In six months, I am moving to Alaska. What is the best way to sell my household goods? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 10, 2009 - 13 answers

Boyfriend and I decided to go to Alaska in August. We'd like to hike or backpack: where should we go? [more inside]
posted by halogen on Jul 5, 2009 - 16 answers

I'm considering splurging and taking an Alaskan cruise next year. I'm a single female in my 40's and will be traveling alone. Please give me some feedback so I can decide if this is the right trip for me! [more inside]
posted by bookmammal on Jun 15, 2009 - 12 answers

Looking for advice/suggestions for moving a household from outside Philadelphia to Fairbanks. [more inside]
posted by leahwrenn on May 6, 2009 - 1 answer

Heading on an Alaskan cruise with my 2-year old son, my husband and my 64-year old mother who just finished chemo/radiation for lung cancer. Suggestions, tips, thoughts on making sure everyone enjoys the time? [more inside]
posted by cyniczny on Apr 29, 2009 - 8 answers

I would like to do a one way car rental from either Edmonton or Prince George to Anchorage, Alaska (but would settle for Whitehorse, Yukon). [more inside]
posted by hylaride on Apr 6, 2009 - 3 answers

Heard a story years and years ago that after the US bought Alaska, local Russians could not carry all their worldly goods back west. In a dog-in-the-manger move, they buried their samovars and then left. (Potential treasure if you're into samovars.) Sounds like myth or legend, esp. given the small numbers of Russians left by 1860, but I've not been able to find any reference or story like that. This sound familiar to anyone? [more inside]
posted by IndigoJones on Mar 24, 2009 - 8 answers

Am I likely to see the North Lights during a trip to Alaska in late January or early February if I am not there during a new moon? [more inside]
posted by tomorama on Nov 18, 2008 - 7 answers

"Ted Stevens International Airport". What happens now? How does the law work? Can they still keep the name?
posted by matteo on Oct 28, 2008 - 17 answers

I want to get a dog from Topley, BC to Juneau, AK. The papers are all taken care of but transportation is a big problem. Is there any way to fly a dog out of small town BC? [more inside]
posted by Foam Pants on Mar 5, 2008 - 4 answers

Can I sell my (out-of-state) car in Fairbanks, AK at a day's notice? [more inside]
posted by blindcarboncopy on Feb 11, 2008 - 9 answers

Has anyone worked as a Groundfish (or otherwise) fishing observer in Alaska? [more inside]
posted by iamck on Jan 3, 2008 - 2 answers

Should I go on a cruise to Alaska on my honeymoon? [more inside]
posted by CrazyLemonade on Nov 21, 2007 - 22 answers

Starting next week, I'm going to be spending four lovely weeks in Anchorage, Alaska and the surrounding area. All I get to bring with me is what I can lug on the plane of course... and I don't want to be 4000 miles from home without the essentials! What should I bring to be appropriately dressed for the weather? [more inside]
posted by keribear on Sep 8, 2007 - 5 answers

I am rereading John McFees "Coming Into The Country" and I find myself wondering the same thing that I did the last time I read it. That is, "What are all those people in Eagle, Alaska doing now?" I found a nice aerial view on Google maps, and a site for their historical museum, however, what I would like to find is another book. Any suggestions?
posted by haikuku on Aug 15, 2007 - 3 answers

My husband is traveling to Dutch Harbor (Unalaska), Alaska for business, in November, and I'll be going along. What should I look for, explore, do...? [more inside]
posted by TochterAusElysium on Aug 12, 2007 - 5 answers

Where should I go on a three-day trip, leaving from Seattle? [more inside]
posted by The corpse in the library on Jul 7, 2007 - 17 answers

My wife and daughter are planning a summer 2008 mother-daughter trip to Alaska. No camping, no major hiking. [more inside]
posted by beagle on Apr 5, 2007 - 5 answers

Now what? I tried asking MetaFilter without success, so how about suggestions on outdoor / adventure / natural history / other sites where I can ask this question: What book contains this description (and where in the book if possible)? Alaskan / Yukon rivers that freeze on the surface in the winter, then run dry beneath the ice, leaving river tunnels which bears and other animals then inhabit.
posted by Jackson on Mar 7, 2007 - 5 answers

I'm visiting South-East Alaska in mid-May and am in need of vegetarian recommendations for the best non-leather shoes to buy/bring for the conditions, and best veg restaurants to eat at, too! Recommendations for either, please. [more inside]
posted by boygirlparty on Mar 1, 2007 - 13 answers

What's it like to live in Fairbanks, Alaska? [more inside]
posted by MsMolly on Feb 27, 2007 - 14 answers

I'm going to the Iditarod in February and March, and I'm looking for publications that might be interested in offbeat tales of the race/Alaska/mushers/etc. [more inside]
posted by iced_borsch on Jan 19, 2007 - 6 answers

I'll be alone in Anchorage, Alaska next weekend with a limited budget and no plans. Help! [more inside]
posted by isthenewblack on Sep 14, 2006 - 8 answers

