Girly men from east coast can't take one night in AK. Bwaahaha.

[xrated]

***spoiler alert***

the edition i have says that it was mold on the potato seeds that did him in. something in the mold/bacteria that makes the body unable to digest food, no matter how much is taken in.

good sounds like I don't need a new book that's what mine says.

 

[H2SNOW]

Frickin idiots.
I run a side line guiding biz and a couple years back took a Japanese couple on a snowmobile tour about 6-8 miles out of town, groomed trail over a couple hills and onto a lake. We stop on the lake to enjoy the sights and peace. The chick starts wiggin out on her fella,I ask him what is up and he says she is freaked out by the silence and wants to go back.

When you are out of your element you make dumb decisions. Happens all the time here in Yukon as well. Loads of Europeon tourists arrive with the idea of the last frontier. They read a book or magazine article and feel they are set. A couple of days later canoe is found down stream and the search is on.

Best one of all time was a buddy of mine fly's 4 germans into lake, drops them for a 7 day trip. My buddy starts to taxi out and is just about to take off and he turns around to see the four of them running around swatting, rubing their faces and bodies and then 2 of them jumping in the lake while the other 2 continue to run cirlces. He shuts it down and thinks wtf. He finally reaches them and they settle enough to figure out they used their bear spray like bug spray. These idiots sprayed themselves with the bear spary thinking it would deter bears from coming near them. TRUE FRICKIN STORY.

Should be a test before arriving. The North Yukon/Alaska are great places if you learn to respect it.

those types deserve what they get ......that is some funny sh1t Gary

 

[Momma]

HAHAHA.
Puzzies.

Emergency beacon...WTF? Isn't that for emergencies?



LOL
I think he was a dick for leaving for so long and not telling his family...pretty good to survive like he did....but bad luck on the mold. Who could have seen that one coming?

Yup. For sure. I liked the movie, but felt bad for his family. Knowing it was based on a true story left a lump in my stomach for a while.

 

[Sidehiller]

***spoiler alert***

the edition i have says that it was mold on the potato seeds that did him in. something in the mold/bacteria that makes the body unable to digest food, no matter how much is taken in.

Just exactly what does a potato seed look like?

 

[H2SNOW]

Just exactly what does a potato seed look like?

yup I'm waiting too LOL.........because we planted a sh1t load of potatoes and hope that we did it right

 

[Scut Farkus]

sidehiller/h2snow-

you two are beaking balls on a guy from idaho about potatoes? rough crowd. i don't know what the wild potatoe seeds that koo koo mccandless had but down here we grow em from either small tubers, fingerlings or the eyes from other potatoes. i know a lot more about potatoes that dan quayle.

h2snow-

what kind did you throw down in your garden? yukon, russet?

 

[Sidehiller]

Sorry Scut - I didn't know that 43N 112 W was Idahoe. (The e is for DQ)

We actually grew about 3 acres of red taters (the technical name in Colorado) in our rather large garden. We just cut the small ones in half & planted them.

 

[Scott]

sidehiller/h2snow-

you two are beaking balls on a guy from idaho about potatoes? rough crowd. i don't know what the wild potatoe seeds that koo koo mccandless had but down here we grow em from either small tubers, fingerlings or the eyes from other potatoes. i know a lot more about potatoes that dan quayle.

h2snow-

what kind did you throw down in your garden? yukon, russet?

LMFAO, that's exactly how Dan Quayle spelled it too. LMFAO!!!!!

 

[RMK7SledHead]

LMFAO, that's exactly how Dan Quayle spelled it too. LMFAO!!!!!

I'm confused. Why are you LMFAO about that spelling? That's the proper spelling for plural. Maybe I'm missing something...

Yes, I know Quayle spelled it potatoe for the singular

 

[MtnMaster]

A couple years ago there were two Euro climbers that had to be rescued off Denali, from like 19,000 ft. Super dangerous rescue mission for the park rangers, and the heli pilot. They got them down and the guys said "thanks guys, maybe this time we'll get it," and started heading towards the mtn figuring they were going to give it another shot. The rangers gave them the "I don't F-in think so" and they had to be physically removed from the glacier....
idiots, with a death wish

 

[MPS]

HAHAHA.
Puzzies.

Emergency beacon...WTF? Isn't that for emergencies?



LOL
I think he was a dick for leaving for so long and not telling his family...pretty good to survive like he did....but bad luck on the mold. Who could have seen that one coming?

x2


.

 

[shwee]

x2


.

You'd be begging for mercy up here, too.

 

[Scott]

I'm confused. Why are you LMFAO about that spelling? That's the proper spelling for plural. Maybe I'm missing something...

