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Denali Borough, Alaska. About 40 miles Northeast of the entrance to Denali National Park.

Love the wolves. We have 2 packs that are currently competing for territory close to our cabin. You can hear them talking shit to each other almost nightly. My current evening routine is to sit out on the porch with a couple of fingers worth of Jameson's, smoke a bowl, and listen to them howl at each other.

Friedrich Lane I believe. My first lab job out of UT was in the same office complex. It was a shithole.

I'll put strychnine in the guacamole.

Incorrect. There's a freeway shot in the beginning from DFW, but it was mostly filmed in Austin. The Peter and Joanna car scenes were filmed on Metric Blvd. I used to live in the apartment complex they kept passing.

It's about 19 miles from the bus to the trailhead at Eightmile Lake. The Parks Highway is, as you can guess, eight miles further. You can drive to Eightmile with a 4WD pickup or SUV. It's a popular party spot. The road goes to complete shit after Eightmile. It's a tough slog in the summertime. Most locals only use the trail in the Winter for dog sledding or snow machining. There are a few traplines out that way, which once again are winter time activities. The biggest obstacles are the two rivers you have to cross to get out there, the Savage and the Teklanika. In the winter, the rivers are frozen and you can cross them. In the summer, they are vicious and dumbasses drown trying to get out to where the other dumbass starved. It's fucking beyond me.

He was a fucking idiot. He had zero business being out there. I live about 40ish miles from where the magic bus used to be. The state removed it recently, but it won't stop other fucking idiots trying to get out to where it used to be...more Darwin Awards will be handed out. Ma Nature gives zero fucks.

Haven't read the whole thread, but I'd recommend a Honda. Very portable, very reliable, and very quiet. We have a Honda EU2000i that we use just about every day to run the Nespresso machine and charge things up (My wife and I live off the grid in Alaska). I don't think they make the 2000 anymore, I believe it is now a 2200. About a $1000 dollars or so. It's best for long term storage to empty the fuel tank, but if you put some type of fuel stabilizer (like HEET) in the tank the fuel should be good for a year or so.

110 in growing up in Abilene, Texas -72 Denali Borough, Alaska The first Chinook I experienced up here the temp went from -58 to 49 above in about 45 minutes. Still the weirdest weather phenomenon I've ever experienced.

I'm truly sorry that I didn't live up to your message board standards, ma'am. I'll try harder next time.

Moose season lasted 2 1/2 hours for me this year. 45 1/2 inch bull on the first day. Good luck the rest of the year ya filthy animals.

Elvis. March 27, 1977. Taylor County Convention Center Abilene, TX. I was 5. I vaguely remember it. Mom took me so I could say I saw Elvis.

Interesting conversation about bear protection. I've lived in Denali Borough Alaska going on 13 years now, here is my 2 cents... If you can handle the .454 Casull, that would be the caliber of choice. It's a lot of recoil though and most folks can't handle it. Shoot one first. Stay away from the Glock. Go with a revolver, and buy a Ruger. In a bear charge you are only going to have enough time to get off one shot. Two if you are lucky. They don't come at you from 50 or 100 feet away, they come at you from 20 or 30. They charge when you surprise them or when a sow is protecting her cubs. A bear raiding your camp for food will usually turn tail and run when you make yourself known. I carry a Ruger New Model Black Hawk .44 Magnum. I prefer the single action black hawk to the double action red hawk for two reasons: Firstly, the single action makes you slow down. That first shot has to count. Secondly, the single action can fire hotter loads. My buddy reloads and makes me my bear rounds. 320 grain hard cast lead at the maximum pressure safety will allow. More than likely you will never be charged. I see bears on a weekly basis and they are always running away from me when I finally do see them. They want nothing to do with humans. That being said, when venturing into bear country you need to be prepared to protect yourself and your family.

The first positive case recorded in Denali Borough today.

I haven't killed anything impressive, but that is by design. I go after the young ones. The meat is the most important thing to me. I don't really give a shit about antlers. The older "trophy bulls" are fairly gamey tasting, plus a large bull can net you close to 800 or 900 pounds of meat. That's too much for me and my wife to eat in a year. Up here most people consider a trophy bull to have at least a 60" spread. The biggest moose I've shot was 32". About 2 1/2 years old.

Good choice. The -06 can kill any game animal in North America. I've lived in Alaska for 12 years and have killed 9 moose with a .270 Win. It's more about bullet selection and placement than foot pounds of energy at point of contact. For large game like moose or elk, choose a bullet that remains intact. No ballistic tip bullshit. You need it to penetrate to the vitals. Beyond that, moose are easy to kill. They are nothing but giant deer. All my moose were taken with heart/lung shots at 300 yards or less. The heart/lung area on a moose is about the size of a large pizza. Anyone who can't hit a target the size of a pizza at 300 yards shouldn't be shooting at live animals in the first place.

I'm a chemist. I'm fortunate to be able to live in the middle of fucking nowhere and use my education in non-illicit ways to make an extremely good salary. If I had the balls I could make a lot more money a la the Walter White route.

Fucking Strong. I went outside and split almost half a cord of firewood with a 2 bit axe. He makes sooners seem downright cosmopolitan. My neighbor is a special kind of asshole. Mainly he's a violent drunk who is always looking for a confrontation. He's armed at all times. I've instructed my wife if she ever sees him on our property and she is alone to grab the AR, put 2 in his chest and call the troopers.

To answer the questions: Internet is actually pretty good. We have 4G at the cabin and can stream on our devices. We use a generator to keep things charged up. Electricity is available, but it's expensive. We're about 20 to 30 poles away from being able to hook up to it, but at $8000 per pole it's not worth it. With all the tourists in the area right now internet can be spotty during peak usage hours, but in the Winter that's not a problem since 80% of the population leaves. I've let go of basically all sports except Longhorn Football. I usually stream the Craig Way radio feed for the games. As far as Winter goes, it gets cold where I am. It's typically in the 20 to 30 below zero range. The coldest I ever saw was 72 below. The warmest we've seen is 94 above. My closest neighbor is about 800 yards as the raven flies through the woods and we do not get along. I might have some serial killer stories if I ever find him on my property again. The famous "Magic Bus" of "Into the Wild" fame is about 30 miles from my front door.

Been looking for an excuse to stop lurking. Backstory...wife and I moved to rural Alaska 12 years ago from Texas and went feral. Lived in a log cabin in the Denali Borough. No electricity. No indoor plumbing. Hunting and fishing and gardens and chores. We both loved it. Two years ago we had to move back to Texas for some family reasons. Moved to a big city and could not stand any part of it. We're both done with the city and "everything" it has to offer. Family reasons are settled to the best of our abilities. Moved back to the cabin in April. Couldn't be happier. It's cooling down. The Fall colors are starting to show. Moose season starts next week. Can't wait for Winter and the Northern Lights. Unless something goes really wrong, I'll never live in a city again.