My girlfriend is in Alaska currently and she's planning to return to the lower 48 by driving down through Canada with some friends, but she can't find her passport. Is this going to cause major problems? [more inside]
posted by joshuaconner on Sep 7, 2006 - 24 answers

My wife and I are honeymooning in Alaska the first week of October - three days in Anchorage, and five days in Seward. Can you help me hit the highlights and avoid the crap? [more inside]
posted by rocketman on Sep 5, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm leaving for Alaska for 4 months tomorrow. What am I forgetting to do before I go? [more inside]
posted by joshuaconner on May 30, 2006 - 22 answers

My mother is going to Alaska and wants to being back unique "Alaskan" souvenirs for the family. [more inside]
posted by SuperSquirrel on May 24, 2006 - 16 answers

Can anyone share their experiences of working in the Alaskan fishing industry (commercial not sport), either harvesting or processing? Did you have a blast or wish you were dead? Make loads of cash or left with nothing? [more inside]
posted by visit beautiful mount weather! on May 12, 2006 - 21 answers

Any advice for my son, his girlfriend and their black lab, who are driving from Seattle to Kenai, Alaska, leaving tomorrow in a stuffed Subaru. Cautions, cheap hotels, not-to-be-missed sites, route suggestions, something they should not forget to bring (they have duct tape at least) They're 26ish and going to Kenai for jobs.
posted by lois1950 on May 6, 2006 - 5 answers

My wife and I want to go on an Alaskan cruise in the latter part of August. We have a couple questions: Is that a good time to go? Next, could we do a week long cruise for under $4000 (airfare to the Northwest included) on a non-sardinish cruise liner? Any thoughts or recommendations would also be appreciated. Thanks!
posted by narebuc on Apr 25, 2006 - 20 answers

I'd like to get a good time/date approximation as to when I can see the Northern Lights. Any experts with the Aurora Borealis? [more inside]
posted by jadanzzy on Apr 13, 2006 - 9 answers

How do I prepare my car for storage over the winter? And, what to do in Fairbanks, AK over the winter? [more inside]
posted by Juicylicious on Sep 19, 2005 - 10 answers

Yet Another Tourist Filter: Next week my Mom and I are taking a 4 day land trip and 7 day cruise from Fairbanks, Alaska to Vancouver, BC on Princess Cruise Lines. Anything we absolutely shouldn't miss? [more inside]
posted by MsMolly on Aug 19, 2005 - 5 answers

One week in August to do a 5- to 7-day outdoor adventure in Alaska - what should we do? [more inside]
posted by gottabefunky on Jul 3, 2005 - 5 answers

I was born in Alaska and lived there until I graduated high school in 1987. I haven't been back- until now. I'm taking my wife and two children there for the month of July. Please help us with places to stay and things to do. [more inside]
posted by Dag Maggot on Jun 24, 2005 - 6 answers

I'm looking for good media resources (especially books) on the lands of the midnight sun (and ?daytime darkness?). Works that cover sociology, culture, work habits, sleep habits and other interesting aspects and adaptations of people living in such conditions.
posted by daksya on Jun 13, 2005 - 7 answers

I'm from Arizona, and am going to Anchorage this summer to work. What's the cheapest way to get there? An Orbitz search says the cheapest flight is $497; are there other, cheaper alternatives? I'm open to driving up to 5 hours (i.e. Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Phoenix, etc.) if it will get me a cheaper flight, and also open to alternative methods of transportation (renting a car, train, etc.), as long as they get me there relatively quickly.
posted by joshuaconner on Mar 29, 2005 - 5 answers

Last month, a British travel writer appeared on the Daily Show to talk up his new book (single-word title, a fishing-related verb) about his winter in the Alaskan fishery. What is the author's name, and what is the book's title?
posted by tomharpel on Mar 7, 2005 - 6 answers

In T Coraghessan Boyle's excellent novel Drop City, there's a scene in which a character dies after drinking alcohol outside in the midst of a deeply freezing night in Alaska. Boyle doesn't really explain it, but I'm wondering if this is a commonly known actual way of dying; if so, is there some temperature at which drinking booze in sub-arctic conditions becomes hazardous to one's health?
posted by jgballard on Feb 3, 2005 - 19 answers

My girlfriend and I are going to be traveling to Alaska in mid-September, and it looks like we've picked one of the worst times of year to visit. We could use some travel advice! [More Inside] [more inside]
posted by neurodoc on Jun 21, 2004 - 13 answers

My Dad, who worked as a social worker for natives in southern Alaska for the year of 1963, says at the time there was a program wherein you could get for free 150 acres of your choice of undeveloped land, if you helped establish civilization there by building a cabin etc., then IIRC after a couple of years paid a relatively small fee. Someone he'd met had a free island 3 days by boat from civilization. And, of course, large parts of the state were up for dollars or even cents an acre anyway. But now even more remote smallish Alaskan islands are sold in the millions, and I hear nothing about obscenely low land prices anymore. What has happened? Has that program disappeared, and why? Have private interests bought up all of thousands of acres of tundra (certainly not using it all!)? It's an interesting economic phenomenon, a ten-thousandfold (or infinityfold) property value growth.
posted by abcde on Mar 21, 2004 - 8 answers