Yes, I know Quayle spelled it potatoe for the singular

I didn't say he spelled it wrong. LOL

 

[pernikm]

Frickin idiots.
I run a side line guiding biz and a couple years back took a Japanese couple on a snowmobile tour about 6-8 miles out of town, groomed trail over a couple hills and onto a lake. We stop on the lake to enjoy the sights and peace. The chick starts wiggin out on her fella,I ask him what is up and he says she is freaked out by the silence and wants to go back.

When you are out of your element you make dumb decisions. Happens all the time here in Yukon as well. Loads of Europeon tourists arrive with the idea of the last frontier. They read a book or magazine article and feel they are set. A couple of days later canoe is found down stream and the search is on.

Best one of all time was a buddy of mine fly's 4 germans into lake, drops them for a 7 day trip. My buddy starts to taxi out and is just about to take off and he turns around to see the four of them running around swatting, rubing their faces and bodies and then 2 of them jumping in the lake while the other 2 continue to run cirlces. He shuts it down and thinks wtf. He finally reaches them and they settle enough to figure out they used their bear spray like bug spray. These idiots sprayed themselves with the bear spary thinking it would deter bears from coming near them. TRUE FRICKIN STORY.

Should be a test before arriving. The North Yukon/Alaska are great places if you learn to respect it.

Reminds me of the story of the lady who was suing the contrapceptive gel company because she got pregnant. Turns out she was spreading the jelly on toast and eating it....

 

[ThrillSeeker]

They should have left them there.... Natural selection at work....
Now if we could only get a few busloads of the bureaucratic crap from DC to make the trip....

I am sure someone would complain that we would be feeding the bears

 

[Klimbing Kitty]

Frickin idiots.
I run a side line guiding biz and a couple years back took a Japanese couple on a snowmobile tour about 6-8 miles out of town, groomed trail over a couple hills and onto a lake. We stop on the lake to enjoy the sights and peace. The chick starts wiggin out on her fella,I ask him what is up and he says she is freaked out by the silence and wants to go back.

When you are out of your element you make dumb decisions. Happens all the time here in Yukon as well. Loads of Europeon tourists arrive with the idea of the last frontier. They read a book or magazine article and feel they are set. A couple of days later canoe is found down stream and the search is on.

Best one of all time was a buddy of mine fly's 4 germans into lake, drops them for a 7 day trip. My buddy starts to taxi out and is just about to take off and he turns around to see the four of them running around swatting, rubing their faces and bodies and then 2 of them jumping in the lake while the other 2 continue to run cirlces. He shuts it down and thinks wtf. He finally reaches them and they settle enough to figure out they used their bear spray like bug spray. These idiots sprayed themselves with the bear spary thinking it would deter bears from coming near them. TRUE FRICKIN STORY.

Should be a test before arriving. The North Yukon/Alaska are great places if you learn to respect it.

Now that was good $hit
LMFAO

 

[H2SNOW]

sidehiller/h2snow-

you two are beaking balls on a guy from idaho about potatoes? rough crowd. i don't know what the wild potatoe seeds that koo koo mccandless had but down here we grow em from either small tubers, fingerlings or the eyes from other potatoes. i know a lot more about potatoes that dan quayle.

h2snow-

what kind did you throw down in your garden? yukon, russet?

yukon gold ..the only way to grow

 

[Snowizard]

Holy Socks,
talk about a thread from the distant past. LOL.

Forgot I had started it. kinda goes along with my post a few minutes ago.
Guess we all need snow, but 78*F right now in central MN, and I'm painting the outside of the house.

Wish I was at Haydays.

 

[Scut Farkus]

yukon gold ..the only way to grow

farmer's around here just started digging this week.

 

[The Fourth Wolf]

Any of you guys ever been to DC? Their idea of manliness is agressiveness confused with actual toughness. I was stationed there for a while and used just shake my head.

Thanks for the bear spray story! Much lulz!

I read the book when it came out and saw the movie. The book came out right after I moved up here. To satisfy my curiosity I hiked out to the bus in early Aug 94. The Savage River was balls deep on me (shuh-rink-age!). The high water line puts the Savage at about 10 feet deep at spring flood stage. After 100+ days and being malnourished and probably hallucinating I can see how he was afraid to cross.

I never felt anger or sympathy for McCandless. He was an over-indulged rich kid from suburbia with a false sence of his own ability who got in over his head one time too often. Had he not left a journal we wouldn't ever talk about him. I too give him props for 100 days alone. Many so-called "real Alaskans" couldn't do that.