Recent content by VernAK

Thanks for the thread. I'll be watching this evening while on my treadmill. I'm always searching Youtube for canoeing adventure videos. Thanks again!

I grew up in Grand Rapids and traveled the Big Fork River a lot and still have a deer shack near Little Fork. Moved to Alaska in 69. I hang around Yukon Territory mush of the summer to escape Alaska's excessive tourism. My avatar shows why.

Having grown up in Northern Minnesota, I had a lot of Finnish friends and a girl friend from the old country. It was often stated that they roll their aRse. I also knew the fellow that saw a Rapala lure in MN and went to Finland where he struck a deal with Mr Rapala and started a very successful...

If you visit those countries, be sure to visit the Puuka [sp?] manufacturers as they make some of the finest knives for outdoors folks.

The video clearly shows the route around the standing waves, but I've seen groups of European tourist paddlers head straight into the white horses. Depending on water level, the waves can be 4' by my estimate.

That's a very interesting trip with loads of historical gold rush era sites. Fort Selkirk is worth an overnight or two. There's a well for better drinking water there also. Five Finger Rapids is a piece of cake if you pay attention. The Teslin River is another option as it enters the Yukon at...

The previous two winters were catastrophic for our wildlife and for the citizenry but this year is very mild with only a foot of snow....BUT, last week my thermometers bottomed out and I had to bring the brass monkey in off the lawn. We had a couple days of -60F.

There's also a magnetic transducer mount available,

I'll soon be 82 but am seriously thinking of doing the Pelly this summer. I've got other old phardt friends that think we should give it a try.

Delta Jct, Alaska and Copper River, Alaska. That's two of our wild bison herds.

I got close to this bull!

Moose can be unpredictable but that one may have brain worm. We don't see that parasite here in Alaska....yet. I've been charged by cows with calves and without calves. Fortunately, I've been able to discourage them without having to shoot. My neighbor bought a very shiny new pickup and had it...

My neighbor friend is a great photographer and took this photo last year on the Delta Clearwater River. The Clearwater River starts in a huge spring and stays open at 39F all year unless temperatures get to -40F and below.

It's common to run the Yukon River and give the boat to locals at the end of the trip.

Thank you Mason, I must have blinked and referenced the wrong thread.......I was replying to TameVolger's thread