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Anytime between November and April, bilby.

*thinking of some good Scrabble words to drop on bilby*

I've never played Scrabble. Can I just do things with snow?

Oooh! I'm in! I was going to Alaska next year anyway. :-)

Can I wear my homespun dhoti? With boots, of course.

You know, we could host some alsome Scrabble games.

*rethinking move*

Yarb: I'm in! Hike!

(skipvia--just kidding. But how are we supposed to found the antievolution Evolution Army??)

*thinking about moving*

Great idea - I like that it's a fairly central location. Anyone want to share a dog-team with me?

I propose the first annual real-life Wordie trip. We'll all meet up in Ester, Alaska, and expect skipvia to entertain us. Who's with me?! *exults at having invited self*

Very interestering... Gold mines, eh? Hmmm. *packing gloves, warm hat, boots, longjohns, pickaxe and canned cheeseburgers*

All of them, reesetee. Although you might get some arguments on "intellectual."

*exults because he got the invitation he was looking for*

Skipvia, which of those characters in Ester is you? ;-)

Ooh -- muskeg.

I like Esteroid for a native of Ester.

Thanks for the new items for the list, Asa. I'm not sure how candlefish and hooligan were left off the list, but they sure fit. (Although I believe they are also harvested as far south as California.) Candlefish are staples of most southeastern and southwestern Alaska subsistence diets.

Pro--you can see Ester in part of a morning. It's a small community of artists, progressives, intellectuals, aging hippies, and assorted ne'er-do-wells outside of Fairbanks. It is the essence of laissez-faire living. I feel right at home. Some interesting history and demographics here.

If you ever visit, you've got a place to stay. Bring pictures of Italy...

Dunno if this is too Southeast for your list, but there's also eulachon, aka hooligan or candlefish. And devil's club and skunk cabbage, but I don't know if those are purely Alaskan.

Dunno if this is too Southeast for your list, but there's also eulachon, aka hooligan or candlefish. And devil's club and skunk cabbage, but I don't know if those are purely Alaskan.

You don't know how much I would like to visit Alaska. But not Anchorage... I was thinking about Ester.

"City Alaska" is Anchorage. Everywhere else is Alaska Alaska.

Into the Wild has produced an interesting upswing in people trying--usually in vain--to recreate McCandless' journey into the wilderness north of Denali. The irony is that Alaskans go there all the time--usually late in the fall or during the winter when the Teklanika River is calmer--for hunting trips. Now "outsiders" are trying to work it into their summer vacations, which is the worst possible time to visit that area.

We also got a big kick out of Grizzly Man. What a dweeb...

Alaska Alaska? Or city Alaska?

(God knows how many people ask you this question after Into the wild was released)

I'm very much enjoying watching these words go by. Every time I see one, I think, "How could Wordie have existed this long without a list of Alaskanisms?" I love it! Keep 'em coming!

Glad you like it, c_b! I intend to add to it. My rural students are a huge resource for me. I learned uqiquq from one of their recent blogs.

I love it when you nag me... :)

Wow, I love this! I hope you're considering adding to it as time goes by, skipvia. I'm favoriting this so I can nag you to do just that. :)

Great list!