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Posted: 9/22/2014 3:04:54 AM EDT

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There's no doubt Alaska is an amazing place and few places on Earth can compare, but there's no way in hell I could make it through an Alaskan Fall, never mind an Alaskan Winter. Which is why I chose the next best place, with much milder winters... Idaho.

Posted: 9/22/2014 3:10:02 AM EDT

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got burger and porterhouses.....

And donor bullwinkle...

Posted: 9/22/2014 11:04:41 AM EDT

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That's how I feel about AZ.

Posted: 9/22/2014 11:41:26 AM EDT

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I loved AK but I cant take the cold
my wife is even worse, temps drop into the 50s and you would think she was freezing to death

Posted: 9/22/2014 11:46:44 AM EDT

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<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/MEAT/2013-09-12_23-02-03_450_zps120a018f.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/MEAT/2013-09-12_23-02-03_450_zps120a018f.jpg</a>

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Damn, I am getting hungry for Moose Burgers and a trip to the Bush Company.

got burger and porterhouses.....

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And donor bullwinkle...

<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/Pictures/DSC00482.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/Pictures/DSC00482.jpg</a>

man your shit is all fancy.. the garage floor on a trap is where its at

Posted: 9/22/2014 11:48:33 AM EDT

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Thanks for the additional photos guys! I hope to get out and make more winter time photos this year. The winters really aren't that bad as long as you dress and prepare for them. I'm not saying "it ain't cold", but they are bearable for certain. I will probably melt from the humidity when the Army sends me back south.

Those snow machine pic remind me I need to get mine out and get it fired up. The white stuff will be upon us sooner than later.

Posted: 9/22/2014 11:49:57 AM EDT

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got burger and porterhouses.....

<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/MEAT/2013-09-12_23-02-03_450_zps120a018f.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/MEAT/2013-09-12_23-02-03_450_zps120a018f.jpg</a>

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And donor bullwinkle...

<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/Pictures/DSC00482.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/Pictures/DSC00482.jpg</a>

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Damn, I am getting hungry for Moose Burgers and a trip to the Bush Company.

got burger and porterhouses.....

<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/MEAT/2013-09-12_23-02-03_450_zps120a018f.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/MEAT/2013-09-12_23-02-03_450_zps120a018f.jpg</a>

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And donor bullwinkle...

<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/Pictures/DSC00482.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/Pictures/DSC00482.jpg</a>

Did you cut that up yourself? It looks very well done.

Posted: 9/22/2014 12:08:37 PM EDT

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I took my wife on the " Inside Passage" cruise for our 20th. Float planed it out of Juneau for Salmon on the fly.
Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places on earth I have ever been. Was offered 3 jobs while there.
If I only had the balls to accept and leave this Godforesaken state of NY........

Posted: 9/22/2014 12:31:44 PM EDT

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Great pics. Will go there when my daughter is old enough to enjoy going.
Surprised there wasn't a cameraman in the one of the pictures from the 50 tv shows about Alaska.

Posted: 9/22/2014 12:37:21 PM EDT

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Posted: 9/22/2014 1:38:48 PM EDT

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Lived at Elmendorf for 3 years. Alaska was the best place that I have lived. I lived Denali. Great times up there. Been wanting to go back.

Posted: 9/22/2014 1:48:23 PM EDT

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Great pics! How's the Grouse hunting up there?

Posted: 9/22/2014 1:52:43 PM EDT

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The thread about the divorced dudes riding to AK from California reminded me of the great opportunity that I've been provided. I have had the privilege of living in Fairbanks,AK for the last two years. I love it here and plan on living here until I'm no more. Attached are a few photos I've snapped over the last few years. They are in no particular order....just randomly uploaded from various media sources. Please enjoy!

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Nice images! AK raised here, headed back ASAP.

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:13:32 PM EDT

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Beautiful pics but I can't stand the cold. Even IL is getting too much for me. I was born here but I can't stand the cold anymore.

