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Our layover in Seattle Our layover in Seattle Our layover in Seattle Our layover in Seattle Our layover in Seattle Flying over Alaska
Kotzube Airport Kotzube Kotzube On our way to the lodge In the Beaver (the biggest plane we had there) On our way to the lodge
There was lots of water for being the Artic Desert (go figure?) There were a few mountians up here it took about an hour to get to the lodge from kotzube MVC-119S.JPG (26875 bytes) MVC-120S.JPG (21893 bytes) MVC-121S.JPG (20468 bytes)
MVC-122S.JPG (36899 bytes) MVC-123S.JPG (19890 bytes) ya more water a little village (Nome) about half an hour north of Kotzube The lodge runway the 2 cubs (aitplanes) we flew around in most of the time
The first musk Ox we saw across the river form the lodge He is still there MVC-138S.JPG (23620 bytes) MVC-140S.JPG (15325 bytes) The first remote camp we went to. called the (New Strip)
MVC-143S.JPG (24616 bytes) Ther is a moose down there MVC-146S.JPG (35890 bytes) This is what the tundra looks like up close MVC-150S.JPG (43545 bytes) MVC-151S.JPG (55509 bytes)
MVC-152S.JPG (59799 bytes) The first bear we came across MVC-154S.JPG (49259 bytes) MVC-156S.JPG (31285 bytes) MVC-157S.JPG (38441 bytes) MVC-160S.JPG (12420 bytes)
MVC-161S.JPG (30503 bytes) MVC-162S.JPG (37204 bytes) There is our Pilot (Dave) MVC-164S.JPG (28953 bytes) What a runway:-) we rebuilt it when we first got there MVC-166S.JPG (36031 bytes)
MVC-167S.JPG (44126 bytes) MVC-168S.JPG (51913 bytes) MVC-171S.JPG (19714 bytes) MVC-174S.JPG (32174 bytes) Base Camp some bear tracks we found by the lodge
MVC-180S.JPG (34865 bytes) MVC-181S.JPG (32194 bytes) Dehan walking along one of the big puddles MVC-183S.JPG (22277 bytes) there were a few 4-wheelers at the lodge But we couldn't go far (the tundra was too tough for them)
the cooks dog some floaters We had way to much free time (latex gloves) Dehan on his bunk working on the generator Packer on left (Justin) Guide on right (Rick)
we caught dinner Skinner looking for a fish i desided to see how close i could get to this musk ox look at him run (no feet!) i desided to see how close i could get to this musk ox i got pretty close!
they are pretty big There is Skinner (Jason) MVC-209S.JPG (62112 bytes) Looks like Dehan caught a fish the camp dog liked to fish as much as this Client did they both caught this Grailing
mvc-214s.jpg (74514 bytes) MVC-215S.JPG (43160 bytes) yes there was a patch of grass in the artic MVC-218S.JPG (40503 bytes) MVC-219S.JPG (47123 bytes) the other 2 packers (justin and justin)
Some caribou racks we found MVC-222S.JPG (51039 bytes) mvc-223s.jpg (81565 bytes) MVC-224S.JPG (67959 bytes) The Beaver The Game Commission
In the lodge after Dinner he caught one ya still the same one MVC-230S.JPG (21390 bytes) MVC-231S.JPG (21925 bytes) a Ptarmigan (bird that changes color in the winter)
a Ptarmigan (bird that changes color in the winter) MVC-234S.JPG (49537 bytes) MVC-235S.JPG (44977 bytes) MVC-236S.JPG (49069 bytes) Dehan using our bear protection device (a 12ga slug gun) Dehan using our bear protection device (a 12ga slug gun)
one of the clients in our roomy plane MVC-246F.JPG (91827 bytes) MVC-247F.JPG (53257 bytes) well the sun did go down once so i took some pictures:-) well the sun did go down once so i took some pictures:-) well the sun did go down once so i took some pictures:-)
well the sun did go down once so i took some pictures:-) well the sun did go down once so i took some pictures:-) ok so i took a lot of pictures ok so i took a lot of pictures ya there are only a few left ok last one
this was a sweet 4-wheeler they had but wern't alowed to use anymore Vrrrrrrroooooooommmmm see there is lots of room they are off ok see that mountian way over there, ya that is where our first moose kill was this is how we got our water
well we made it now we have to load up and get back there is the rack yummy he looks excited that is a big chunk of meat even bigger then Dehan (and it weighs more then him)
that was his first and last pack, he twisted his ankle on the next trip we took a lot of breaks it wasn't easy packing across the tundra we made it back after a 7 hour pack had lunch and went back for more Yikes bears a mother and cubs were out eating berries down from camp
that is a big chunk of rain MVC-283F.JPG (55768 bytes) where did the moose go? ya just sittin here look at all those points that leg is as tall as dehan
