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 Kinyiksukvik Lake (also called Lancy Lake) - kargi (men's house), Inyoruruk Pass, Brooks Range, northern Alaska. Photo by Dale C. Slaughter

PILOT BREAD MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND

January 19, 2012
Along with Spam, Sunny Jim preserves, Tillamook cheese, Dak bacon, Mountain House freeze dried food and gorp, Pilot Bread is the epitome of fine living in the Bush.
 

HYPOTHERMIA, A NEW STORY

December 29, 2011
What it's like to begin to lose your senses 2 miles from camp in howling wind....
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ALASKA, THE GREAT LAND

December 2, 2011
OF COURSE, I'M PARTICULAR TO THE TUNDRA NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.  TUNDRA IS GREEN, GRASSY, LOW. LIKE THE STEPPES OF SIBERIA. IT LOOKS LIKE A POSTCARD FROM THE PLEISTOCENE. YOU CAN ALMOST SENSE A HERD OF WOOLLY MAMMOTHS HUDDLING TOGETHER IN THE COLD, STEAM ESCAPING FROM THEIR TRUNKS....
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FAIRBANKS: COLD HANDS, WARM HEART

December 2, 2011
This Thanksgiving, I was in Fbx (Square Banks, Bare Flanks), AK for the first time in decades. it was frigging -35 two days before hand and by the time I left on Friday it had risen to almost 2 above!! The excitement of being with Kathy, Jim, Frank, Marilyn and Mark was beyond description.
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New Story

November 8, 2011
See my story on the first act of courage this tenderfoot/cheechako had in Fbx! June 1977
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New story: "Simple Gifts"

May 14, 2011
see my new story about life in the tundra, ca. 1978
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NEW STORY!

January 31, 2011
SEE "MR MIKE MURDERS A GROUND SQUIRREL" UNDER ARCTIC ADVENTURE VIGNETTES. THIS REALLY HAPPENED IN 1979 UP NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE NEAR THE MESA SITE. NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH.
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Dale Slaughter & Mike Kunz on the Pipeline, mid-70s

January 2, 2011

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Wow, have I been lazy

January 2, 2011
But, look, I've been on the road! and, have I been sick? whatever is going around this year blows big time and does NOT go away.  Check out my latest 'essay'-what a stiff sounding word that is. It's about that great Alaskan, William Spear, creator of the best enamel pins in the world, and a hottie, to boot. 
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Food, Glorious Food

October 17, 2010
What do you eat when you're in the middle of nowhere? the answers vary, but creativity is key. see new story under Alaska adventure vignettes.
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