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:39:33 PM EDT

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Fellas, I don't know how you could move away from such a place. I have told my wife I'm moving up here with or without her. She was a beach girl (born in SC). I'm not certain she has or ever will take to this cold weather :)!

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The Army sent me to Hawaii to thaw out!

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:45:54 PM EDT

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Did you cut that up yourself? It looks very well done.

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Damn, I am getting hungry for Moose Burgers and a trip to the Bush Company.

got burger and porterhouses.....

<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/MEAT/2013-09-12_23-02-03_450_zps120a018f.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/MEAT/2013-09-12_23-02-03_450_zps120a018f.jpg</a>

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And donor bullwinkle...

<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/Pictures/DSC00482.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/Pictures/DSC00482.jpg</a>

Did you cut that up yourself? It looks very well done.

Yes, we process all our own meat..weather steaks, burger, sausage, jerky..only thing we haven't done lately is pepperoni sticks and thats because we just can't get the spices right as a local shop does.. processing game meat right is a lot of work..we will age 1/4's for up to 30 days if its getting cut for steak....We did 4 caribou and 3 moose in 3 weeks this year(not counting the 4 quarters set aside to age for steaks)...

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:52:46 PM EDT

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There's no doubt Alaska is an amazing place and few places on Earth can compare, but there's no way in hell I could make it through an Alaskan Fall, never mind an Alaskan Winter. Which is why I chose the next best place, with much milder winters... Idaho.

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How are the winters up there in Idaho? I've been thinking about moving out to Boise or Coeur d'Alene after college. I've been through a dakota and colorado winter, but have no idea how it's like out there.

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:56:10 PM EDT

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I loved AK but I cant take the cold
my wife is even worse, temps drop into the 50s and you would think she was freezing to death

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Believe it or not..the cold is actually pretty easy to deal with. It's all in picking the right clothes..no cotton, ever...I once fell thru the ice to my armpits about 25 miles from the cabin(which is 50 miles from the road)..it was -40 out..got out of the water, on the sled and headed for the cabin..when we got there the boys had to carry me inside because my clothes were frozen solid..believe it or not while I was cool, I wasn't frozen..(inside layers stayed pretty dry....just outer layer soaked).....and all this from a guy who grew up in the desert and hates being cold...heck I have spent all day out on a sled in -40 to -65 below many times..its not bad....

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:59:23 PM EDT

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man your shit is all fancy.. the garage floor on a trap is where its at

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/v/t1.0-9/p417x417/58562_430914917265_3974244_n.jpg?oh=235a5398ea510bbd77bb9e0e46623a1f&oe=54C7D257&__gda__=1422365498_b1a810a0984c64cf922ba6bc601b8f13

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Damn, I am getting hungry for Moose Burgers and a trip to the Bush Company.

got burger and porterhouses.....

<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/MEAT/2013-09-12_23-02-03_450_zps120a018f.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/MEAT/2013-09-12_23-02-03_450_zps120a018f.jpg</a>

<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/MEAT/2013-09-13_02-21-54_8_zpsb7d69989.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/MEAT/2013-09-13_02-21-54_8_zpsb7d69989.jpg</a>

And donor bullwinkle...

<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/Pictures/DSC00482.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNO
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man your shit is all fancy.. the garage floor on a trap is where its at

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/v/t1.0-9/p417x417/58562_430914917265_3974244_n.jpg?oh=235a5398ea510bbd77bb9e0e46623a1f&oe=54C7D257&__gda__=1422365498_b1a810a0984c64cf922ba6bc601b8f13

LOL.. not all my gear , we have a small group of us that hunt/fish trap together..so each kicks in for the gear..we have coolers to hang 1/4's in, meat grinders/ slicers and the large commercial vacuum packers..make like pretty good..My grandfather raised and butchered chickens, pigs, cows and such and my uncle was a pro butcher..so I learned a lot from them.......

how about sunrise at moose camp....

