Life in Alaska - Part XVII

[Nanuq]

[FxrAndy]

Nutter

[Corgi]

That's really dangerous actually... I hope they didn't get frostbite.

[Nanuq]

Pfffffft. That's not even cold. When winter biking in Alaska you're more at risk of heatstroke than hypothermia.

[KB]

I suppose the question on the tip of my tongue is................why?

Ken

[r11co]

Are you kidding?!

That is breathtaking!!

[KB]

Yes but I'm sure it's just as breathtaking when it's not 20 below.

Ken

[Nanuq]

Too much insulation.

People think because it's cold you have to dress like the Michelin Man. So they do, and that's fine for sedentary tasks. But then when you exert yourself the heat cannot get out. I stress that with my boy scout troop all the time... dress in layers with zippers and openings you can use to vent heat as you exert. Then you stay drier and when the exertion ends, you zip back up again.

PS: who can tell me why those bars are there over the roadway?

[KB]

PS: who can tell me why those bars are there over the roadway?

So you know where the road is when it's under snow?

Ken

[FxrAndy]

You saving up for the lights for them?

[rcrscom]

WOW that's gorgeous country up there! One of my best friends is from the Matanuska valley and I was up there for his wedding. Wanna go back in a bad way...

[Nanuq]

Did someone say Matanuska Glacier?

[Nanuq]

Say Ch-ch-ch-ch-cheese!

[milsub5517]

i dont know about you guys but i prefer warm weather these days even though i grew up at -45'C temperatures my roommate back in college lived near where the temps go down to -70'C one of the coldest places on earth and its not antartica... Alaska is too warm for us, thats why we sold it

Say Ch-ch-ch-ch-cheese!

[Nanuq]

So your roommate lived in Oymyakon? THAT is cold. Sadly, I've only lived in placed where it hits -70 to -80 regularly. I'll tell you, working outside in those conditions makes a -20 bike ride feel balmy.