For Those of You Who Live in Alaska

[draco]

gods country...if youve ever heard the term and wondered exactly what that meant...go to ak...and im not talking about the definition, im talking about standing knee deep in tangle lake or fishing greyling in the clearwater river, looking up and realizing with absolute certainty there is not a more beautiful feeling in the world then existing, living, breathing alaska.
...as for politics, well, its like living in disneyland in that while the majority of alaskans live there to avoid 'the real world' it is owned, down to the fish guts, by the oil companies. its a godamn shame, but the benefits far outweigh the the detriment in living in a land owned by the cocksucking republican party.
...it is a place for some people, and not for others...there is no in between.
...people have been known to transfer up w the military, or come on vacation and just, simply, never leave.
...in winter in the interior where im from, when its cold, im talking alaska cold, you can hear a footstep crunch in the snow for miles...watching the northern lights will leave you stupified...nothing like television...i have seen lights of vatious colors race across and fill the ENTIRE sky in seconds, at speeds no human can even fathom going....
...i did some mapping for the usgs, got dropped off via helicopter on ridges no humans had ever stepped foot on in the history of the world...been bluff charged by grizzlies twice in my life and treed another time by a black sow...if you have never faced down a grizz in the wild w absolutely no hope other then the bear is not hungry you have not lived...i could go on and on and on....but im getting homesick
...the closest you will ever get to understanding ak w out being there? turn off discovery channel and lose yourself in a jack london book...i swear my ears get cold and i can smell snow when i read his stories...

you paint a hell of a good picture Subrob! not for everybody, but for some it is THE only place to live...

...took a canoe trip up there once - smoked joints and drank scotch around the campfire while reading Robert Service poetry and watching the aurora borealis. i'll never forget it...

 

[kannubis]

I spent a summer in between Anchorage and Seward in the early nineties, but had to bring my ass back to so-cal in October because of the rain bringing me down. It was a great place to visit, and the locals and other visitors were amicable folks. Had I known then what I know now, it would have been even better - maybe even for good.

The long days were awesome, but couldn't take the thought of the impending long nights, so I had to run away. Hehe, I am probably more suited to the desert anyways.

Take a vacation up there to check it out. Experiences are yours forever

What I was given as Mat/Su TundraFuck was way better than what I have seen called ATF or MTF around here for sure.

 

[mountain_goat]

gods country...if youve ever heard the term and wondered exactly what that meant...go to ak...and im not talking about the definition, im talking about standing knee deep in tangle lake or fishing greyling in the clearwater river, looking up and realizing with absolute certainty there is not a more beautiful feeling in the world then existing, living, breathing alaska.
...as for politics, well, its like living in disneyland in that while the majority of alaskans live there to avoid 'the real world' it is owned, down to the fish guts, by the oil companies. its a godamn shame, but the benefits far outweigh the the detriment in living in a land owned by the cocksucking republican party.
...it is a place for some people, and not for others...there is no in between.
...people have been known to transfer up w the military, or come on vacation and just, simply, never leave.
...in winter in the interior where im from, when its cold, im talking alaska cold, you can hear a footstep crunch in the snow for miles...watching the northern lights will leave you stupified...nothing like television...i have seen lights of vatious colors race across and fill the ENTIRE sky in seconds, at speeds no human can even fathom going....
...i did some mapping for the usgs, got dropped off via helicopter on ridges no humans had ever stepped foot on in the history of the world...been bluff charged by grizzlies twice in my life and treed another time by a black sow...if you have never faced down a grizz in the wild w absolutely no hope other then the bear is not hungry you have not lived...i could go on and on and on....but im getting homesick
...the closest you will ever get to understanding ak w out being there? turn off discovery channel and lose yourself in a jack london book...i swear my ears get cold and i can smell snow when i read his stories...

no doubt bro! i miss alaska bad!!

 

[supermanlives]

alsaka is way colder than the lower states. i was there for a month once . it made winters in maine seem tame

 

[mountain_goat]

alsaka is way colder than the lower states. i was there for a month once . it made winters in maine seem tame

depends where u live....interior ak is brutal cold in winter.....coastal areas aren't that bad, but really really wet...ive lived in kodiak, seward, kenai, and homer

 

[tokeinafort]

AK is the BEST.
FISH, BLUEBERRIES, RASPBERRIES and MOOSE.
I eat it for breakfast under a black spruce.

JOBS? Always jobs. If you can hold a job down without drinking your way out of it people will love you.

Everyone is friendly. Fairbanks, AK is great. I was from Ester, AK just west. We have a post office and a bar.

Want to get lost? 10 minutes in any direction!

 

[subrob]

wow...im getting hit w rep right and left from this again! gotta check it out again...
ester! i know where thats at...i used to work w a geophysicist from ester...ha...he was one strange cat on a crew of strange ass cats!...and moose! best game meat on the planet, well, the bison we had down in delta, eating that barley year round was pretty damn good...best jobs i ever had...most money ive ever made...ahhhh... gettin homesick again...whos got pics?

 

[mountain_goat]

wow...im getting hit w rep right and left from this again! gotta check it out again...
ester! i know where thats at...i used to work w a geophysicist from ester...ha...he was one strange cat on a crew of strange ass cats!...and moose! best game meat on the planet, well, the bison we had down in delta, eating that barley year round was pretty damn good...best jobs i ever had...most money ive ever made...ahhhh... gettin homesick again...whos got pics?

hey subrob....it's yukon here.....new handle.

gettin a lil homesick too bro

 

[subrob]

waddup bro? good to see you again...im heading up to oregon this summer...as close as i will get this year...

