Subject: Re: [baidarka] Everybody hibernating?
From: kschmidt (kschmidt@akutan.aesd.schoolaccess.net)
Date: Tue Feb 22 2005 - 14:22:12 EST
>I hope to relocate to Alaska in a few years, and all of my friends
>here think I am crazy. Why Alaska, isn't it always cold and dark? I
>find it interesting that it is usually colder in Chicago, at least
>in the winter time. It is in the 20's today..
Depends on when and where... for 2 months of the year nearly all of
Alaska is dark... for the rest of the year we enjoy MORE sunlight
than the rest of the US. Nearly 24 hours of sunshine in May June
July... if that doesn't offset the darkness.... then clearly the
thinker is an inherent pessimist.
On the south coast of Alaska aka the Pacific, it is warm and somewhat
rainy throughout the winter... in the Aleutians there is a tad bit of
wind too... we haven't had a mail plane in over a week, and we have
had no phone service for about that long too (not sure why... and not
worried about it.... I am not sure if anyone has had a way to
communicate this with the phone company though : )
In the interior... it was -56 below zero F a couple of weeks ago.
Alaska is big, like comparing Arizona to Minnesota that drastic of
climate difference (actually more difference in AK by temperature
spread... we span a 170 degree F temperature range.
Quality of life IS Alaska! (aka non Chicago style)... I wouldn't
dream of living anyplace else other than Alaska : )
Kurt
>At the end of March, I am going on the Mississippi River for a few
>days, assuming we don't get a late blizzard... Until then, I am
>living vicariously though you guys!
>
>Cynthia
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "kschmidt"
><kschmidt@akutan.aesd.schoolaccess.net>
>To: <baidarka@paddlewise.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 11:27 AM
>Subject: Re: [baidarka] Everybody hibernating?
>
>>Naw not at all.... just went paddling about two days ago... the
>>water was 36 degrees and the air about 38. the sun was almost out
>>for a spell and the sea lions kept their distance. It was a
>>beautiful day.... that rutabaggie guy who sold me the insulated
>>booties gave a slick line about how well these booties would keep
>>me warm.... not to be.
>>
>>The students and I have 12 skin on frame kayaks in production and
>>we are having a blast..so busy we cant type long winded messages on
>>the net.
>>
>>However we are not making paddles to match our boats...Wolfgang
>>Brinck is selling some stylish fancy paddles that are quite the
>>delight to handle and made in the Aleut Style tradition... supreme
>>designs are all things Marine and Aleut...the Aleuts had the
>>advantage... they had the backyard testing lab to weed out flawed
>>designs and minds.
>>
>>Kurt
>>Aleutian Islands
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Seems a long time since I had any baidarka-related mail.
>>>
>>>Has it all been said? Or are we all curled up fast asleep for the winter?
>>>
>>>On a personal note, my plywood "baidarka" (well, sort of) is nearing
>>>completion - just loads of sanding and varnishing left to do. I plan to set
>>>up a webpage about it once it's finished.
>>>
>>>Bill ( in snowbound Scotland)
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