Yes thatās pretty obvious; 90% of the industrial world can be reached in 9.5 hours flight from Anchorage, which is the main reason for itās choice, especially for cargo going between Asia and the USA
Aye, texas always seemed so bigā¦
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Iām shocked to hear that.
Tell me, whatās it like to be a skateboard punk rocker?
I just had a quick Google Maps spin around Anchorage.
By God the Alaskans love their carsā¦
Iāll write to my olf friend to finf out
The song Anchorage by Michelle Shocked is not available on Spotify or YouTube
And itās a Great song
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Wasnāt Michelle Shocked ācancelledā a few years ago? Maybe thatās why.
She said āGod hates faggotsā. Which I suppose you could take any way you want. And a lot of people did. Banning her concerts.
I think in her earlier career she let herself be identified as a lesbian, to kind of promote herself. So it kind of all backfired. Sheās been in heterosexual relationships all her adult life as far as I know.
I was in Alaska earlier in the year. The cars didnāt stand out for me. I was too busy looking at all the eagles. And the whales.
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A could spot for an auld lad Iād say?
It was 10 degrees and wet at the start of September
Whereabouts were you? I was in Ketchikan once in September (2007) and it pissed rain the whole time.
Juneau, Ketchikan, Icy Strait Point and Hubbard Glacier. Lashed rain in Ketchikan and also in Juneau but then it rains there 270 days of the year. The salmon weir in Ketchikan was something else.
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Alaska come a hell of a lot more south than I thought.
One for the āThings I learned today threadā. 
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In order to keep Genghis Khanās burial a secret, all 2,000+ people who attended his funeral were executed.
The executioners were then killed by members of his escort, who eventually took their own lives when they reached their destination.
Nearly 800 years later, the burial site remains undiscovered to this day
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Looking at getting to Barrow/Utqiagvik next June - or the one after - and only at preliminary stage of looking at logistics. If you donāt mind me asking did you go as a part of a group or arrange things yourself?
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I see that Gary Glitter and Rolf Harris are up on Spotify so I donāt think thatās the reason
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Wow! I only went on a cruise out of Vancouver. Trailfinders organised it. Iād say Intrepid or one of those other small group tour companies would be worth talking to. Any travel thatās vaguely intricate and involves things like airport transfers Iād go through an agent.
Thanks for that info Fagan. Seattle - Anchorage - Utqiagvik seems to be the preferred route and you can only access the latter by air. Iād be looking to build 3/4 days there into a larger 2/3 weeks spell in lower Alaska. An organised group might be the best option as car hire & accommodation options appear to be limited there. Anyways, the planning will shorten the Winter.
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