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Old Mar 29, 2014, 10:07 am
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Confirmed for any portion:
jackal +1 (SIT, JNU, GST)
beckoa (SIT, JNU, GST)
CDKing (ANC, SIT, JNU, GST)
GrjApp
lili (SIT, JNU)
FortFun
LIgrin
violist
alphaeagle
HPN-HRL (JNU Sunday 27 July only)
WhIteSidE (JNU)
Wolf539
ANC RED-EYE (JNU, GST)

Likely:
BOB W*JNU

Interested:
CMK10
PV_Premier
alphaeagle
usa18dca

Next year:
SeeYa
monitor +1
Xyzzy +1
FriendlySkies
pfbloom
pfbloom +1 (lynnevt)

Transportation & Lodging

Arrival into SIT
7/18/14 AMHS M/V Columbia BLI-KTN: jackal +1
7/20/14 AMHS M/V Taku KTN-PSG: jackal +1
7/22/14 AMHS FVF Fairweather PSG-JNU: jackal +1

7/23/14 AMHS FVF Fairweather JNU-SIT: jackal +1
7/23/14 10:49am AS62 ANC-JNU-SIT: CDKing
7/23/14 12:59pm AS63 SEA-SIT: wolf539
7/23/14 6:02pm AS67 SEA-KTN-SIT: violist, GrjApp, lili
7/23/14 10:59pm AS70 ANC-JNU-SIT: beckoa
7/24/14 AS63 SEA-SIT: FortFun

SIT Lodging
  • Super 8: jackal +1, lili, CDKing, GrjApp, FortFun, violist, wolf539

SIT Car Share (driver bolded)

7-seat minivan, to Alaska Raptor Center, Fortress of the Bear, and Baranof Island Brewing Company on 7/24, seats $20 apiece:
  1. jackal
  2. jackal+1
  3. CDKing
  4. lili
  5. vioist
  6. wolf539
  7. FortFun [arriving SIT 1:10 pm 7/24]
  8. Waitlist:
7-seat minivan, to Alaska Raptor Center, Fortress of the Bear, and Baranof Island Brewing Company on 7/24, seats $20 apiece:
  1. beckoa
  2. GrjApp
  3. [available]
  4. [available]
  5. [available]
  6. [available]
  7. [available]
  8. Waitlist:


Departure to JNU
  • 7/25/14 AMHS FVF Fairweather SIT-JNU: jackal+1, beckoa, FortFun, CDKing, violist, wolf539, lili, GrjApp

JNU Lodging
  • Private accommodations: jackal +1, beckoa, alphaeagle, CDKing, ANC RED-EYE
  • Best Western Country Lane Inn: LIGrin
  • Super 8: violist, lili, wolf539, GrjApp

JNU BBQ 7/26/14
  • Social starts at 5PM at UAPremierExec's house off BACK LOOP ROAD. Cookin & grilling shortly before the Fire Department arrives (630pm-erish). Hawaiian style-chicken, KC BBQ beef tips, burgers, and steak. Corn on cob, salad, potato salad, mac salad. Lotsa beverages, including Alaskan beer & 2 growlers. Cash-share for heavy liquor: Havana Club Rum, Vodka, Whiskey, french rum. Abby, a bartender from The Hangar will be prepping Key Lime Pie drinks if you wish.. tips appreciated to her for spending her Saturday evenin with us.
  • jackal +1, beckoa, alphaeagle, ANC RED-EYE, CDKing, GrjApp, lili, wolf539, violist, FortFun, LIGrin, usa18dca, UAPremierExec
  • See Post 7 for more info.


JNU Car Share (driver bolded)

7-seat minivan, to 7/26 BBQ and 7/27 Shrine of St. Therese and Mendenhall Glacier, seats $20 apiece:
  1. jackal
  2. CDKing
  3. FortFun
  4. HPN-HRL
  5. beckoa(?)
  6. open
  7. wolf539
  8. Waitlist:

4-seat private car, to 7/26 BBQ and 7/27 Shrine of St. Therese and Mendenhall Glacier, seats available for $20 donation apiece to charity of jackal+1's choosing:
  1. jackal+1
  2. ANC RED-EYE
  3. [available]
  4. [available]
  5. Waitlist:

Not assigned to a 7/26-27 car share: alphaeagle, ANC RED-EYE, GrjApp, lili, violist, LIGrin -- for some of you, your 7/26 car share will work for the BBQ, but make sure you're signed up for a car share to get to the glacier on 7/27

4-seat car, 7/26, seats $x apiece/dependent on AutoSlash
  1. lili
  2. GrjApp
  3. violist
  4. [awaiting release by driver]
  5. Waitlist:

wolf539, since you're staying at the Super 8 with the 3 others in lili's car, you might want to talk to lili about going in on their car share and riding in with them from the Super 8 to downtown Juneau on 7/26, as the Super 8 is out near the airport.

