North to Alaska

reesetee commented on the list north-to-alaska

Great list!

November 4, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list north-to-alaska

Wow, I love this! I hope you're considering adding to it as time goes by, skipvia. I'm favoriting this so I can nag you to do just that. :)

November 4, 2007

skipvia commented on the list north-to-alaska

Glad you like it, c_b! I intend to add to it. My rural students are a huge resource for me. I learned uqiquq from one of their recent blogs.

I love it when you nag me... :)

November 4, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list north-to-alaska

I'm very much enjoying watching these words go by. Every time I see one, I think, "How could Wordie have existed this long without a list of Alaskanisms?" I love it! Keep 'em coming!

November 5, 2007

Prolagus commented on the list north-to-alaska

Alaska Alaska? Or city Alaska?

(God knows how many people ask you this question after Into the wild was released)

July 3, 2008

skipvia commented on the list north-to-alaska

"City Alaska" is Anchorage. Everywhere else is Alaska Alaska.

Into the Wild has produced an interesting upswing in people trying--usually in vain--to recreate McCandless' journey into the wilderness north of Denali. The irony is that Alaskans go there all the time--usually late in the fall or during the winter when the Teklanika River is calmer--for hunting trips. Now "outsiders" are trying to work it into their summer vacations, which is the worst possible time to visit that area.

We also got a big kick out of Grizzly Man. What a dweeb...

July 3, 2008

Prolagus commented on the list north-to-alaska

You don't know how much I would like to visit Alaska. But not Anchorage... I was thinking about Ester.

July 3, 2008

asativum commented on the list north-to-alaska

Dunno if this is too Southeast for your list, but there's also eulachon, aka hooligan or candlefish. And devil's club and skunk cabbage, but I don't know if those are purely Alaskan.

July 3, 2008

asativum commented on the list north-to-alaska

Dunno if this is too Southeast for your list, but there's also eulachon, aka hooligan or candlefish. And devil's club and skunk cabbage, but I don't know if those are purely Alaskan.

July 3, 2008

skipvia commented on the list north-to-alaska

Pro--you can see Ester in part of a morning. It's a small community of artists, progressives, intellectuals, aging hippies, and assorted ne'er-do-wells outside of Fairbanks. It is the essence of laissez-faire living. I feel right at home. Some interesting history and demographics here.

If you ever visit, you've got a place to stay. Bring pictures of Italy...

July 3, 2008

skipvia commented on the list north-to-alaska

Thanks for the new items for the list, Asa. I'm not sure how candlefish and hooligan were left off the list, but they sure fit. (Although I believe they are also harvested as far south as California.) Candlefish are staples of most southeastern and southwestern Alaska subsistence diets.

July 3, 2008

yarb commented on the list north-to-alaska

I like Esteroid for a native of Ester.

July 3, 2008

asativum commented on the list north-to-alaska

Ooh -- muskeg.

July 3, 2008

reesetee commented on the list north-to-alaska

Skipvia, which of those characters in Ester is you? ;-)

July 3, 2008

Prolagus commented on the list north-to-alaska

*exults because he got the invitation he was looking for*

July 3, 2008

skipvia commented on the list north-to-alaska

All of them, reesetee. Although you might get some arguments on "intellectual."

July 3, 2008

dontcry commented on the list north-to-alaska

Very interestering... Gold mines, eh? Hmmm. *packing gloves, warm hat, boots, longjohns, pickaxe and canned cheeseburgers*

July 3, 2008

chained_bear commented on the list north-to-alaska

I propose the first annual real-life Wordie trip. We'll all meet up in Ester, Alaska, and expect skipvia to entertain us. Who's with me?! *exults at having invited self*

July 4, 2008

yarb commented on the list north-to-alaska

Great idea - I like that it's a fairly central location. Anyone want to share a dog-team with me?

July 4, 2008

skipvia commented on the list north-to-alaska

*thinking about moving*

July 4, 2008

chained_bear commented on the list north-to-alaska

Yarb: I'm in! Hike!

(skipvia--just kidding. But how are we supposed to found the antievolution Evolution Army??)

July 4, 2008

skipvia commented on the list north-to-alaska

You know, we could host some alsome Scrabble games.

*rethinking move*

July 4, 2008

reesetee commented on the list north-to-alaska

Oooh! I'm in! I was going to Alaska next year anyway. :-)

Can I wear my homespun dhoti? With boots, of course.

July 4, 2008

bilby commented on the list north-to-alaska

I've never played Scrabble. Can I just do things with snow?

July 4, 2008

skipvia commented on the list north-to-alaska

Anytime between November and April, bilby.

*thinking of some good Scrabble words to drop on bilby*

July 4, 2008

ruzuzu commented on the list north-to-alaska

Great list! I've now added Alaska to my list of states with lists.

By the way, it must get cold up there--do you ever wear a cravat?

January 21, 2011

mr_ass_itch commented on the list north-to-alaska

-38F this morning, so yes, it can get a bit harsh in the winter. Does a 10' rainbow-striped wool scarf count as a cravat?

January 21, 2011

Prolagus commented on the list north-to-alaska

Wait, does it mean that mr_ass_itch lives in Alaska too?

January 21, 2011

ruzuzu commented on the list north-to-alaska

I like 10' rainbow-striped wool scarves.

You don't happen to have any apricot scarves, do you?

January 21, 2011

mr_ass_itch commented on the list north-to-alaska

*oops*

January 21, 2011

ruzuzu commented on the list north-to-alaska

It's okay. Your secret's safe with us. (Right Pro?)

January 21, 2011

Prolagus commented on the list north-to-alaska

Right! After all, we already knew that Father mr_ass_itch works in the North Pole. He can't live that far.

January 21, 2011

ruzuzu commented on the list north-to-alaska

(Pro: I meant the "apricot scarf" secret. But now I'm also beginning to wonder whether skipvia and sionnach are the same person.)

January 21, 2011

mr_ass_itch commented on the list north-to-alaska

Cary Simon would have loved this.

♫

Your scarf it was apricot

With a 10 foot long cravat

As you watched yourself gavotte

♫

January 21, 2011

ruzuzu commented on the list north-to-alaska

According to Wikipedia, "Two solar eclipses ("Then you flew your Learjet up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun") were visible from Nova Scotia in the early 1970s. The first eclipse, on March 7, 1970, was visible in the USA, and the second one, on July 10, 1972, was visible in the far north regions of Alaska."

January 21, 2011

reesetee commented on the list north-to-alaska

Skipvia, you owe me a trip to Skinny Dick's. Just sayin'.

January 22, 2011