Hubby was watching some "travel show" and now he wants to go

[Amby 490]

camping in alaska doesn't sound like my cup of tea...I went glacier hiking there about 5yrs ago try to get him to do that!

[almaty 19]

freeze you azz off..camping in alaska

[MissStacey 1]

What about renting a cabin? I googled renting cabins in Alaska and lots of stuff came up.

[jundp 191]

I did an Alaskan cruise and highly recommend it to anyone- it was fantastic. Alaska is very beautiful.

I'm not much of a camper though.

That's what I was thinking. We considered Alaska for our honeymoon, but the cruise goes into port in BC so that's not possible. You can actually get an Alaskan Ferry and "camp" on one of the sundecks atop the ship. You still have access to the bathrooms, showers, and of course you get your dining room passes. Maybe you can compromise and tell him that's a way to camp?

I love camping though, so it wouldn't bother me too much. But then there's a big difference between camping on the Oregon coast or on Mt. Rainier and in Alaska, I suppose!

[JODO 2]

What about renting a cabin? I googled renting cabins in Alaska and lots of stuff came up.

OK Thanks that's another idea. I'm really just hoping he forgets about it.

[natty bumppo 297]

OK Thanks that's another idea. I'm really just hoping he forgets about it.

Letter to send ....

Dear JODO's Hubby,

Wouldn't you like to camp in Alaska? Just imagine being there with you wife ... and bare bear.

Don't forget, take lots of pics for JODO to share on VJ.

Sincerely,

JODO's VJ Friends

[JODO 2]

OK Thanks that's another idea. I'm really just hoping he forgets about it.

Letter to send ....

Dear JODO's Hubby,

Wouldn't you like to camp in Alaska? Just imagine being there with you wife ... and bare bear.

Don't forget, take lots of pics for JODO to share on VJ.

Sincerely,

JODO's VJ Friends

[natty bumppo 297]

Jodo,

Alaska has great food ....

[pugsly 0]

Jodo,

Alaska has great food ....

I live out in a cabin in Alaska in the middle of the woods and I aint seen no bear yet. We have a wolf problem here though. What kind of good food are you talking about Muk-tuk or Wendy's?

[natty bumppo 297]

Jodo,

Alaska has great food ....

I live out in a cabin in Alaska in the middle of the woods and I aint seen no bear yet. We have a wolf problem here though. What kind of good food are you talking about Muk-tuk or Wendy's?

Salmon .... or Moose

[slim 1,533]

Just make sure you go in the summer!

[Sofiyya 1,687]

I spent a lot of time visiting Alaska from the Inside Passage to Nome during the 10 year period that a relative and colaborator lived there. It is a breath-takingly beautiful place that I would recommend everyone see at some point in their lives, and not from a cruise ship. Camping in a tent isn't advisable, cabins and yurts are more the norm. We did have bears show up several times, especially in Juneau, where they roam the terrain all times of the day and night. Had one pop out of a dumpster less than 4 feet behind me once as I was getting into my car. Another time, a mama bear brought her cubs out to play on an apartment playground. A cub walked into the hospital there, one day. They named him "Barlett" after the hospital and sent him off to the zoo in Anchorage.

Go! Kayaking the rapids, hiking on a glacier, enjoying the spectacular northern lights, driving the Al-Can highway (avoiding slow moving moose), catching a dinner of fresh seafood on a neighbor's boat, all night potlatches in Hoona, discussing form with totem pole artists, selling jewelry at the Haines Fair, ATVing on the northern tundra. I've done it all, and more; insha'allah, will do it again. Your husband has a sense of adventure. That is a good thing! Do not live a pedestrian life if you can avoid it. Go! You won't regret it!

[natty bumppo 297]

I spent a lot of time visiting Alaska from the Inside Passage to Nome during the 10 year period that a relative and colaborator lived there. It is a breath-takingly beautiful place that I would recommend everyone see at some point in their lives, and not from a cruise ship. Camping in a tent isn't advisable, cabins and yurts are more the norm. We did have bears show up several times, especially in Juneau, where they roam the terrain all times of the day and night. Had one pop out of a dumpster less than 4 feet behind me once as I was getting into my car. Another time, a mama bear brought her cubs out to play on an apartment playground. A cub walked into the hospital there, one day. They named him "Barlett" after the hospital and sent him off to the zoo in Anchorage.

Go! Kayaking the rapids, hiking on a glacier, enjoying the spectacular northern lights, driving the Al-Can highway (avoiding slow moving moose), catching a dinner of fresh seafood on a neighbor's boat, all night potlatches in Hoona, discussing form with totem pole artists, selling jewelry at the Haines Fair, ATVing on the northern tundra. I've done it all, and more; insha'allah, will do it again. Your husband has a sense of adventure. That is a good thing! Do not live a pedestrian life if you can avoid it. Go! You won't regret it!

I agree ... do it. I love Alaska too !!

[natty bumppo 297]

Some more food for thought ...

[natty bumppo 297]

Jodo ... the fun you can have ....