Hey, Doug - The Last Great Race to your home town...

[doug hodder]

Don't worry Dean...those whiskers will cover you kissing the end of the "Eskimo wishing stick"....and you are going to have to have a tear completed also.....Doug

[Guest]

Well of course... But I aint kissin' no "stick".
Anything else you wanna edit in while you're giving me my weekly beating?
Hey, I might even have the Redbird done in time for Alaska too.
I really doubt that I'll grow a beard though... Wanna keep TDN happy.

[alaska teardrop]

The Winners [[/list] list]

Happy to say - They are Alaskans!

Dean - Bjornar finished a very credible 6th place.

I owe you dinner at Ivory Jacks when you visit....

BTW - The 'Ode' is on the placemats.

www.cabelasiditarod.com/coverage_2006/c ... 15_01.html

Fred

[Guest]

Fred,
The Norwegian pulled it off for me... Woo-Hoo!
Now where the heck is Ivory Jacks?

I'm really itchin' to get up there...
Hope to encourage TDN to broaden her horizons...
She likes hot sunny beaches, but I guess I could always drag my kids up there with me too!
About doing an Alaskan Gathering... Give it some thought.

[alaska teardrop]

Dean wrote

Now where the heck is Ivory Jacks?

About 5 miles down Goldstream Road.

www.classiccitybrew.com/alaska.html

See the bottom of this page.

We even vote there! How many people vote in liquor store?

Alaska gathering if there is interest. If there is only 4 or 5 it could be in my woods. It's alot like camping out fulltime anyway. Outhouse. Running water? Run to the Fox Spring!

I'm really itchin' to get up there...

If you're coming in the summer, bring your Alaskan Perfume! (bug dope)

Doug - I stayed up late to watch the Iditarod finish on TV. From the air, your old town of Nome was lit up like NYC.

Fred

[apratt]

C:\Documents and Settings\Arthur\My Documents\My Pictures\ear rings\ear rings 001.jpg

Don't forget your mosquito fly traps!!!!!

[apratt]

oops I tried to insert a picture didn't work.

[Chris C]

Apratt,

You have to put you image on the internet before you can download it here. Get a Yahoo images account (free) or a PhotoBucket acct (free). Put your picture in there. Then go to the Album link at the top of this page. Click on it and Browse to pick up your "published" picture. Then put it in your personal album on this site. Then just follow the Help with photos link at the top of the page. Sounds really complicated. (I know, it took me three months to figure it out!) Just try it.

[apratt]

http://tnttt.com/album_ ... ic_id=6631

hope this works, here is the alaska mosquito traps. [/img]

[apratt]

Thanks Chris, I found a different way before I seen your msg. It work but not the way I really wanted it. I will try to down the other programs. thanks.

[Guest]

...what would be cool is a ferry trip up and drive down the Alcan!!!

My kids want to know how long the ferry ride will be, anyone know?

[alaska teardrop]

Apratt wrote

hope this works, here is the alaska mosquito traps.

You may need many many of those traps!

Dean - Here is the Alaska Marine Highway website:

www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs

It takes a fair amount of study! i.e routes, schedule, length of rig, prices, ect.

Note that your rig will be below decks & you can only access it at port calls. You can sleep in a lounge (lights off/quiet time) at night, camp on deck or rent a berth. You can bring your own food & drinks or buy them.

Also, you can go sight-see as long as you're in port (obviously). If you plan to visit a place longer, schedule to catch a later ferry. Cars are loaded according to departure.

Fred

[Guest]

Fred,
Thanks for the link. Too bad they won't let you sleep in your trailer...

[alaska teardrop]

Except for a few stragglers, the Iditirod is about over. Must say that I've enjoyed the exchange, the trail and its' detours to Dougs' old stomping grounds.

Rachael Scdoris, the young legally blind woman from Oregon who was denied entry two years ago and failed to finish last year, finished this morning in under 12-1/2 days!

The Norwegian couple, Tore Albrightsen and Tove Sorensen, whom I thought (one or the other) shoe-ins for 'Rookie of the Year' were run down from behind in the home stretch by Mike Jayne from Fairbanks.

Sorry about that, Viking Dean!

Time to let this thread slide away 'til next year.

Kevin wrote

I'm thinking a teardrop tour to Alaska might be fun,

I've posted some helpful information on Alaskan travel in the new Alaskan zone.

Dean wrote

You're just gonna have to put an Alaskan gathering together!

I offered my place. However, in retrospect for a variaty of reasons, the place and time might be best decided by the other member Alaskans on the board and potential visitors from outside.

I'll post a thread along those lines in the Alaska section that people may contribute their thoughts.

Fred