 

[EastFortRock]

From the people I know that have lived or now live in Alaska, they say the worst part is the winter darkness. Not the cold . Maybe grow lights help keep you sane in the winter? Why is it that a republican run state has the most lenient weed laws?

 

[dj_ilum]

Hey everybody...i am moving to Glenallen in this summer.
Can someone tell me how it is, if the people are friendly? Is it normal to smoke up some maryj in there? Is the law enforcement harsh in there? Im not an american, so i am asking this question because i am scared of american enforcement that would look at me like im a drug dealer or worse --' ... i love to smoke and just chill and nobody to annoy me and i dont annoy to anybody
So can someone give me some tips over there and how well are things on there(marijuana laws status, good weed? etc.)?

 

[subrob]

oh brother, you going straight for a 'true interior alaska' experience, thats for sure! ha...
--law enforcement? well, i never met any troopers in alaska like the kids they have on that show thats for sure! ha...i always found alaska state troopers to be, well, a reflection of alaskans in general: tough, reeeeaally tough, honest(by american law enforcement standards this means they lie and cheat according to the rules, but usually dont go beyond) and the kind of folks your glad show up when your in trouble. that being said, you ever piss off a state trooper in small town interior alaska, your fucked til you leave town, i can personally attest to this...and you are moving to a small town...a very small town...when i left delta, we had two state troopers which means glenallen had one..maybe....prob big city now , may have 4 or 5...
---i dont know what the weed scene is like in other small towns, but i cant imagine you having trouble finding it once your in w some locals, if you grow it, keep it to yourself or sell it in tok or delta cuz the minute you sell a sack up there, everyone knows...its a beautiful little spot on our earth, thats for sure, boring at times but overwhelmingly....... alaska...good luck

 

[mountain_goat]

Hey everybody...i am moving to Glenallen in this summer.
Can someone tell me how it is, if the people are friendly? Is it normal to smoke up some maryj in there? Is the law enforcement harsh in there? Im not an american, so i am asking this question because i am scared of american enforcement that would look at me like im a drug dealer or worse --' ... i love to smoke and just chill and nobody to annoy me and i dont annoy to anybody
So can someone give me some tips over there and how well are things on there(marijuana laws status, good weed? etc.)?

subrobs advice is very solid!!!

ive driven thru glenallen about a dozen times....never stopped long tho.

very beautiful area!!

......oh yeah.....bring a 55 gallon drum of bug dope.

...there are literally zillions and zillions and zillions, and zillions and zillions and zillions and zillions, and zillions of skeeters and no-see-ums in that area

bugs dont like my blood much, but if u have sweet blood your screwed.

good luck bro...i hope u have a blast.....you'll never forget alaska....(thats if you ever leave)

 

[dj_ilum]

oh brother, you going straight for a 'true interior alaska' experience, thats for sure! ha...
--law enforcement? well, i never met any troopers in alaska like the kids they have on that show thats for sure! ha...i always found alaska state troopers to be, well, a reflection of alaskans in general: tough, reeeeaally tough, honest(by american law enforcement standards this means they lie and cheat according to the rules, but usually dont go beyond) and the kind of folks your glad show up when your in trouble. that being said, you ever piss off a state trooper in small town interior alaska, your fucked til you leave town, i can personally attest to this...and you are moving to a small town...a very small town...when i left delta, we had two state troopers which means glenallen had one..maybe....prob big city now , may have 4 or 5...
---i dont know what the weed scene is like in other small towns, but i cant imagine you having trouble finding it once your in w some locals, if you grow it, keep it to yourself or sell it in tok or delta cuz the minute you sell a sack up there, everyone knows...its a beautiful little spot on our earth, thats for sure, boring at times but overwhelmingly....... alaska...good luck

Hum that sounds nice...looks like my home place back in portugal.
Simple life, nothing much comes new, nice people and just chilling out...right? How long does it take to drive from Glenallen to Anchorage? Just in case if i dont find someone to get something to smoke up
Im not sure if im going to grow at home because im new there and i am going to stay with my mom and my brother and besides im going there to have an american citizenship so im going to be for quite a while there

 

[dj_ilum]

subrobs advice is very solid!!!

ive driven thru glenallen about a dozen times....never stopped long tho.

very beautiful area!!

......oh yeah.....bring a 55 gallon drum of bug dope.

...there are literally zillions and zillions and zillions, and zillions and zillions and zillions and zillions, and zillions of skeeters and no-see-ums in that area

bugs dont like my blood much, but if u have sweet blood your screwed.

good luck bro...i hope u have a blast.....you'll never forget alaska....(thats if you ever leave)

Really? Damn i hope they wont like my blood too

 

[rafe]

Subrob pointed out some of my most favorite things. Tangle Lakes and the Clearwater river those were very close to where Subrob and I both lived.

 

[dj_ilum]

Subrob pointed out some of my most favorite things. Tangle Lakes and the Clearwater river those were very close to where Subrob and I both lived.

WoW. Looks close.
Do you guys still live there or another city?

P.S Rafe, damn bro you got some sick buds going on there, they look sweet =P

 

[dj_ilum]

hey guys...is it really ok to plant about 25 plants in alaska? And if so is it possible to do ouside in summer?

 

[Murphle]

http://norml.org/index.cfm?wtm_view=&Group_ID=4522 ALASKA

 

[subrob]

hey guys...is it really ok to plant about 25 plants in alaska? And if so is it possible to do ouside in summer?

sure...but if you gonna do outdoor in glenallen your gonna hafta black each one of them out every night...your not gonna see dark till september...