My first bear....he squared 9'2" and made the record book....really doesn't look big though...

Posted: 9/22/2014 3:02:25 PM EDT

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The thread about the divorced dudes riding to AK from California reminded me of the great opportunity that I've been provided. I have had the privilege of living in Fairbanks,AK for the last two years. I love it here and plan on living here until I'm no more. Attached are a few photos I've snapped over the last few years. They are in no particular order....just randomly uploaded from various media sources. Please enjoy!

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Thanks for the awesome post. I'm in the beginning stages of trying to plan a spring brown bear hunt right now, realizing that I'm behind the curve time-wise. I needed a bit of motivation!

Posted: 9/22/2014 3:06:24 PM EDT

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Went up for a boat cruise this past June went to Ketchikan, Juneau,Glacier Bay and a few other places. Then spent some time in Anchorage / Denali.

Alaska had this weird feeling over me the entire time... freedom . Weird feeling coming from Maryland it was a a dream.

Posted: 9/22/2014 3:06:32 PM EDT

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Thanks for the additional photos guys! I hope to get out and make more winter time photos this year. The winters really aren't that bad as long as you dress and prepare for them. I'm not saying "it ain't cold", but they are bearable for certain. I will probably melt from the humidity when the Army sends me back south.

Those snow machine pic remind me I need to get mine out and get it fired up. The white stuff will be upon us sooner than later.

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Thanks for the additional photos guys! I hope to get out and make more winter time photos this year. The winters really aren't that bad as long as you dress and prepare for them. I'm not saying "it ain't cold", but they are bearable for certain. I will probably melt from the humidity when the Army sends me back south.

Those snow machine pic remind me I need to get mine out and get it fired up. The white stuff will be upon us sooner than later.

Tok is getting snow right now according to the News Miner. Only 40f in town right now, so soon.

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Great pics! How's the Grouse hunting up there?

Depends where you go really. Some areas it is an all you can shoot grouse/ptarmagan buffet. Others are kind of slow. It does help that our grouse are kind of retarded though

Posted: 9/22/2014 3:10:54 PM EDT

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Tok is getting snow right now according to the News Miner. Only 40f in town right now, so soon.

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Thanks for the additional photos guys! I hope to get out and make more winter time photos this year. The winters really aren't that bad as long as you dress and prepare for them. I'm not saying "it ain't cold", but they are bearable for certain. I will probably melt from the humidity when the Army sends me back south.

Those snow machine pic remind me I need to get mine out and get it fired up. The white stuff will be upon us sooner than later.

Tok is getting snow right now according to the News Miner. Only 40f in town right now, so soon.

I tell everyone who ask me about living here..most important thing is a winter hobby..winter will drive you nuts if you don't embrace it and learn to love it..I like winter better then summer now, just because I can cover so much area and in the winter you get to see the game you never see in the summer..my favorite hunt is and will remain spring bear hunting..it makes all other hunts boring to me....

Posted: 9/22/2014 3:14:30 PM EDT

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Depends where you go really. Some areas it is an all you can shoot grouse/ptarmagan buffet. Others are kind of slow. It does help that our grouse are kind of retarded though

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Great pics! How's the Grouse hunting up there?

Depends where you go really. Some areas it is an all you can shoot grouse/ptarmagan buffet. Others are kind of slow. It does help that our grouse are kind of retarded though

Good to hear.

Posted: 9/22/2014 3:16:02 PM EDT

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Great pictures OP. Thanks for sharing!

Posted: 9/22/2014 3:33:31 PM EDT

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I loved AK but I cant take the cold
my wife is even worse, temps drop into the 50s and you would think she was freezing to death

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For me, when it pops over 70 I feel like I've entered the first circle of hell.

Posted: 9/22/2014 3:37:46 PM EDT

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I'm jealous.

Great pics.

Posted: 9/22/2014 3:48:10 PM EDT

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Very nice OP thanks.

