tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post5530914883706221632..comments2022-11-14T15:23:21.518-06:00Comments on Paddle To, Through, and Around Alaska Adventure: Safe in AnchorageBeaVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11652147069546800253noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-90640200602328368172013-12-17T11:01:39.549-06:002013-12-17T11:01:39.549-06:00It was great seeing you and Brad after so many yea...It was great seeing you and Brad after so many years at the Eich's last weekend! We loved hearing the stories of your adventure and wished we could have stayed longer. We are enjoying catching up with your blog, it is truly fascinating! I love the picture of you and Mark :) Hope to hear/read more stories and see more pictures soon.<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />Susie & SteveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822740055343780388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-62253418687834998042013-09-21T09:43:40.765-05:002013-09-21T09:43:40.765-05:00Well, congratulations on a succsusful journey, and...Well, congratulations on a succsusful journey, and thanks for sharing! The Father of Fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562341883540927031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-91246078494479573612013-09-20T11:49:30.252-05:002013-09-20T11:49:30.252-05:00I loved reading that thread... good call BeaV to ...I loved reading that thread... good call BeaV to consult folks that are local to the area. Fun to see them cheering you on, as we were on bwca.com.<br /><br />Amigo Will, it was very cool to read of your meetup with Bob and know that someone saw him en route in the flesh. Thanks for posting the story.<br /><br />-BWPaddlerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-14339865256373243322013-09-19T13:43:03.524-05:002013-09-19T13:43:03.524-05:00Amazing!! Nicely done Bob! Enjoy your hard earne...Amazing!! Nicely done Bob! Enjoy your hard earned burger and we'll see you when you get back to MN!!!<br /><br />Take care!!!<br />Malek<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-54871160609026052232013-09-18T06:49:30.045-05:002013-09-18T06:49:30.045-05:00I will adjust the "BeaV" time accordingl...I will adjust the "BeaV" time accordingly....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-84831020163213462202013-09-17T22:24:26.312-05:002013-09-17T22:24:26.312-05:00Thanks Bobbi. Tell Brooklyn for me that I hope sh...Thanks Bobbi. Tell Brooklyn for me that I hope she wants to hunt turkey with us in the spring because she seems to bring us good luck. BeaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652147069546800253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-45512525848441925822013-09-17T22:17:21.969-05:002013-09-17T22:17:21.969-05:00Won't be able to make it, I'll be just get...Won't be able to make it, I'll be just getting off the ferry in Washington State about then. Take care and shoot straight. Remember "no lead (steel) aflying, no meat afrying"BeaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652147069546800253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-28020878939564475112013-09-17T22:12:41.516-05:002013-09-17T22:12:41.516-05:00Hi Will, thanks for following the adventure so clo...Hi Will, thanks for following the adventure so closely and all the encouraging words! <br /><br />I never shared that forum site with my family for fear I'd put more worry into them. But I was going to show them now because hearing/reading that site might help people unfamiliar with Alaska get a better understanding of some of the challenges I faced.<br /><br />BeaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652147069546800253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-23256255677158002282013-09-17T22:04:08.798-05:002013-09-17T22:04:08.798-05:00Yup, beauty and tranquility....and then there was ...Yup, beauty and tranquility....and then there was endless boot-sucking mud and mosquito hoards. I took the good with the bad and tried to tell myself all was good.<br /><br />Not sure what's to come out of the experience- just enjoying being alive right now and having comforts.BeaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652147069546800253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-84812034788041226342013-09-17T21:57:19.382-05:002013-09-17T21:57:19.382-05:00Hey Slim! Thanks and I even remembered to bring a...Hey Slim! Thanks and I even remembered to bring a raincoat on this trip. Seems like that paddle across Ensign Lake just ain't gonna seem long anymore. I might be able to fish just a little longer for now on, before we leave the BWCA.BeaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652147069546800253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-27164263977903098762013-09-17T21:53:09.397-05:002013-09-17T21:53:09.397-05:00I'm glad I landed then cuz the current tried d...I'm glad I landed then cuz the current tried dragging me past Anchorage. As I approached the city at one point there was 5 float planes and two commercial jets flying overhead and then a train blew his whistle...made me flinch in the boat. Have to get used to noise again.BeaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652147069546800253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-27168048838077374042013-09-17T19:29:26.075-05:002013-09-17T19:29:26.075-05:00Bob,
I've already planned on making you a big ...Bob,<br />I've already planned on making you a big pan of those Almond Bars you said you liked.....so hurry home. Connie & BuckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-125470120629051792013-09-17T19:14:57.238-05:002013-09-17T19:14:57.238-05:00Congratulations! What an amazing accomplishment. ...Congratulations! What an amazing accomplishment. You must be so proud to have made it. The kids and I are so excited that you made it. We are so glad that you are safe and will be home soon. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584196392294944971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-32547144141435106882013-09-17T18:29:19.302-05:002013-09-17T18:29:19.302-05:00Bob,
Yum. Mark grills a means salmon steak.