Departure to GST
  • 7/27/14 K520 JNU-HNH-GST: beckoa, jackal+1, CDKing, FortFun,
  • 7/27/14 K5118/K520 JNU-HNH-GST: alphaeagle, ANC RED-EYE
  • 7/27/14 K588 JNU-GST: GrjApp
  • 7/27/14: K5288 JNU-GST: LIGrin, wolf539

GST Lodging
  • Glacier Bay Lodge: jackal +1, GrjApp, FortFun, LIGrin, wolf539, beckoa, CDKing, ANC RED-EYE
  • Glacier Bay National Park primitive campground: [Waitlisted]

Glacier Bay day cruise 7/28/14
  • jackal +1, LIGrin, GrjApp, FortFun, wolf539, CDKing, beckoa, ANC RED-EYE

Choose Your Own Adventure Featuring Fishing 7/29/14
  • jackal +1, beckoa, alphaeagle, ANC RED-EYE, FortFun


Departure Home
  • 7/27/14 AS61/50 JNU-YAK-CDV-ANC-SCC-BRW: violist
  • 7/27/14 AS61 JNU-ANC: lili
  • 7/28/14 AS77/AS66 GST-JNU-SEA: GrjApp
  • 7/28/14 K521 GST-JNU: LIGrin, wolf539
  • 7/28/14 K5289 GST-JNU CDKing
  • 7/29/14 K513 GST-JNU: jackal +1
  • 7/29/14 AS77 GST-JNU-ANC: beckoa, alphaeagle, ANC RED-EYE, *AS66 JNU-SEA: FortFun
  • 7/30/14 AMHS M/V Malaspina JNU-Haines: jackal +1
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Old Jul 27, 2014, 9:31 pm
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Enjoyed it, guys. It was great to meet everyone and I hope we can get together again someday. Safe travels!
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Old Jul 27, 2014, 10:43 pm
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Glacier Bay Lodge wifi took over an hour to connect to
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Old Jul 27, 2014, 10:44 pm
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greetings from HNH!
You are one exceedingly lucky duck.
Yes thank you.
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Old Jul 27, 2014, 10:45 pm
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Enjoyed it, guys. It was great to meet everyone and I hope we can get together again someday. Safe travels!
Glad you were able to make it ^
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Old Jul 27, 2014, 10:53 pm
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Glacier Bay Lodge wifi took over an hour to connect to
Why bother. Enjoy the view.
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Old Jul 28, 2014, 6:20 pm
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Why bother. Enjoy the view.
Well it was a bit foggy so the view was of mist & rain.

Successful trip into the bay today ^

Safe travels to those leaving tonight.
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Old Jul 28, 2014, 10:21 pm
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Sounds like WX struck the group

Good news is fishing was successful...well kept one tiny fish.
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Old Jul 29, 2014, 12:04 am
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All flights out of glacier bay canceled after 230. AS couldn't made it in. Was spotted attempting a landing and it circled back to Juneau. Tried other airlines, bought tickets on Alaska seaplanes and got refunded when they closed down. 2 boats chartered by a few of us passengers. One person took the last seat on the first boat. We were going to have to wait until midnight. Luckily AS employee referred us to her husband who had a boat with immediate departure.
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Made it to JNU, sorting out my ticket now. Then airport bench most likely!
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Old Jul 29, 2014, 2:00 am
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Successful fire tonight. Glad some folks made it to JNU after all.
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Old Jul 29, 2014, 10:29 am
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sounds like flights are still encountering fog. Hope it burns off for GST.
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Old Jul 29, 2014, 11:35 am
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Hope you guys make it out! The 3.5 hour boat ride back to Juneau was not exactly my favorite part of the DO!

Of course the bear waiting at the dock for us will make for a great story!
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Hope you guys make it out! The 3.5 hour boat ride back to Juneau was not exactly my favorite part of the DO!

Of course the bear waiting at the dock for us will make for a great story!
DO tell! (We saw a whale on our boat ride, not quite as exciting as a bear but still very cool.)

Almost on my way out of SEA now and the upgrade is especially welcome today after the adventures in getting this far and operating on about 3 hours' sleep.

Safe travels to everyone else and hope all get out more or less on schedule. Once again a great DO, thanks to all and hope to see everybody again next time.
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Old Jul 29, 2014, 1:12 pm
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Hope you guys make it out! The 3.5 hour boat ride back to Juneau was not exactly my favorite part of the DO!

Of course the bear waiting at the dock for us will make for a great story!
DO tell! (We saw a whale on our boat ride, not quite as exciting as a bear but still very cool.)

Almost on my way out of SEA now and the upgrade is especially welcome today after the adventures in getting this far and operating on about 3 hours' sleep.

Safe travels to everyone else and hope all get out more or less on schedule. Once again a great DO, thanks to all and hope to see everybody again next time.
Thanks for the updates everyone. This is truly turning out unique... And with the limited communications at the lodge posts here are helpful.

Sounds like even jackal hasn't made it out yet either from GST.
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Old Jul 29, 2014, 1:58 pm
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Originally Posted by BOB W
Why bother. Enjoy the view.
Of dense fog?

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