One day I would like to visit, I'll keep dreaming for now.

Posted: 9/22/2014 3:53:15 PM EDT

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Been there 6 times for work and one time for vacation. We are going back for vacation next year.

It is a very special place. I jump on any chance to get up there.

Posted: 9/22/2014 4:00:07 PM EDT

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Stunning pics, but not for me.

Posted: 9/22/2014 4:08:45 PM EDT

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I would love to go to Alaska. Hopefully I will be able to when I retire.

Posted: 9/22/2014 4:49:09 PM EDT

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Of course all it took was me posting these photos and I immediately received an email from my branch manager indicating I need to be thinking about the next manning/movement cycle. I need a hail Marry option from the Army personnel folks. FML.....

Posted: 10/6/2014 3:06:10 AM EDT

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A few more photos taken today while hiking in the White Mountains about an hour north east of Fairbanks. Enjoy!

Heading up the mountain with the wife.

Taking a break after the first mile.

Scored a ptarmigan with the Romanian Wingmaster!

I found a few more a little farther up the hill.

I was able to salvage seven breasts. I hit one bird low/center of mass and destroyed one breast. These will be tasty tomorrow!

Posted: 10/6/2014 7:55:48 AM EDT

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Awesome!

Posted: 10/6/2014 8:00:42 AM EDT

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OP

I hate you. Those are some beautiful pictures. Kudos for getting out into the wild.

Posted: 10/6/2014 8:08:26 AM EDT

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I loved Alaska in the summer. No way could I handle living there in the winter though. My old bones don't like the cold very much, not to mention the darkness.

Posted: 10/6/2014 8:14:24 AM EDT

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Obligatory Grouse Pics.

grouse by brandon.johnson425, on Flickr

grouse9 by brandon.johnson425, on Flickr

Posted: 10/6/2014 8:28:47 AM EDT

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Awesome pics Johnson

Posted: 10/6/2014 8:35:00 AM EDT

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jealous, i am.

well, other than your winters,......!

Posted: 10/6/2014 8:35:48 AM EDT

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I haven't been truly happy since I left Alaska.

Those cool clouds are called lenticular clouds and they mean winds aloft in excess of 100mph.

Posted: 10/6/2014 12:23:29 PM EDT

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<a href="https://flic.kr/p/pgsK3Y" target="_blank">https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3930/15271170840_b2f1d134b4_c.jpg</a>grouse9 by brandon.johnson425, on Flickr

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Nice grouse! We might try for some of those this weekend if the snow is not too deep. To me, the ptarmigan taste better than the grouse.

Posted: 10/6/2014 12:27:45 PM EDT

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Awesome. Seeing the northern lights is on my bucket list. What is the best way/time/place to have a chance?

Posted: 10/6/2014 12:33:51 PM EDT

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Man I need to move back up there.

Posted: 10/6/2014 12:36:23 PM EDT

[#44]

I miss living in Fairbanks, and the life in Alaska was so much more free. Does the Howling Dog Bar still exist?

Posted: 10/6/2014 12:38:28 PM EDT

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Awesome. Was just up in Fairbanks last year. I lived in Eagle River for a couple years.

Posted: 10/6/2014 12:49:12 PM EDT

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Alaska is probably my favorite place on earth. Just got to spend a couple weeks up there fishing. Caught a bunch of Salmon and Halibut but the highlight was my personal best Ling Cod. It was a beast!

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I love Florida but I will live in Alaska very soon.

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Freaking awesome ling! How much did it weigh? IMHO Ling cod's probably the best tasting of the bunch too.

Posted: 10/6/2014 12:52:35 PM EDT

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They can be seen around mid-September. This is when it finally gets dark enough at night for the lights to be seen. They typically come out late in the evening, around midnightish, but can be seen earlier if the conditions are right. Generally the farther north you go, the better your chances are of seeing them, but this also depends on conditions; getting away from light sources helps as well.