Tag: alaska traveler

Nothing is sacred, and these people will do ANYTHING for a laugh.

From Chapter 13 of Alaska Traveler: Meanwhile, back up on stage…Keys in top hat and tails and aloha shirt at the keyboard is joined by Alice Welling on the lungs, Mike MacDonald on the drums, Ed Bourgeois on the channeler, and Jelly Roll Jim on the bass. Also Martha Stewart (And you’re not, which must…

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“Left side for the view.”

From Chapter 12 of Alaska Traveler: I rode the Alaska Railroad from Anchorage to Fairbanks in the early Seventies to get to the University of Alaska. It took a minimum of twelve hours, because the train would stop what seemed like every five minutes to let off a hunter, or pick up a fisherman, or…

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If you have a problem with hunting or trapping, stifle it.

From Chapter 4 of Alaska Traveler: If you decide to fly out of Anchorage into the Bush, you’ll be traveling on anything from a Twin Otter (fourteen passengers) to a Piper Super Cub (just you and one pilot and your knees will be crammed into the small of his or her back). Another big difference…

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