LoL! Those icicles are between a foot and a two feet long. My aunt's house has a corner on it that often gets an icicle well over 5 feet long! O_O; I'm not sure what constitutes a big or small icicle since it seems to depend on the year and the roof. ;)
(Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) Yar - there are ore cart tracks all over Hatchers, though not trestles so much. You can even find ore carts, too, where people haven't managed to take them away. But alas, no signs of sacrifices to Kali.
Sorry - I think they are a lot of fun. :D There are tons more up in the Pass that I haven't seen yet, too. The mountains up above where I went snowshoeing are littered with mine shaft entrances, some of which have ore cart tracks (and the carts!). My sister has climbed up there and has photos but not online yet. :\ I am going to see them for myself this summer. I hadn't done it before because it is very steep and they're facing east, which means waking up early for good light. ;)
Aaaah, sleeping in, my kinda morning. The biggest icicle I saw here this year was about a foot long. It wasn't terribly big around though. There was one really cool ice feature though. The snow on beth's parent's roof slid down on a warm day and cause the icicles to point straight inward towards the house. It looked like a frozen wave, but on a much smaller scale, wrapping around the edge of the roof. Like a wave for little ice pixies or something. It was quite surreal up close and I don't think anyone got photos. Tis a bummer.
If I make it up there will you take me to see the mine? I think that would be the coolest place to look around. I used to play in old barns and stuff when I was kid, ones that hadn't been used in decades. It wasn't safe and I'd obviously never play in the mine, but it would be cool to see the old craftsmanship in person.
Oh, cool, ice waves - yes, I know exactly what you are talking about. Our roof used to do that a bit sometimes, though I don't think the icicles ever quite got horizontal. :)
And of course I'd show you the mines, they aren't very far from Palmer at all. You can actually see Independence Mine from town if you know which dots to look at. ;) Its like a 15 - 20 minute drive there (only that slow because of the slow speed limit up the pass). I always take people there - its one of my top favorite places in the world. :D
Dude! It's only $500 for round trip for a week in Alaska! Shit, I could do that next year! I was just suddenly very curious so I looked at cheap tickets.com and holy crap that's cheap. From Boston to Anchorage anyway.
Let's do it next year! Or, at least hope to do it next year, lol.
Wow, that's dirt cheap from Boston! That's about what I had to pay from Portland, OR to go home during the summer and Christmas. The trick is to buy WAY ahead of time for summer, though, because everyone wants to fly to AK in summer. ;)
So by "do it" you mean visit AK in general or do you mean something big like the Valley of 10,000 Smokes?
Ooooh, let's start with a visit and see how things go. ;)
But if I'm in shape to hike and if I can get the funds to buy the proper clothes/gear, then maybe we can add that to itinerary and I'll add a week to the trip so you can have your 5 days in the valley. ^_^
I also have plans for you, young lady... I want you to teach me how to play those damn Guitar Hero drums cause I just can't figure out how the hell to do it. I'm more of a guitar girl but I want to learn to be more versatile in my gaming.
So the short answer; I'll start getting in shape and we can hope I'm ready for the challenge.
(Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) Yar - there are ore cart tracks all over Hatchers, though not trestles so much. You can even find ore carts, too, where people haven't managed to take them away. But alas, no signs of sacrifices to Kali.
These are all up in Hatcher Pass:
same trestle in clouds in summer
Lonesome Mine ore cart
Talkeetna Mine ore cart
Talkeetna Mine ore cart tracks
Sorry - I think they are a lot of fun. :D There are tons more up in the Pass that I haven't seen yet, too. The mountains up above where I went snowshoeing are littered with mine shaft entrances, some of which have ore cart tracks (and the carts!). My sister has climbed up there and has photos but not online yet. :\ I am going to see them for myself this summer. I hadn't done it before because it is very steep and they're facing east, which means waking up early for good light. ;)
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If I make it up there will you take me to see the mine? I think that would be the coolest place to look around. I used to play in old barns and stuff when I was kid, ones that hadn't been used in decades. It wasn't safe and I'd obviously never play in the mine, but it would be cool to see the old craftsmanship in person.
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And of course I'd show you the mines, they aren't very far from Palmer at all. You can actually see Independence Mine from town if you know which dots to look at. ;) Its like a 15 - 20 minute drive there (only that slow because of the slow speed limit up the pass). I always take people there - its one of my top favorite places in the world. :D
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Let's do it next year! Or, at least hope to do it next year, lol.
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So by "do it" you mean visit AK in general or do you mean something big like the Valley of 10,000 Smokes?
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But if I'm in shape to hike and if I can get the funds to buy the proper clothes/gear, then maybe we can add that to itinerary and I'll add a week to the trip so you can have your 5 days in the valley. ^_^
I also have plans for you, young lady... I want you to teach me how to play those damn Guitar Hero drums cause I just can't figure out how the hell to do it. I'm more of a guitar girl but I want to learn to be more versatile in my gaming.
So the short answer; I'll start getting in shape and we can hope I'm ready for the challenge.
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