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Author Topic: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18  (Read 14875 times)

Offline Huntrdfk

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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #40 on: September 27, 2016, 08:30:00 PM »
I love the Interior of Alaska, and love going back there through hunts like these. Thanks for sharing it Kevin.

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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #41 on: September 27, 2016, 08:40:00 PM »
A few bits of personal observations:

Food becomes an inadvertent countdown calendar on these hunts. Each day finds me counting what's left and adjusting my eating to balance things.

 

If you don't have it, make it. If you can't make it, learn to live without it. If you can't live without it, you might as well give up.

Expiration dates mean nothing. Food labels, batteries....you won't throw something away because of a date. Everything is important.

A stack of firewood is more valuable than a stack of money.

Credit cards can be used for reading material when you're bored.

A big handgun is an adult teddy bear at 9 pm.

 
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #42 on: September 27, 2016, 08:42:00 PM »
That's it for today...next installment tomorrow.
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #43 on: September 27, 2016, 08:44:00 PM »
edge of my seat LOVE IT!   :notworthy:      :notworthy:    :notworthy:
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #44 on: September 27, 2016, 08:47:00 PM »
One of the best threads ever, an experience I dream about.
Can't wait till tomorrow!

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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #45 on: September 27, 2016, 08:55:00 PM »
This is great, Kevin.  Thanks for taking us along!  Can't wait for the rest.
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #46 on: September 27, 2016, 08:58:00 PM »
My dream hunt.  Hopefully to one day come true.  Thank you so very much for sharing.
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #47 on: September 27, 2016, 09:16:00 PM »
Brings back memories. We are a fortunate bunch who have been privileged to hunt this awesome animal in this magnificent place!!
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #48 on: September 27, 2016, 09:21:00 PM »
Excellent photos.......I like big handguns!! Almost as much as bows.   :dunno:
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #49 on: September 27, 2016, 10:11:00 PM »
Dream hunt right here guys! Awesome adventure Kevin. Thanks for taking us along.
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #50 on: September 27, 2016, 11:13:00 PM »
In awe Kevin! Best thread ever    :notworthy:
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #51 on: September 27, 2016, 11:19:00 PM »
:campfire:
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #52 on: September 27, 2016, 11:20:00 PM »
Love reading of your adventures Kevin!  Your prose and pictures draw us in and give us a taste of something most of us will never experience.  Thank you for taking the time to share it all!  
Looking forward to the next "sip"...
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #53 on: September 27, 2016, 11:35:00 PM »
Love it!
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #54 on: September 27, 2016, 11:39:00 PM »
Awesome so far! In for the rest!

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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #55 on: September 28, 2016, 12:07:00 AM »
Excellent story, it must be a spiritual experience as well being all alone and exploring wilderness as man was intended to do and has done for hundreds and thousands of years.
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #56 on: September 28, 2016, 12:52:00 AM »
Great hunting story! I wish it wouldn't end... Just keep writing Kevin!  :campfire:
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #57 on: September 28, 2016, 01:10:00 AM »
Great story, Kevin. Enjoying it very much.
Regards,
Gary
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #58 on: September 28, 2016, 05:10:00 AM »
How much rain did you get up to this point, Kevin?  And what were the temps?
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Re: Uncharted Alaska: Solo. Updated 1-18
« Reply #59 on: September 28, 2016, 05:43:00 AM »
Excellent story telling and wonderful pictures.

 There is a solitude, and soul cleansing that comes with time alone in wilderness, thanks for sharing your adventure.
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