Great pics as always, looks like tons of fun. Nice shed you got there. Did the old trapper leave any Newhouses around for you to find? What's up with the whirlybird?

No Newhouses, just some odd dls, few coils and #9's and I like 9's better than Newhouse myself. I have a heck of a collection of NH at the house, to scared to have them in the field. Trooper out for a flight on a nice day and seen us at the cabin and stopped by.

Great pics as usual

Ak - your photo's are outstanding and the countryside very dramatic, some real winner photos there. What are you using. One of the problems with an I-phone is you start to use it for all your photos, but they have limits. I shoot a Nikon D-90 when I'm trying to get serious photos, but that means you have to pack it!

I was hunting bear last weekend to. No bear up here either near the Rat river. There are odd ones out but not where I went. Going back up in the mountains today but for work so no hunting.

AK Howler, great photos as always. I take it you want the 4 stroke and so are going with the LT vs the Tundra Extreme? Have a buddy here who has the extreem trapping the Tickchiks and he loves it

Howler thanks for more great pics you certainly have a paradise there.I bought a 6oo Ace four stroke a couple years ago have app 2000 miles on it no troubles at all ,with the narrow ski stance they are very tippy,gotta be about time to go after some bears .

Yea, bears. Maybe it will cool off and you can get one more trip out for a bear!
Cool places you have to travel in!
mt

Thanks everyone...
Bushman... I don't even carry my good camera anymore. I use a couple small digital pocket cameras, Fujifilm (FinePix XP60) water-proof and pretty durable, and the second is a Nikon Coolpix (not quite as durable but great pics). I am not a great photographer but carry a good, smart camera into so great places and they do the work, I am just the mule that packs them. My good camera is a Canon EOS Rebel T1i with a 50-500mm lens and is pretty heavy and not quite as durable.

Otterman... I ordered a Tundra LT 600Ace this morn. Thought about the Extreme but heard of too many issues with the 600 etec from friends with them. Some love them others have big problems.

Well I couldn't take it and had to do one more ride. Went out to the cabin in Minto Flats to haul in some firewood. Not much snow left and leaving fast. Needing a new deck and a handicap ramp on the cabin so went down to take some measurement and get a material list. Instead of going to town and buying the lumber to haul back in with the boat, we went upriver to a friend's and milled the lumber our self. Never messed with a bandsaw mill myself and wasn't really interested until yesterday. I can see one of these in my future. Bruce has been milling lumber for himself and others for a few years and really had it figured out. Will milled 46 2x6x8', 10 2x6x16' and 8 2x4x16' board in 2 & 1/2 hours start to loaded. I couldn't have drove to town and bought the lumber in that time. Hauled everything down to the cabin and will build the deck this spring with the boat.

Bruce had his operation set up very well and is a very work-wise,efficient and organized woodsman. Would have done it faster if we weren't in his way and him having to teach us how to mill. Here I go..

The deck in the sled.
Heading across the flats to the cabin

Why didn't you load that toboggan up? That's a bit of weight, I'm thinking you weren't pulling that load up over those rocky passes. The coolpix is my go to camera when I'm buying one for a gift for someone. Lots of my kids have received one over the years and now grandkids. I have a couple. Fit in a pocket nice and you can do underwater. i have some cool bulltrout spawning under water footage.

You keep saying it's your last trip! LOL I know the feeling

Last trip is usually when you leave town and have to turn back somewhere along the way? I too am a glutton for punishment!

That was the last trip on the sled! Bushman, that trip was all flat lands through the Minto Flats. No hills, barely any snow on the trail, mostly ice with surface water. The lumber was pretty dry spruce and looks a lot heavier that it was. Hardly knew it was behind me and with the spray guard on the front of the sled made it to the cabin with a dry load. Cannot say the same for the other 2 guys loads of firewood. There firewood would have floated right out of their sleds if it wasn't bungee chorded in. Here's a few more pic for you guys to enjoy in preparation for the coming hunting season.

That is a nice sheep! Look how full that coat is, wow!

I want that full curl dall!

That is a nice sheep. Pretty weird moose, he would be a nice one with two full antlers!

Nice wood operation Jr. Some nice photos. I really like that one of the ram standing behind the three.

Great adventure you have on a regular basis. ;0) Thanks for sharing.

Really good pictures

Nice pictures, when I first saw that you were driving across the tundra, I was thinking.....When did he come to Nome? But then I noticed you have alot more trees then we do

Spent quite a bit of time over there in Nome. Never in the winter. Looked like some good wolverine country and actually seen my first wolverine on the road to Teller. Almost moved to Nome, really liked it. There's not place like Nome.

Those are some unreal pictures. You sure are living the dream up there!

Is that a ptarmigan sitting on top of the spruce tree? I really like that one for some reason lol