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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | I was wondering how many OFC member reside here in Alaska. Maybe if there are enough of us, we can arrange for a "get togather" like the So Cal gatherings. |
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Location: NJ | I've never been to alaska.
let's do it! |
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Location: NJ | AcousticGuitar Magazine's next GuitarCruise is to Alaska . . . .
. . . a vast contingency of Ovation afficianadoes'd REALLY drive 'em all overboard . . . :D |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | AL, ONLY in summer!!!!
Alaska is only one of 9 states that have no income tax.
Alaskimo, are you the fly guy as in airplanes or fishing? |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | I'm the Fly Fishing type of Fly Guy. I own a fly fishing guide service up here. And you are right about summer being a great time to visit Alaska but we get in a bunch of guitar playing on these cold, dark winter day/nights. It is a whopping 8 degrees out today. Looks like winter is starting to show its evil head. :D |
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | My wife and I did the Inside Passage cruise, would love to just spend some time in Anchorage, then Vancouver!
The AG crusie would be great...
"I sent her letter off to Dallas
But her reply came from Anchorage.
I always thought Texas was big, but
You know your in the largest
State in the Union, When your
Anchored down in Anchorage."
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Location: SoCal | The story goes that the Alaskan got tired of the Texan bragging that Texas is the second largest state in the U.S., and threatened to split Alaska in half and make Texas the third largest state. |
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Location: So. Cal. | I am in! Oops, do you have to be an Alaskan resident? |
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Location: SoCal | Michael, Al suggested we get you to drive... :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I'm not from Alaska but I can do Moose calls.
An OFC Cruise and get together! Hey does Matt do cruises? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I just thought that you might be the fishing type. Hey we had an 8 in the temp today too. In fact we had two of them.
An alaska trip might be lots of fun. Let me see if I can get the program director to consider it. |
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Location: State College, PA | Lived in Alaska from 1980 to 1994.
Got stories...
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Location: Central Oregon | I lived in Kodiak from '61-'66. Graduated from Kodiak High in '65, moved to Fairbanks & attended the U of A for two years. Moved to Oregon in late '68. I was back in Kodiak visiting old friends & fishing last Sep. I got a 350# halibut, released it & kept 6 smaller fish 40-80#'s, dozens of salmon. Flew over to Geographic Bay in my buddy's Super Widgeon & did some bear veiwing. I'll be in Kodiak next September for my 40th class reunion, come on over :)
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Location: Eugene, OR | Nils:
I was in Kodiak from 73 to 77. I liked it alot. I miss the abundant King Crab but don't miss coming up on the occasional fresh bear tracks in the snow. Ahhh. Good times. Good fishin. |
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Location: SoCal | Lived in tropical Juneau for about five years as a child...had brown bears knocking over the garbage cans...learned not to throw an ice ball at a huskey :eek: |
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Location: Central Oregon | You mean like these yosh?
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...hmmm, Al, Cliff and Moody? ;) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Which one is Cliff? |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | the hairy one :rolleyes: |
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Location: Eugene, OR | Yup Nils, Just like em. Nice pic. I miss "the rock" alot. |
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Location: SoCal | Al and Cliff are sitting back, sent Moody out on point to see if the stream was too deep. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Ah! I see the logic in that. |
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Location: Central Oregon | 
Here are three more that were just down stream. We had 14 bears all around us for two hours.
If you look at the picture of the sow (sitting) & cubs there is a big splash right ove momma's head. That was a BIG boar fishing his way down stream. Our guide told us when he got to where we were the smaller bears would move out of the way & let him have the best fishing hole. Sure enough, she was right. He was a big bruiser.
Btw, these pix were taken with a little cheapie camera, no telephoto lens. At times there were bears within 15 feet of us. We learned to keep our heads on a swivel. The bears go whereever the hell they please so it's best to ease out of the way when you see them coming.
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Location: Central Oregon | 
Big guy.
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Location: south east Michigan | "15 feet from the bear"
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Location: Toronto | Wow - some flash-backs in this thread. I lived in the North West Territories from 80-85. Any time we wanted/needed a little civilization, decent food, and street lights - we would fly over to Fairbanks for a weekend!! |
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Location: Central Oregon | Originally posted by Slipkid:
"15 feet from the bear"
riiiight.
Yes, about 15 feet.
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Location: SoCal | There are strange things done 'neath the midnight sun
by the men who toil for gold.
These Arctic trails have their secret tales
that would make your blood run cold.
Those northern lights have seen queer sights
but the queerest they ever did see
Was that night on the barge of Lake LaMarge
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Location: SoCal | flying a Phantom nap of the earth over and around mountains as fast as you can - rational.
getting that close to bears - crazy.
but, I'll bet Nils remembers that day forever. |
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Location: Central Oregon | Tony- You're right. It was really something to remember. We had a lady named Jo with us who was our bear guide. She's been doing this for ten years & only needed pepper spray once in all that time. She had a bear get a little too interested in her & her little group once so she shot the spray on the ground in front of the bear. She said he sniffed, snorted & went back to fishing. The bears are wild but they are used to people watching them fish. She goes there 2-4 times a week all summer long & knows these bears very well, knows which ones tend to be more aggressive & which ones aren't. Most aren't, they just want to fish. We backed off a bit when the big boar came down though. My heart rate was way up for the two hours we were there in the bear grass with them.
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Location: Eugene, OR | Beautiful Moody:
Thanks for the Robert Service. Seems to belong on the Ovation board like butter on bread! |
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Location: Kent, England | Nils, fantastic pics and story.
Cheers
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | I know how it feels to be that close to the "Big Boys" (bears). As a fishing guide up here I had had the opportunity to smack a couple bears with my flyrod that got too close to my clients. It's a good thing the inside of those waders clean up easy!!! Way too close at times, but sometimes you just turn around and they are sitting right there licking the landing net you just used to land a salmon! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Cool Nils! If you are not careful you'll single handedly inspire a "North to Alaska" OFC Fishing-Playing-Brunch with the Bears Trip!
Kind of makes Morris look like a rubbish pickin kitty cat.
Whilst hiking some of the Olympic trails with my daughters we would stop to examine tracks and scat. Kept them aware of where they were and what was around. Had some one-on-ones with the Mountain Goats on Mt. Ellinor. They make for memorable experiences. |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | Hey Guys & Gals it's not too early to start planning for that 2005 Guitar Playing, Fishin, Sight Seeing, OFC gathering in Alaska! |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I'm in. Stationed on Adak for a couple of years. Ordered take-out from Anchorage, that was fun. I hope to be buried in Alaska when the time comes. For those that have not been, a trip to Alaska cannot be explained. Pictures and movies will only refresh YOUR memories of the trip, but you will always feel like you fell short if you try to explain the experience to someone. I think Late April to early July is the best timeframe to visit. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I think one of them is related to Morris (see picture gallery) |
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Location: Central Oregon | It's worth going to Fairbanks in September/October, that's the best time to see the Northern Lights. The weather isn't too terribly cold yet & the northern lights are something every human being should see during their time on earth. They are a truly awe inspiring sight. If possible ride the train from Anchorage to Fairbanks, on a clear day the view of Mt. McKinley is incredible!
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Sounds like another good plan! |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | Talking about bears... Here is a photo of a bear at a local lake in the heart of Anchorge about 5 minutes from downtown.
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