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2009 Alaskan Tour

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We flew to Barrow yesterday spotting several herds of caribou. Saw a couple grizzly bears and even a and a grizzly sow with her cubs. We flew back to Bettles via Antigun pass (what a trip!). Heading down to Anchorage today to meet back up with Ian, Pete, Ken and Pat and our tour guide Dale. See the blog. www.fuzzytravel.com/cog
 
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Great job on the blog. Thanks, Jim.
 
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Jim Bunn
Good writing on the blog, colorful!
 
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Man I am having the time of my life. Will go bear watching today and I hope to shoot one i am going to sneak a 45 with us and as soon as the bear takes a bite of the salmon i am going to fire the first shot. more to come later !!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Better get a bigger gun Lonnie or plan on pumping the whole clip into him. One shot will just piss off a big bear.
 
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HE ATE atm
 
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What a fantastic trip and a super reporting job to all of us who couldn't go. I am green, purple, pink with envy. Thanx so much for sharing your experiences with the rest of us. Thankful that evreyone has returned home to safety.
 
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This is going to be one of those memories you keep for ever; I feel happy for all you that were able to make this trip together.
 
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Lonnie, a .45 is no good for bear. Get a can of peas, cut a hole in the ice and line the hole with the peas. Then when the bear comes up to take a pea you run up behind him and kick him in the icehole.
 
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Also try fuzzytravel.com/wcastner/
 
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thanks Bob I will remember that. We are in olm tonight and will be headed home tomorrow. what a great trip it has been.
 
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If any of you East Coast guys are coming back across Michigan or Northern Indiana or Ohio, I'd love to meet up with you for breakfast, Lunch, whatever. Will be in until Wednesday afternoon then heading to Seattle.
 
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Ditto but am flying out to N. Carolina on Tuesday.
 
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Whoa! Just found read this on Bill Bailey's Facebook page:

Bill Bailey Calamity today... birdstrike departing Ketchikan. Didn't have to land in a river like Sully but the gull did cause significant damage to the left wing. We rolled 90 degrees to miss him and the maneuver looked promising until he rolled back into us. Good news is it didn't come through the windshield or leave the aircraft uncontrolable. No one hurt but plane is going to factory to replace wing skins. $$$
 
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N4843W said:
Bill BaileyCalamity today... birdstrike departing Ketchikan. Didn't have to land in a river like Sully but the gull did cause significant damage to the left wing.
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I saw the pictures on Ken Andrew's blog this morning. Doesn't look pretty, but I'm glad he spoke with CPAC and may have a solution. Hope he can fly it back from OLM to CGI without too much paperwork (or climb/flight problems).
 
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Ouch. Sorry to read of this. Glad all are healthy though.
 
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Frank ... I lost the link to Ken's blogsite. Please post. Thanks. Got an email from Ken awhile ago and he sounds great ... looks like he and the boys managed their weight restriction issues with aplomb.
 
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reading through it day by Day. It is fantastic. Ken should get "Uncle of the year" award from some official Brit institution.
 
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