Here is some of the raw footage of the things I've done since getting here:
We rode in on a rickety sea plane with no padding on the seats.
We skipped stones on a very windy beach under the glory of the mountain ranges.
Someone rang a bell at the local bar, indicating they would buy the entire bar a round.
We woke up bright and early to get weighed and geared up.
We went though avalanche, helicopter, and beacon safety and training.
The scenery is mind blowing, but skiing in Alaska can be a waiting game. We can't bring the helis up into the mountains unless there is pretty perfect blue bird weather. So we didn't get to ski today.
They have weather prediction models and yeaaaars of experience, but here's a shot of some of the guides scoping out the mountains from base camp.
After the final weather call we all cracked some beers and went to an animal sanctuary to met some real Alaska creatures... anddd also some animals. The guys that run the sanctuary were just as amusing, if not more than the animals themselves. As he took us around and showed us a falcon, a wolf, a lynx, a porcupine, and a wolverine that is he walks on a leash- but the best part were all the throat noises he used to communicate with the animals. This guy did not hold back, he howled at the wolf, made a weird 'GAKKing' noise at the lynx and wolverine, and kept 'refreshing' the porcupine to get her to stand up again.
After that we got back home, shot some guns, drank some more beer, played a few board games, and went to bed. Cross your fingers for good weather today- otherwise we're doing a tour of the distillery.
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