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This is a group where we can share our interest in Alaska--its people, scenery, politics, wildlife, weather, volcanic activity, and whatever else you can think of. Past residents, tourists, sourdoughs (oldtimers) and cheechakos (new residents)are welcome here, so grab yourself a stool and join into the conversation.

A couple of websites you might check out are the newspaper's www.adn.com/photos, www.adn.com/bears, and the NBC TV station's www.ktuu.com, which has stories and lots of links to interesting sites. Any other websites you'd like to share?

Hi Alaska group members! Goddess has allowed me to share this information with you. I think for the right person, it would be a great opportunity! If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to try out Presto, please PM EonsTeam.

About Presto:
Presto Computerless Email Service includes both the Presto Printing Mailbox and Presto Mail service and allows customers to use the convenience of email to communicate with loved ones who don't use a computer or the Internet. Learn more about Presto on their Eons Profile (PrestoEmail) or on their site: www.presto.com

The Presto Trial Panel Details:
Eons Team is looking for candidates interested in and able to commit to trying-out the Presto Computerless Email device and service with a family member or loved one. If selected to participate in the Presto Trial Panel, we’d like to you to blog (at least once) and/or post (at least once) to your Group(s) to share your experience with Presto.

To Become a Presto Trial Panel Candidate:
Eons Team will need to “qualify” so-to-speak individuals to be selected to receive a Presto Computerless Email Device and Service; Candidates will be selected based on the following criteria:

1. You must be an active Manager or Moderator on Eons.com, in the EonsTeam-selected Groups.
2. You must be a regular posting-source and/or blogging-source on Eons.com.
3. You must have a family member or loved-one to provide the Presto printing device to.
4. You must be located close-enough to this person to assist with setup (or arrange for), although do note: Presto set-up is phenomenally simple and quick.
5. You must be willing to inform your Groups and/or Blog following of your experience with Presto.

So, Are YOU Interested In Joining the Trial?
If so, please do the following:
1. Send a PM to EonsTeam, with “Presto Trial” in the Subject Line
2. In the message body, please tell us a little about the loved one you’d like to try-out Presto’s services with; please also include Groups and/or Blog you’ll share your Presto Experience with.

Here's a link to a funny (to Anchoragites at least) viral video that was on our local news tonight...
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This is a great story...

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An agitated moose ran down and stomped a well-known Bush pilot from Willow, but he was saved when his wife grabbed a shovel from their pickup truck and whacked the big animal until it backed off.

Kodiak is having weather troubles, too..lots of flooding...the Police Department is asking people not to go out if they don't have to, and if they do drive, to NOT drive a small car! It's supposed to freeze later on, making things even worse!

I saw on the news that Cordova, a town next to the Prince William Sound, has had so much snow that people have to dig out of their houses. One woman reported snow up almost to the bottom of her second-story windows. They have no place to put the snow if it's plowed. What to do??

I got this from Facebook, posted by a friend, probably off the Internet and taken at Thompson Pass on the way to Valdez. The plows must be enormous!

Hi and Happy New Year to everyone here.

I have never been to Alaska but would someday love to visit. I live in New Brunswick, Canada ( on the Atlantic coast). BC and the pacific coast are 3000 miles west of me. The farthest north I have been is Edmonton, Alberta when we toured the Rockies.
I have always been fascinated by Alaska and believe it is in some ways similar to our northern territories in Canada.

A view across Turnagain Arm from the trail up to Bird Ridge. Have any of you climbed this? It's one of the early spring (we're talking May) trails that has little snow then. I've been to the ridge a couple of times, but have decided it's too dangerous for me, with poor balance. Some parts of the trail have loose gravel and are next to steep dropoffs. I watched my friend tumble down the trail, getting pretty bruised in repeated bumps. There's some boulder clambering to do high up that's a lot of fun, though.

A wildflower that always makes me smile. This was on top of Bear Mountain up behind Mirror Lake near Eklutna north of Anchorage.