWWWW not good.”

“just out of curiousity, what is the lightest weight gun that could actually put down (and not just piss off) a griz?”

“44 magnum Alaska Backpacker special 44 magnum Scandium metal, by Smith and Wesson

Taurus Titanium 44 magnum


I have both.”

“We are close”

“Eggs--just packed my boots!!”

“LOL at Sunny!!

Fridge, check's in the mail!

4 weeks to go......”

“interesting...read the very last sentence of the article. This guy could go to jail or fined.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2010/06/grizzly-bear-shot-killed-denali.html”

“HA HA that the Goverment for you. You can carry the gun but can't discharge it”

“GRIZZ......is cool.
MOOSE......is 4 ever cooler.”

“June 5th High: 65°F
Low: 42°F Humidity: 49%
Precipitation: 30%
Wind: W at 9 mph

Tonight
Jun 5 Showers Late
High: 65°F
Low: 42°F Humidity: 71%
Precipitation: 30%
Wind: W at 7 mph

Tomorrow
Jun 6 Few Showers
High: 67°F
Low: 43°F Humidity: 46%
Precipitation: 30%
Wind: W at 8 mph

Tomorrow Night
Jun 6 Partly Cloudy
High: 67°F
Low: 43°F Humidity: 70%
Precipitation: 20%
Wind: W at 6 mph

Monday
Jun 7 PM Showers
High: 67°F
Low: 44°F Humidity: 57%
Precipitation: 40%
Wind: SW at 6 mph

Monday Night
Jun 7 Showers
High: 67°F
Low: 44°F Humidity: 61%
Precipitation: 40%
Wind: WSW at 3 mph

Tuesday
Jun 8 PM Showers
High: 68°F
Low: 45°F Humidity: 59%
Precipitation: 60%
Wind: NW at 6 mph

Tuesday Night
Jun 8 Showers
High: 68°F
Low: 45°F Humidity: 62%
Precipitation: 60%
Wind: NW at 3 mph”

“The highs are 30 degrees below our high temps for the day! The night temps are awesome!
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“Yez' um”

“WoHoooooooo!
North to Alaska Baby”

“Repackaging food to see if I can bring my small bear canister or if I'll need the big one. (Size matters ya know!)”

“size matters only if you know how to make it work.”

“=D”

“=+d= size matters”

“If you can't feel it doesn't matter what you do with it!”

“If you use it correctly it will work every time Tango. just go backpacking and try it out.”

“Karbellas and Sunnydayz....you will be picked up at the Airport by Harry ....duh huh Jackstraw... he has your arrival times and will be driving a 15 passanger van with a trailer. I will arrive very shortly after you.”

“Cocohead.....Paid in FULL thanks bro.”

“Conditions at Nabesna Alaska, Jun 07, 2010 - 06:48 PM EDT
Wind from the NE (040 degrees) at 9 MPH (8 KT)
Visibility 10 mile(s)
Sky conditions overcast
Weather Light rain
Fog in the vicinity
Temperature 53 F (12 C)
Dew Point 42 F (6 C)
Relative Humidity 66%
Pressure (altimeter) 29.98 in. Hg (1015 hPa)”

“Fridge Did you get my updated arrival time? It is now 2:30PM. AA airlines changed my flight without any notification! Good thing I double checked!”

“Got it. Thank you!”

“Is anybody bringing an instrument?”

“My Dad is bring his mandolin but probably will not bring it out on the trail.

I think Coco and Sunny are bringing there music makers”

“I'll be bringing my harmonicas, it'll be fun to play with Coco and Eggs' dad's mando!”

“I picked up maps at www.offroute.com the ones I ordered were quads: Nabesna B-4,B-5 AND A-5,A-6. they are very nice and reasonably priced. u can call them to order them if u want. maps are 1:63,360.”

“Today: Partly cloudy. High 68F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 42F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. High 67F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow night: Mostly cloudy skies early with showers developing late. Low 41F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Saturday: Chance of showers. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s.
Sunday: Few showers. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the low 40s.

Monday: Showers. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 40s.”

“Lets rock”

“have fun you guys.”

“Yea have fun all you gals”

“Fridge, got your package, thanks!!”

“Got myself a new pad--insulated Big Agnes, full length. weighs 5 oz more than the Neoair, but more comfy and warm, and 1/2 the price. I'm happy.”

“Nice pad sunnydayz.”

“Good Rain Gear”