tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post3480932326257603373..comments2024-03-26T17:30:22.600-08:00Comments on Way Up North: Only in Alaska: Bethel, Beware!Rev. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-91696292570925822262013-12-05T09:46:02.798-09:002013-12-05T09:46:02.798-09:00Too true, ma'am. :)Too true, ma'am. :)Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-14635386389003982013-12-05T09:28:12.642-09:002013-12-05T09:28:12.642-09:00Just another day in Alaska. lolJust another day in Alaska. lolthreecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-73974016730092786852013-12-04T15:22:35.676-09:002013-12-04T15:22:35.676-09:00Might be a bit too much, NFO. They're big &...Might be a bit too much, NFO. They're big & slow, but only 900 lbs give or take. But that would definitely do the trick!Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-79577234147004839372013-12-04T15:10:33.637-09:002013-12-04T15:10:33.637-09:00500 Nitro Express looks about the 'right' ...500 Nitro Express looks about the 'right' caliber... Just sayin...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-53695135586490535942013-12-04T14:44:29.586-09:002013-12-04T14:44:29.586-09:00joated, Bethel is a couple hundred miles south of ...joated, Bethel is a couple hundred miles south of the southerly route. But could free range musk oxen be encountered along the trail?<br /><br />Quite possibly.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-65088988254373541182013-12-04T14:31:30.481-09:002013-12-04T14:31:30.481-09:00Musk ox are raised on farms for their fur. Very, v...Musk ox are raised on farms for their fur. Very, very fine fur akin to cashmere and used in knitting. Very, very expensive, it is!<br /><br />I wonder if these aren't escapees from one such ranch rather than free range, wild critters as Bethel seems a bit south of their native range. <br /><br />BTW, how far from the Iditarod Trail is Bethel? Will/could musk oxen be added to the list of dangers a musher might encounter along the trail?joatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415726428637484056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-40837262713134700572013-12-04T07:36:38.757-09:002013-12-04T07:36:38.757-09:00Preppy ... Natives sometimes eat musk oxen, but th...Preppy ... Natives sometimes eat musk oxen, but the meat is reputed to be very tough. Don't know that I'd want to try it.<br /><br />Guffaw, no reptiles in Alaska. The bears are sufficiently predatorial to keep us on our toes, though. :)<br /><br />Stephen, maybe. Moose is much much better, though. Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-2744675161235347712013-12-04T07:09:49.865-09:002013-12-04T07:09:49.865-09:00PP beat me to it...slow cooked with a glaze. Yum.PP beat me to it...slow cooked with a glaze. Yum.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-2595800863227617382013-12-04T06:18:14.616-09:002013-12-04T06:18:14.616-09:00Yeah, we don't have too many muskoxen sighting...Yeah, we don't have too many muskoxen sightings here in Arizona.<br /><br />Rattlesnakes, though...<br /><br />gfaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-12696805656773314152013-12-04T06:06:54.033-09:002013-12-04T06:06:54.033-09:00I wonder what they taste like.
I wonder what they taste like.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.com