โApr-15-2017 03:55 PM
โJul-17-2017 04:31 PM
garyhaupt wrote:ssthrd wrote:garyhaupt wrote:
ssthrd...where on Haida Gwaii you be?
Gary Haupt...formerly of Kitimat
Where I was, I guess. Caught the ferry last August 15 from Skidegate Landing, and we have not been back there (QCC) since. We did a tour around North America and ended up in Terrace in the middle of January. Not sure how long we will be here--couple of years maybe.
Was there for only a year steady, but off and on since 84. Love it there but would rather be on Vancouver Island where we lived for 25 years. After the itch is scratched.........
Right right....did a couple trips over. Have friends in Massett. Greys Bay and all that. Sushi in QCC.
Have you been up to Exstew yet? Or Dragon Lake? We moved down to the Okanagan last May. Oddly, have no need to head back up.
Gary Haupt
โJul-17-2017 04:16 PM
ssthrd wrote:garyhaupt wrote:
ssthrd...where on Haida Gwaii you be?
Gary Haupt...formerly of Kitimat
Where I was, I guess. Caught the ferry last August 15 from Skidegate Landing, and we have not been back there (QCC) since. We did a tour around North America and ended up in Terrace in the middle of January. Not sure how long we will be here--couple of years maybe.
Was there for only a year steady, but off and on since 84. Love it there but would rather be on Vancouver Island where we lived for 25 years. After the itch is scratched.........
โJul-17-2017 02:35 PM
garyhaupt wrote:
ssthrd...where on Haida Gwaii you be?
Gary Haupt...formerly of Kitimat
โJul-17-2017 01:26 PM
โJul-17-2017 01:03 PM
fulltimedaniel wrote:Veebyes wrote:
Truth be told, the best scenery in a northern trip is in Canada. Banff to Jasper is nothing short of spectacular. The PPs on the Cassiar Highway are some of the most scenic in N America. Chances are more wildlife will be seen along this road as well.
So many want to race through Canada or seem to think that there is nothing to see in Canada. They are so wrong. It is very easy to spend 3 weeks passing through Canada.
Well racing through Canada actually does make sense if your goal is Alaska, your time is limited, your funds are limited and you would rather spend your time at Denali Natl Park than on the Highway.
There is undoubtedly great scenery and many animals through Canada. But my personal opinion is that the grandeur and scope of Alaska does offer something just not found along the road north.
But to put this a bit in perspective Alaska alone last year had more than 2 million visitors during the summer season. That created more than 47,000 seasonal jobs. This year more than 1 Million people are expected to visit Juneau alone. My guess is that the vast majority of these bypass Canada altogether going by ship or plane.
โMay-27-2017 01:08 PM
2gypsies wrote:Yea, and some of us have never owned any kind of cell phone, never mind a smart phone. We actually raised three sons before cell phones and the kind of continuous monitoring parents seem to do today. So, why would a cell phone be a necessity when our kids are in their 40's and have kids of their own?
You're assuming everyone has a Smartphone. ๐
โMay-22-2017 12:01 PM
โMay-09-2017 03:47 PM
โMay-04-2017 11:34 AM
ontheroadwithjake wrote:2gypsies wrote:fulltimedaniel wrote:
But this is off topic strictly speaking and we should return to the real subject about why the OP couldn't find the mileage to the Alaska Border even though he/she had access to the internet.
Why dwell on this issue? The 'real subject' of the post was how many miles? All he wanted was a number answer. :S There are hundreds of questions asked on these forums each day that could be looked up. We all answer them to be helpful. Let's move on.
I think the poster was just trying to steer the thread back to the topic. Your head smacking emoticon seems a bit needless. And yes there seems to be a lot of questions posed that could just be answered but rarely are they this laughably simplistic...thus the thread.
And in the time it took for the OP to post the question he could have gotten the answer from Google maps via the same computer or his/her cell phone.
โMay-04-2017 09:27 AM
2gypsies wrote:fulltimedaniel wrote:
But this is off topic strictly speaking and we should return to the real subject about why the OP couldn't find the mileage to the Alaska Border even though he/she had access to the internet.
Why dwell on this issue? The 'real subject' of the post was how many miles? All he wanted was a number answer. :S There are hundreds of questions asked on these forums each day that could be looked up. We all answer them to be helpful. Let's move on.
โMay-01-2017 09:33 PM
fulltimedaniel wrote:
But this is off topic strictly speaking and we should return to the real subject about why the OP couldn't find the mileage to the Alaska Border even though he/she had access to the internet.
โMay-01-2017 09:02 AM
joe b. wrote:
I will stand by what I said. The cruise ships are fueled and provisioned at their home port in the lower 48, the buses are owned by the cruise companies, driven by out of state seasonal drivers, for the most part. They stay at company owned hotels when on land, eat at company owned restaurants, and the money paid for the trip by the tourists stayed with the company outside.
Just curious, what your background is to be such an expert on Alaska? I have lived in rural Alaska for over 25 years, have made 13 RV round trips to/from Alaska and the lower 48, have made another half dozen or more round trips by car or truck, made 8 or 10 flying trips, with me as the pilot, following the Alaska Highway or the Cassiar between the lower 48 and Alaska, I have personally run river boats from the Fairbanks area to the mouth on the Yukon River and back, plus I have accumulated over 3,000 hours of bush flying, as a pilot . Did my best to wear out four different airplanes and a half dozen RVs, the years we lived there.
Most of the Alaska tourist industry is only operating during the short summers. When many of the private businesses close for the winter, the owners head outside to live till the following summer.
The Alaska economy has always been based upon extractive industry. Such as mining, timber, fishing, petroleum, etc. Tourism is much the same.
Full time, tell us about your Alaska experiences, if you would please.
โApr-30-2017 07:07 PM
2gypsies wrote:fulltimedaniel wrote:Montara24d wrote:
Does anyone have a rough idea of the mileage from the boarder crossing in Sweet Grass, to the Alaska boarder.
John
Bring your smart phone up near your face and say: Ok Google (or serie) mileage from Sweet grass to Tok Alaska.
In less than a second you will have an answer. And a diagram of the route. And a map you can look at....
You're assuming everyone has a Smartphone. ๐
โApr-30-2017 02:14 PM
2oldman wrote:
Please explain why you couldn't look this up yourself.