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[Christy]

@Christy The place I am after is a 4 night tent camping, fish and game administered location, that only allows 10 people at a time for those 4 nights. It is a lottery with less than 5% chance of securing a spot even if I apply for 5 years straight. I love camping, hate crowds, and this place seems ideal as one has to be flown in with all the food and personal gear for minimum of a week as flights are often unable to go due to tides or weather. Not sure what I would do if i get a spot. Last year was my first attempt. I even chose 'bad' dates to increase the crummy odds. For now I'll settle for my local bears with my old phone.

That's McNeil River. I mean to try to go some year but haven't applied. A few years ago I was talking about bear viewing with some friends who didn't know anything about the various spots; they ended up applying to McNeil and getting permits on their first try. I couldn't believe it. They aren't even campers or outdoorsy but they loved it. It's crazy to me there is no electric fence around the campers there. Anyway, I was just taking to the bear management lead at Katmai and he said try buying raffle tickets for the Alaska Zoo for their McNeil prize. He seemed to think people had better odds this way.

McNeil Fundraising Raffle

Enter to win a trip to McNeil River to view brown bears, all while supporting bear conservation efforts.

www.bearbiology.org

 

[snoWYmonkey]

Oh man, some friends of my ex did this way up in Gates of the Arctic National Park maybe 6 years ago and it was a pretty crazy experience. What general area is this campground you're looking at in?

It is on the noethern edge of Katmai by a river that has the biggest concentration of bears, apparently.more than Brooks. Mostly, the camping option appeals. Bear spray is forbidden...lol

 

[Christy]

You're with a guide the whole time and have to stick together the whole time, so if you are viewing at the river and one person has to pee, the whole group has to go with you to whatever area the guide says you should pee in, and the other 9 turn their backs while you pee lol.

 

[snoWYmonkey]

You're with a guide the whole time and have to stick together the whole time, so if you are viewing at the river and one person has to pee, the whole group has to go with you to whatever area the guide says you should pee in, and the other 9 turn their backs while you pee lol.

Sounds like hiking above treeline. We call it Magic curtain time!

 

[RachelV]

This reminds me of something the guides told us on the raft trip I took: "you can't always get privacy, but you can always give privacy."

 

[Tvan]

This reminds me of something the guides told us on the raft trip I took: "you can't always get privacy, but you can always give privacy."

And this is why camping is not for me.

 

[santacruz skier]

Unusual sunset last night from my back patio

 

[santacruz skier]

FYI I live about a block from the ocean, but my patio faces a beautiful open space preserve.....so much pink in this sunset is what made it so unusual.

 

[dloveski]

Happy hour Buffalo River Idaho

 

[GladeDuchess]

Saw this at an antique store yesterday.
I know many of us have seen ski bikes, but this contraption looks right terrifying with the little skis for your feet.
Probably a great ticket to a body cast, but does look fun too. : )

 

[Jilly]

That's how it was done. Most of these were used by the liftee that had the top station on a t-bar. No seat to come down after the lift closed.

At Tremblant back in the 70's the liftee's had an end of season race down the Flying Mile.

I'd get that for decor!!

 

[snoWYmonkey]

Morning visitor. A wee weasel