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June 16, 2009 06:04PM
Is a great place to visit. Went on a cruise with the wife up to Juneau, around Hubbard Glacier, down to Sitka, then down to Ketchican. Awsome place.
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Re: Alaska
June 16, 2009 06:09PM
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> Is a great place to visit. Went on a cruise with
> the wife up to Juneau, around Hubbard Glacier,
> down to Sitka, then down to Ketchican. Awsome
> place.

Especially if you want to learn to be an alcoholic!
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> - Max -
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Re: Alaska
June 17, 2009 10:55AM
I like to spend time in Alaska too. I have not noticed any more or less alcoholics then in Seattle.



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Re: Alaska
June 23, 2009 11:50AM
Having lived just outside of Fairbanks for an entire 7 months in my childhood, I do believe that Alaska is for visiting, not for living. Or at least not that area, it is evil.

However, the drive up the AlCan is one of my fondest memories ever (even if I was just a passenger). And laying in the snow and staring directly up at the bottom of the northern lights was very cool too.

Mixed up place, Alaska. Land of churches, liquor stores, and strip clubs.
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Re: Alaska
June 24, 2009 03:18PM
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> Mixed up place, Alaska. Land of churches, liquor stores, and strip clubs.

You just names two of my favorites!

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Re: Alaska
June 24, 2009 04:08PM
I live in the land of strip clubs. Full bar and full nudity ftw!
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Re: Alaska
June 24, 2009 04:54PM
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> 12xalt Wrote:
> > Mixed up place, Alaska. Land of churches,
> liquor stores, and strip clubs.
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> You just names two of my favorites!
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Amen, Brother Anders!
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> Anders
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Re: Alaska
June 25, 2009 10:54AM
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> I live in the land of strip clubs. Full bar and
> full nudity ftw!

I want to come compete in the Portland Ititarod some day.



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Re: Alaska
June 25, 2009 04:38PM
Why not all three at once?

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Re: Alaska
June 25, 2009 06:50PM
NoCoast Wrote:
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> 12xalt Wrote:
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> > I live in the land of strip clubs. Full bar
> and
> > full nudity ftw!
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> I want to come compete in the Portland Ititarod
> some day.
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> Grant Hughes
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I want to do the next winter Alcan5000 in 2012.

They also do a summer one.....2010.

10 days, 5000 miles, $2000, includes hotels.






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Re: Alaska
June 26, 2009 11:17AM
Alrighty, let's see if I can roll all this into one. Past Winter ALCAN 5000 Rallies have seen stripping at the Arctic Circle by both sexes, drank most of the liquor out of several bars during the overnight stays in very nice hotels and some competitors have had religious experiences.

I would highly recommend doing an ALCAN. Summer ones are suitable for a great drive with a spouse. Not alot of time to stop and shop for trinkets but you'll see places in the far North that are truly awe inspiring and drive some great roads and travel with like minded crazy people.

Winter ALCANs are for serious driving and are generally more competetive. How often can you drive as fast as you dare on a frozen river for nearly a hundred miles? Drive ON the Arctic Ocean? and stay in a nice hotel at the end of the day?It must be a good event, it has been going on since the 80's and has at least a dozen teams that have run it more than twice. Nice bragging rights if you win one or even win your class. A great lifetime experience. Now go to www.alcan5000.com and sign up!

Diamond Jim, survivor of 2 summer and 4 winter ALCANs and all 3 of Satch Carlson's legendary "Rally of the Lost Patrol" arctic events.



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Re: Alaska
June 26, 2009 03:36PM
I think doing the alcan in my dodge RAM 2500 would be bitchin!



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Re: Alaska
July 02, 2009 05:48PM
Well lets see. $2k, i can come up with that. But I dunno about prepping Jackalope II for that. Maybe the suburban?

While in Sitka, we looked for the mating polar bear bar, but couldnt find it.
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Re: Alaska
July 03, 2009 12:00PM
Max- The money you will spend on fuel driving the 'burb would be more than enough to do the Jackalope up right. Depending on whether you are planning to do the summer or winter (or Both!) you have plenty of time. The next event is the summer ALCAN and it is next summer (2010) and the next winter event is 2012, so you have LOTS of time! The Anti-Cristy and I are headed out west again so we can visit and look over the Jackalope. See you in August!!
Jim



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Re: Alaska
July 16, 2009 04:16PM
Heh, 'sis (& B-inlaw + nephews) live up in Cordova... Incredibly beautiful country, best taken in small doses... I've always said that the only things to do in AK are to drink, fuck, and hunt/fish...not necessarily in that order. ;-)

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