Hello,
I just won a bunch of Alaska Airlines miles through my company Christmas party, so I decided I'm going to use it to go to tropical Adak! Yes, I know there are better places to hunt caribou in Alaska (I'm an Alaskan Resident), but I do not care. I've always wanted to go to Adak for an adventure. I'm currently writing an Alaskan cookbook, so this will be some neat content for it as well. I have some questions for those of you that have done it.
What are the best months to go? I've heard the rut is a little later than mainland AK. I know the weather sucks 390 days a year there, so that isn't really a factor for me, but are there any seasons that it tends to be a tad better? I'm fully equipped for any season, being an Alaskan resident.
Where do the transporters drop you off on the "South side" of the island generally? Is it more on the Yakak Peninsula or False bay or elsewhere? Or does it really just depend? I'm trying to get a sense of where to do some e-scounting.
For ptarmigan, is it worth it to bring a little .22 pistol or similar? I've heard both that they're all over the island and I've also heard they're way up high and hard to get to.
I'm debating bringing my dad. He's not really mobile, cant hike, etc. But he loves coming along for the adventure. Are there better months/times where the bou might be around the road system where he might have a chance to watch/road hunt/whatever? I have enough airline miles to bring him along as well, so it wouldn't be a big deal. We could just rent a place to stay at instead of going off the grid. Maybe I go out a couple days and stay with him a couple days, still early stages of planning, so it's still just an idea.
Can you rent those bunker things on the island to pitch a tent in? I saw that in a youtube video somewhere. Use those as a basecamp where it cuts the wind. Or are those basically around the town?
What are the general truck/ATV rental prices? I can't find any prices online anywhere and curious how much they are.
Is there a place to get jet boil fuel there? Or is it just white gas or whatever at the gas station?
Thanks! I'm sure I'll think of about a million other questions as soon as I post this.
I just won a bunch of Alaska Airlines miles through my company Christmas party, so I decided I'm going to use it to go to tropical Adak! Yes, I know there are better places to hunt caribou in Alaska (I'm an Alaskan Resident), but I do not care. I've always wanted to go to Adak for an adventure. I'm currently writing an Alaskan cookbook, so this will be some neat content for it as well. I have some questions for those of you that have done it.
What are the best months to go? I've heard the rut is a little later than mainland AK. I know the weather sucks 390 days a year there, so that isn't really a factor for me, but are there any seasons that it tends to be a tad better? I'm fully equipped for any season, being an Alaskan resident.
Where do the transporters drop you off on the "South side" of the island generally? Is it more on the Yakak Peninsula or False bay or elsewhere? Or does it really just depend? I'm trying to get a sense of where to do some e-scounting.
For ptarmigan, is it worth it to bring a little .22 pistol or similar? I've heard both that they're all over the island and I've also heard they're way up high and hard to get to.
I'm debating bringing my dad. He's not really mobile, cant hike, etc. But he loves coming along for the adventure. Are there better months/times where the bou might be around the road system where he might have a chance to watch/road hunt/whatever? I have enough airline miles to bring him along as well, so it wouldn't be a big deal. We could just rent a place to stay at instead of going off the grid. Maybe I go out a couple days and stay with him a couple days, still early stages of planning, so it's still just an idea.
Can you rent those bunker things on the island to pitch a tent in? I saw that in a youtube video somewhere. Use those as a basecamp where it cuts the wind. Or are those basically around the town?
What are the general truck/ATV rental prices? I can't find any prices online anywhere and curious how much they are.
Is there a place to get jet boil fuel there? Or is it just white gas or whatever at the gas station?
Thanks! I'm sure I'll think of about a million other questions as soon as I post this.