Longest walkabout

[GrassLakeRon]

I didn't know where this fits, so here it goes: what is your longest walk in Alaska you have done?

 

[GrassLakeRon]

No one goes on long walks? I was thinking like Anderson to McGrath.....

 

[akiceman25]

From my couch to the fridge to grab a beer. If I could only teach the mutt to get it for me......



Someone had to say something, right? roud:

 

[GrassLakeRon]

From my couch to the fridge to grab a beer. If I could only teach the mutt to get it for me......



Someone had to say something, right? [emoji14]roud:

Lol. I'm just curious. The Iditarod is dogs and people, but has anyone wanted to hike across a big chunk of alaska?

 

[Music Man]

I don't use sticks to eat with since they invented silverware, so I don't walk much since they invented the horse, bicycle, car, boat and plane. I believe in using all the modern inventions.

 

[AKBEE]

Knowing some people who run the Crow Pass race in amazing times, and also knowing a few crazy sheep hunter's who hike long distances to get a trophy- I would imagine some folks have covered some very long distances. It seems that most of the people I personally know are goal oriented here- such as hiking in to a particular place to fish, or to a special place to hunt- versus just going for a long walkabout (other than the beautiful trails for a day or two hike).

 

[Mkay]

We did the Los Anchorage Mayor's 1/2 marathon this morning. That seemed real long. The nice person running with a portable oxygen tank helped me the last mile or so. Wasn't too fast as some ravens mistook me for "road-kill" a couple of times.

 

[GrassLakeRon]

We did the Los Anchorage Mayor's 1/2 marathon this morning. That seemed real long. The nice person running with a portable oxygen tank helped me the last mile or so. Wasn't too fast as some ravens mistook me for "road-kill" a couple of times.

Congratulations. ...I was thinking about a long walk to see the country. Nothing like forest gump. I know folks do long canoe floats.

 

[Mkay]

Drats... Had I registered my age improperly, I would have been third place in the 90 or above category.

 

[akiceman25]

This person is definitely doing a walkabout!

http://fairbanks.craigslist.org/trp/5070245560.html

 

[GrassLakeRon]

This person is definitely doing a walkabout!

http://fairbanks.craigslist.org/trp/5070245560.html

That's kinda what I was thinking but not on a main road.

 

[akhunter3]

There was a guy who wrote a book some years back (can't remember the title or author) who backpacked the entire length of the pipeline in one summer, interesting read and would make a cool experience.

 

[TOMCOD]

Forum member Buck Nelson has a DVD out called "Alone Across Alaska 1,000 miles of wilderness". Definitely worth watching.

 

[GrassLakeRon]

Forum member Buck Nelson has a DVD out called "Alone Across Alaska 1,000 miles of wilderness". Definitely worth watching.

Thanks for the heads up. I am thinking about a short 60 miles this summer.

 

[Michael Strahan]

Forum member Buck Nelson has a DVD out called "Alone Across Alaska 1,000 miles of wilderness". Definitely worth watching.

We have both of Nuck's DVDs in the store here on the site.

 

[hodgeman]

There was a guy who wrote a book some years back (can't remember the title or author) who backpacked the entire length of the pipeline in one summer, interesting read and would make a cool experience.

Walking My Dog Jane... by Ned Rozell.

Buck Nelson did a couple very neat videos in the several hundred mile category

Andrew Skurka has done some epic trips as well.

Rowing to Latitude...by Jill Fredston.

 

[4merguide]

Thanks for the heads up. I am thinking about a short 60 miles this summer.

15 miles in and 15 miles out both each with all our gear and a ram on our backs.....only 4 of it was on a trail and it too was steep.

Believe me.....it felt like 60......and I was even young and in shape...!!!

 

[GrassLakeRon]

Remember my post last year about the trail out of Anderson heading west. I wonder if anyone recently has tried it and or walked it.

 

[Amigo Will]

Not me but my granddad walked from Seward back to Michigan from 1903 to 1916. Spent two year in the army for Canada durning WWI and got shot up and discharged.

 

[GrassLakeRon]

Not me but my granddad walked from Seward back to Michigan from 1903 to 1916. Spent two year in the army for Canada durning WWI and got shot up and discharged.

Impressive. That is a bit to far for me......