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Poll Question: Who wants to have a convention in the Pacific northwest? | Total Votes: | 242 | 1. Alaska | 18 | 7.44 % |
| 2. Washington | 139 | 57.44 % |
| 3. Oregon | 67 | 27.69 % |
| 4. The middle of the Pacific | 4 | 1.65 % |
| 5. Avatar x's house | 14 | 5.79 % |
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| | | | Re: Convention in the Pacific Northwest < Reply # 8 on 1/7/2009 6:59 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | The Spenard hostel in Anchorage is OK, I crashed there for a while when I was working in town. Only drawback is it's kind of far from anything. The Backpackers Inn downtown looks decent, but don't confuse it with the "International Backpackers Inn", which is in the bad part of town! An Alaska convention would need a lot of free time, even around Anchorage it takes a while to get between sites. Going up to Fairbanks is an 8 hour drive (or 5 if you don't care about speed limits). Out to Kennicot/McCarthy is also 8 hours from Anchorage, probably a little more since the road is shit. It's worth it, but pretend you're camping with no ameneties when you pack, as anything and everything in McCarthy is like 400% markup in price. Just getting to Alaska takes some time/money too. It's about $300 for a 3-day trip on the Ferry from Bellingham or Prince Rupert (I may be forgetting the fares, check http://www.dot.sta...s/amhs/index.shtml for rates). Driving up from the lower 48/Canada is a lot of fun, but also very long. Just going from Haines to Fairbanks took the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy on audiobook, and when the movie came out later that year I kept thinking they were journeying through northwestern Canada Whitter has not just the Buckner building, but some wierd tunnels as well. On the way there's the ghost town of Portage (mostly ruins), and some abandoned trains. Closer to Anchorage, there's the mines up at Hatcher's pass. Those are worth an overnight camping trip, once you get away from the tourist museum there's a lot of wide-open adits. Hint: Parkies are too lazy to climb up to the higher mines and seal the entrances.
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| galax
Location: Anchorage, Alaska Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes
If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly, you are not free at all.
| | | Re: Convention in the Pacific Northwest < Reply # 15 on 1/8/2009 2:35 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by eidolon Washington or Oregon get my vote. I've seen enough of Alaska personally, and I'm keen to see the more urban side of urban exploration. I'd still participate in an AK convention if it happened while I was in state though.
| Yeah, although AK is rad, and in my opinion, the best place ever... I think would be more practical... I hate oregon though. But if enough people wanted to come up here, i'd still be down to do it, as long as i havent moved yet
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| galax
Location: Anchorage, Alaska Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes
If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly, you are not free at all.
| | | Re: Convention in the Pacific Northwest < Reply # 17 on 1/9/2009 2:52 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Yeah, i would but that a little far, im moving to seattle this summer, and im in ak now, thats why im down for any of those, its a little more practical!
| "Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." "There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible to live without breaking laws." |
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