We&#...Bob, <br />Yum. Mark grills a means salmon steak. <br />We're going goose hunting the weekend of 10/12/2013. Me, Drew, Brad, Hans(as usual) so far, (ask Mark to come as well). So rest up, have some whiskey and some women, then get on a plane and get back here so you can paddle some more. <br />KistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-19673613295632104572013-09-17T18:05:09.652-05:002013-09-17T18:05:09.652-05:00Here is 28 pages of post on the Alaska outdoors fo...Here is 28 pages of post on the Alaska outdoors forum<br />http://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com/showthread.php/127146-Bering-Sea-West-Alaska-Coastline<br /><br /> Amigo WillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-63261600119169279812013-09-17T08:03:40.467-05:002013-09-17T08:03:40.467-05:00Congrats, and welcome back!
I can only imagine t...Congrats, and welcome back! <br /><br />I can only imagine the beauty and tranquility you have seen over the past six months... Your adventure has been fuel for my day-dreams. I have followed your journey through the blog, and checked in on your progress on the tracking map every few days. I hope one day your trip becomes documented - through a journal or book of some sort (I'd love to hear the back story of the Koyukuk Kid cabin!). <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your adventure!!<br />David (friend of your cousin Amy).<br /> The Father of Fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562341883540927031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-80730366365880148802013-09-17T07:11:51.771-05:002013-09-17T07:11:51.771-05:00BeaV,
Congratulations on finishing your amazing a...BeaV,<br /><br />Congratulations on finishing your amazing adventure. I reckon you had more than one cheeseburger? <br /><br />Slim and the Park Falls CrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-88805450720717979722013-09-16T21:38:11.628-05:002013-09-16T21:38:11.628-05:00We ended up having a women's wing event yester...We ended up having a women's wing event yesterday and watching your spot land. Luft, grandma l, twins87, serenityseeker, respective kids, a guest, etc all had fun watching your progress. <br /><br /> So very glad you are safe and sound. Take good care and ease back into people and comforts! I imagine both are a shock to your system.<br /><br />BwpaddlerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-63138136703216744792013-09-16T21:24:37.473-05:002013-09-16T21:24:37.473-05:00Buck and Connie,
I see you've been wishing me ...Buck and Connie,<br />I see you've been wishing me a lot of luck and watching the blog. Thanks for all the support. The cheeseburger was absolutely delicious and they even had chairs to sit in!<br /><br />BobBeaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652147069546800253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-53364753613788790622013-09-16T21:14:12.759-05:002013-09-16T21:14:12.759-05:00Hey Dave and thanks! I'm at Mark's place ...Hey Dave and thanks! I'm at Mark's place right now. No lobster dinner but better yet, he's making sockeye on the grill tonight! Maybe I'll see you at duck camp even, not sure when you're going or what my plans are. Just really happy to be dry, under a roof, seeing people again, and relaxing.<br /><br />BobBeaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652147069546800253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-77523676003542611092013-09-16T21:08:37.682-05:002013-09-16T21:08:37.682-05:00Hi Mirth. I'm sure I'll have a lot of cat...Hi Mirth. I'm sure I'll have a lot of catching up to do on the forum. Good chance we'll meet at wingnight.<br /><br />BobBeaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652147069546800253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-89077980934863057532013-09-16T21:06:41.712-05:002013-09-16T21:06:41.712-05:00Hi Cassie! I'm really excited to see you too....Hi Cassie! I'm really excited to see you too. It'll be soon. Thanks for all the updating you did for me on the Blog.<br /><br />BobBeaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652147069546800253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-87018856524518618002013-09-16T21:04:53.405-05:002013-09-16T21:04:53.405-05:00Hi Kayla. Thanks alot for the good thoughts and h...Hi Kayla. Thanks alot for the good thoughts and help on my Blog. Hugs, now you want more hugs. Hmmm...maybe I can handle one hug. You know I probably am a lot meaner and tougher then I used to be:)<br /><br />BobBeaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652147069546800253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-56940842204849832352013-09-16T19:03:46.653-05:002013-09-16T19:03:46.653-05:00Bob, So gosh darn happy for you. Congratulations...Bob, So gosh darn happy for you. Congratulations!!! Loved following you with all your adventures. Enjoy your cheeseburgers and fries and safe travels home. Buck & ConnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374860418720686240.post-11960711421413765932013-09-16T18:11:52.303-05:002013-09-16T18:11:52.303-05:00Way to go Bob!
KistWay to go Bob! <br /><br />KistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com