Due to multiple requests for more pictures and details on cabins, hunting, etc. I have decided to go ahead and post a thread with some pictures and details about our life in Alaska. I am getting tired of posting and PMing pics over and over, so this way I will have a thread I can just post a link to when people ask. So here goes:
I'll start with our family moose hunting camp. Accessible only by airplane, my family has used this camp for decades (since well before I was born) and it is a huge part of our life and culture. In one picture you will see my dad pictured in 1969. Every september we spend much of the month here hunting and harvesting our meat for the winter. We have had great success here and it is all on public land, so our camp is a removable 12 x 12 wall tent that we put up and take down each season. The lake we land on is full of grayling for some fly fishing on down time, and our camp site features incredible views of Denali and the surrounding range. It is the greatest place in the world.
Next we have a couple of cabins, one belonging to my wife and I, and one belonging to her parents. These are predominantly recreational cabins that we access with snow machines in the winter, but we do also moose hunt here sometimes, accessing these cabins with Argo ATVs. They also feature some nice views of Denali, but the moose hunting is not quite as good, they are mostly winter recreation cabins in the Kahiltna Flats.
In addition to this, my family has a cabin on Shell Lake that we use for summer recreation my parents built in 1974. Accessible only by plane, the lake is filled with Lake Trout, Burbot, Rainbow Trout, Northern Pike, and gets a nice run of Red Salmon. We also use it as a home base for King Salmon fishing at the nearby Deshka River, a short 10 minute plane ride away. It also has great black bear and duck hunting.
Finally, there is our home on the Knik River about 20 miles east of Palmer. Most people in the lower 48 would call this a cabin, but to us it is a house. It does have neat little trapper cabin on the property that was built in 1960 though, a cool piece of history that needs some fixing up (my future smoking den). We live in this area because it provides great access to hiking, fishing, and all the fun things to do outside in Alaska, and also has great views of the mountain range across the river. I will continue with pics in a second post, as this one has too many already. See below.
I'll start with our family moose hunting camp. Accessible only by airplane, my family has used this camp for decades (since well before I was born) and it is a huge part of our life and culture. In one picture you will see my dad pictured in 1969. Every september we spend much of the month here hunting and harvesting our meat for the winter. We have had great success here and it is all on public land, so our camp is a removable 12 x 12 wall tent that we put up and take down each season. The lake we land on is full of grayling for some fly fishing on down time, and our camp site features incredible views of Denali and the surrounding range. It is the greatest place in the world.
Next we have a couple of cabins, one belonging to my wife and I, and one belonging to her parents. These are predominantly recreational cabins that we access with snow machines in the winter, but we do also moose hunt here sometimes, accessing these cabins with Argo ATVs. They also feature some nice views of Denali, but the moose hunting is not quite as good, they are mostly winter recreation cabins in the Kahiltna Flats.
In addition to this, my family has a cabin on Shell Lake that we use for summer recreation my parents built in 1974. Accessible only by plane, the lake is filled with Lake Trout, Burbot, Rainbow Trout, Northern Pike, and gets a nice run of Red Salmon. We also use it as a home base for King Salmon fishing at the nearby Deshka River, a short 10 minute plane ride away. It also has great black bear and duck hunting.
Finally, there is our home on the Knik River about 20 miles east of Palmer. Most people in the lower 48 would call this a cabin, but to us it is a house. It does have neat little trapper cabin on the property that was built in 1960 though, a cool piece of history that needs some fixing up (my future smoking den). We live in this area because it provides great access to hiking, fishing, and all the fun things to do outside in Alaska, and also has great views of the mountain range across the river. I will continue with pics in a second post, as this one has too many already. See below.
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