We don't give a damn how they do it OUTSIDE.

Those are some very jagged peaks in the foreground. It's not a fair question but any idea how high they are?



I'm going to bet that this photo was taken from Byers Lake, perhaps even the far side of the lake from Denali. You're welcome to look at the maps.
 
We used to just shoot the goddamn things.

"Bear hanging around my house and yard and porch since 522am. Just saw it again in at 1035am. Kids and pets play inside today"
 


Alaska Officials Hunt Bear That Killed Hiker, Attacked Searcher

by Susan McFarland



June 22 (UPI) -- Alaska biologists spent Friday trying to track a brown bear they say killed a hiker and mauled a second man who went searching for him.

The biologists set traps in the woods this week, but still hadn't located the animal by early Friday.

Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials collected the bear's DNA from a leg wound to Paul Vasquez, who was attacked as he searched for missing hiker Michael Soltis.

Soltis' body was later found on a heavily wooded trail. The avid hiker had been missing since Tuesday night, officials said.

The cause of Soltis' death is not yet known, but authorities believe he was killed by the bear.

Wildlife officials say the bear will be shot when it's found, and are warning people to stay away from trails in the South Fork and Symphony Lake areas, about 15 miles east of downtown Anchorage.


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Alaska Native Tannery Is Bringing Seal Back
by Zachariah Hughes

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2018/06/01/20180514--cordelia-kellie-showing-off-her-seal-skin-gloves-purchased-at-a-dance-festival-and-made-by-a-woman-from-shishmaref-copy-copy_custom-5005db08f3fcb4f9c733189577032433325c618c-s800-c85.jpg
Cordelia Kellie showing off her seal skin gloves, purchased at a dance festival and made by a woman from Shishmaref.
Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media





(NPR) Sealskin used to be a luxury item across the U.S. and Europe, a mid-century status symbol featured in ritzy fashion shows.

For decades, fur merchants would trade cash for full pelts, buying stacks of them at a time from Alaska Native hunters. Then in 1972, the Marine Mammal Protection Act put an end to that. Under the law, wildlife products from sea mammals have to be artistically modified before they can be bought or sold among non-native people. The market for raw walrus tusks, strips of whale baleen, and full seal hides went away overnight, replaced with a highly regulated marketplace for crafted goods.

But in the tiny town of Shishmaref, with a population of just over 600, a small business is changing that: a seal tannery.

Finished sealskin is a dark gray flecked with black, sleek and shimmering in a way that makes it look almost animated. To the touch, it's both soft and firm, like the outer hairs on a German shepherd. It is used in thick outer garments like hats, mittens, and boots because of its prowess as insulation from cold, which many say is still unmatched by industrially produced fabrics...



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But in the tiny town of Shishmaref, with a population of just over 600, a small business is changing that: a seal tannery.

Let's see if they can stay in business and not cause too much hell with the environment.
 
Of course, now the weather is gonna turn to shit.

"Special Weather Statement issued July 06 at 4:41PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage

...COOLER, WETTER, AND WINDIER WEATHER EXPECTED FOR SOUTHCENTRALBEGINNING SUNDAY... A front will move into the Gulf of Alaska and Southcentral Sundayafternoon, bringing an end to the prolonged warm spell. Expectsteady rain and persistent onshore southeast winds along the coast and into Prince William Sound. The main impact, besides wetweather, will be hazardous conditions for small boats and recreational users. Inland, gusty southeast winds will increase Saturday, but will become strongest Sunday with the possibility of 25-40 MPH wind gusts. Locations which will be impacted by these winds include Anchorage, the Matanuska Valley, the Copper River Basin, and mountain passes on the Kenai Peninsula. Even higher gusts of 45-65 MPH are likely along Turnagain Arm and the Anchorage Hillside. Periods of light rain will develop late Sunday afternoon along the Kenai Peninsula then spread northward. The wet and windy weather will then continue through at least the middle of next week."
 
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