On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:32:23 GMT, Bruce in alaska <fast@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Jens <aarnaes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Aug 25, 2:51 pm, Bruce in alaska <f...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > In article
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>> > Jens <aarn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > > Next summer my wife and I would like to spend a few weeks at a back
>> > > country cabin in Alaska. We plan on hiring a bush plane to take us
>> > > there.
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>> > > Do any of you have any recommendations or suggestions on these
cabins?
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>> > > Here is a link to the cabins:
>> > >http://www.recreation.gov/campgroundSearchResult.do?startIdx=0
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>> > > Thank you,
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>> > > --- Jens
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>> > Alaska is a very BIG place, and the terrain is as varied as the
weather.
>> > Just which region are you interested in?
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>> > --
>> > Bruce in alaska
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>> Thanks. You're right, of course and I must apologize for my
>> simplistic request. My wife and I plan on taking an inside passage
>> cruise for a few days and then we would like to fly to the cabin.
>> With that said, we would need to stay within a reasonable float plane
>> flight from Anchorage. I hope this clarifies our goal. Thank you
>> again for offering your insights.
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>If your running the "Inside Passage", then there are a bunch of USFS
>Cabins in Southeastern Alaska, that are all within an hours flight from
>one of the "BIG Towns" that are ****ts of Call for the Cruise ****ps.
>These rent out fast so it would be best for you to contact the USFS
>Tongass Forest District, NOW, to get in for next summer.
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>Heck, if I knew you better, maybe I could be talked into letting you
>use my Beach Cabin, about 40 minutes from Juneau.
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>I assume, but don't know for sure, that there are other USFS Cabins in
>other Regions available for rent. You should look at the other District
>Websites for information.
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>Out of Anchorage, I just don't have any clue, as I am a Southeasterner,
>and we don't associate with city folks much.
My wife and I stayed at a little "A" frame cabin (think wood tent) in
Misty Fjords wilderness area (out of Ketchikan) for a week and loved
it. Very rustic, no amenities. No other people. No way to contact
the outside world- maybe a Sat phone would work these days. This is
south Alaska, so maybe your first or last ****t of call. It's about
3,500 sq miles and had ~12 cabins for reservation. No roads, no
improved campsites. We stayed on one of the lakes (14 miles long- one
camp site!). That was many years ago and things may have changed. If
you go this route you will need at least a 12 gauge shot gun with bear
load or a 30.06- the forest service will not let you in with less.
Again, this may have changed. Check with the float plane service.
Most will let you bring significant gear and will rent you a motor for
the skiff (wish we had done that). I can still taste the trout and
salmon! We saw bears, trumpeter swans, and numerous other charismatic
megafauna. You will need muck boots if you plan to hike as it is
muskeg around the lakes. No maintained trails.
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