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| A view from the barracks, on the hillside above the Naval Station. Looking across Kuluk Bay at the mountains: nearest one is Razorback. |
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| Looking north toward Mt. Moffet. |
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| Looking east from a point about 200 feet below the summit of Mt. Moffet (Oct. 1976). |
12 comments:
Great photos!
A couple look pretty cold.
Did you have the Arctic foxes there, like on Shemya? I look forward to finding out. :-)
Cold indeed! Brrr.
Reverend - Off topic but I see that the Alaska Dispatch is declaring bankruptcy. Is this your "local" newspaper?
A cousin joined the Navy to see the world. After training, spent his entire enlistment on Adak.
Sad about the dispatch. A victim of the internet, I expect. :-(
WSF, sounds like the middle boy. Joined the Army after 9/11 and hoped to see the world. Spent his seven years at Ft. Stewart. He did get to see Iraq twice. Got out before he could see Afghanistan...
Linda, there are arctic fox on Adak. No other predators except man, though.
TB, only in the winter. Summers are nicer. :) Yes, the Dispatch is/was the Anchorage paper. We'll see if the new owners change the name.
WSF, that makes me suspect your cousin was a Seabee, involved in the Public Works Dept. They tended to have longer tours, at least during my time there.
Linda, the local paper/fishwrapper lost ground to the 'net, but primarily because it has always leaned far left, whereas the majority of Alaskans are right of center.
In that case, I would guess Alaska is better off without it!
Brrr... Brings back unfun memories... Helluva place to fly out of!
NFO - some days, it wasn't much better on the ground. But then, you know that, too.
Brrrrrrr.
Believe it or not, Ed, it doesn't get very cold there, kept warm by the Japanese current. 19° was the coldest actual temp while I was there, but the winds ... wow. 80 knots gusting to 95 or more.
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