yup we tied the meat to our pack frame and headed out well at least we won't go hungry and we kept going back for more? ya about 300lbs of meat there this is the south strip (where we spent a lot of our time) Dehan standing on the runway
there are a happy father and son cutting up some of there meat (both got moose) nice ok someone else got one and it was in the woods there is the guide with his clients kill not bad
i'm going to fly;-) ok now they shipped us to the New Strip to get 2 more moose out there is a hole we dug by shovel to make the runway yumm dinner time ya we built a fire (they don't do that up there?) but there aren't many trees so we had to look around a bit for wood
there is another nice sun set ahhhhh MVC-317F.JPG (51990 bytes) MVC-318F.JPG (65490 bytes) i don't know why he looks so tired that rack was only about 80lbs MVC-320F.JPG (51493 bytes)
ok what kind of bear would bother him a really nice day:-) yes this is a real picture (i took it:-) well i took a little hike threw the woods even took a few pictures there wern't meny trees up there
so i took pictures of the ones i found ok so the moose wern't the only big things up there check out these mushrooms well i made it threw the woods (really quick) so desided to climb the mountian MVC-333F.JPG (46561 bytes) MVC-334F.JPG (45694 bytes)
and this was on the top? there wasn't a sign of people in 30miles but this thing was here? MVC-337F.JPG (37762 bytes) MVC-338F.JPG (48397 bytes) MVC-339F.JPG (65966 bytes) ya looks like the tundra but it was on top of the mountian where there wasn't any tundra
so i stalked it then he looked at me but i didn't move so it didn't know what i was ouch wouldn't want to touch that ain't he a cute porcupine yup it was pretty windy up there
well on my way back down the mountian i found this guy nice woods tundra this guy got a neat one ok he got a caribou 2 these guys got some nice ones
off to town 10min air time 25+miles from the lodge MVC-357F.JPG (42069 bytes) the goverment is really nice (just bought them all new houses) ya the runway is bigger then the town looks like someone had some trouble the town of Kivilina
and were off back home someone got a bear or is it a pig? look at all that fat ah it is a bear
grrrrrrrrr ouch that could hurt there is the skinners shack well we actually saw a sunrise it was pretty ahhh
well i didn't see meny so i took a bunch of pictures:-) the camp dog (blue) Chillen in the lodge one of our 2 cooks there is that x-mas tree looking thing
the seasons kills the packers lodge generator shack pilots house 3 of the client huts where is dinner?
oh my we got a news paper to see what has happened in NY MVC-395F.JPG (81423 bytes) doesn't look good more horse shoes well what else are you going to do :-)
MVC-402F.JPG (69318 bytes) well we are outta here the first stop on the way home that is the biggest city around Kotzube that is it they even have a paved road and trucks
we had a few hours to kill waiting for our plane there were a lot of mountians south of there on our way to Nome a snow plow just south of Anchorage MVC-413F.JPG (50502 bytes) MVC-414F.JPG (67277 bytes)
MVC-415F.JPG (52951 bytes) we rented a car and toured south of Anchorage MVC-417F.JPG (68644 bytes) ice burg there are some small moose looks like they are hungry
MVC-421F.JPG (57862 bytes) kinda cute MVC-423F.JPG (98057 bytes) MVC-424F.JPG (49227 bytes) MVC-425F.JPG (50153 bytes) MVC-426F.JPG (63619 bytes)
MVC-428F.JPG (59394 bytes) MVC-429F.JPG (73969 bytes) MVC-430F.JPG (70142 bytes) MVC-431F.JPG (48209 bytes) MVC-436F.JPG (38881 bytes) and spent the night in the car in a park
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MVC-444F.JPG (49387 bytes) MVC-445F.JPG (68344 bytes) now that is a big chunk of ice where are the ice skates MVC-448F.JPG (57888 bytes) MVC-449F.JPG (37792 bytes)
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MVC-458F.JPG (37850 bytes) MVC-459F.JPG (56700 bytes) MVC-460F.JPG (78168 bytes) ok now we are going north of Anchorage MVC-462F.JPG (54003 bytes) MVC-463F.JPG (66761 bytes)
MVC-464F.JPG (63052 bytes) this is alaska MVC-466F.JPG (56134 bytes) MVC-467F.JPG (50939 bytes) MVC-470F.JPG (80479 bytes) MVC-471F.JPG (74843 bytes)
MVC-473F.JPG (54296 bytes) MVC-474F.JPG (57909 bytes) MVC-475F.JPG (60151 bytes) MVC-476F.JPG (42063 bytes) MVC-477F.JPG (48444 bytes) these are some young moose
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MVC-486F.JPG (45717 bytes) MVC-487F.JPG (40168 bytes) MVC-488F.JPG (61504 bytes) MVC-489F.JPG (48521 bytes) this is what the hunters mounts will look like when they are done
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