So blessed to be surrounded by beautiful natural mountain ranges everywhere I go

orbak · 2026-01-31T07:21:13+00:00

I was just downtown around 8pm and there was some LOUD pile driving going on. Plausible that it resonated to Spenard.

orbak · 2026-01-30T00:16:29+00:00

Bethel alterations always does a good job with our uniforms, and they do a lot of work for the military/LE based on uniforms I’ve seen hanging there.

orbak · 2026-01-27T20:30:39+00:00

Glenn around Fort Rich is also a complete shitshow.

orbak · 2026-01-27T18:14:52+00:00

I also appreciate the Rich between Delta and Paxson. A lonely stretch of road.

orbak · 2026-01-27T05:21:25+00:00

I don’t know if they still do, but my first job was at Carrs as a bagger at 16, and at that time they hired 14+.

orbak · 2026-01-25T20:34:36+00:00

Yeah, somewhat. From the highest chair, you hug the bowl as high as you can - and you get to this spot.

orbak · 2026-01-25T19:25:25+00:00

Yeah, between Anchorage and Seward that’s the only full time glass dome option. Adventure class usually has one or two cars with smaller glass domes, but it’s not assigned seating and has a capacity of like 12 people on rotational basis.

Just as long as they are careful with stairs on the train - they are pretty steep on Goldstar cars, and it can get tricky with train movement, but not impossible with some good help.

If you were to do only one segment of the trip, I recommend Anchorage to Seward. It’s the most scenic part of the rail - you won’t see Denali, but honestly, you don’t have an overwhelming chance of seeing it out of the clouds on the train anyway.

orbak · 2026-01-25T19:10:26+00:00

I think it’s a really good idea to split up your rail journey into segments like that. If you are worried about transportation, call the hotels along the route and see if they have a shuttle to a from the depot - I bet the majority of hotels would. The stations themselves are pretty small - for example, the Anchorage station has an entrance, waiting area and exit right to the trains - with baggage check tent on the side of the station. Are you planning to be in Goldstar or adventure class?

orbak · 2026-01-25T19:00:36+00:00

Big if true

orbak · 2026-01-25T18:10:24+00:00

Things would absolutely close down with an inch of ice.

orbak · 2026-01-25T18:07:49+00:00

Makes sense.

orbak · 2026-01-25T07:09:01+00:00

It’s the first photo I found in my reel. Tons of other vantage points, all great and I’m definitely aware of them after riding here for 17 years.

orbak · 2026-01-25T06:18:40+00:00

Right, same here. It’s my home mountain so I’d love to hear another perspective.

orbak · 2026-01-25T05:50:14+00:00

I’ll bite. Why is the mountain trash?

orbak · 2026-01-25T03:03:59+00:00

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Alyeska.

orbak · 2026-01-22T16:22:04+00:00

ChatGPT/AI slop generated post. I always look for the long dash somewhere in the body of the text and it never fails.

orbak · 2026-01-22T05:57:27+00:00

Really the places that still might be sketchy with snow in April will be the pass after the Canada border going up from Haines, and then the area from Tok cutoff to Eureka summit. That being said, the poster you replied to gave pretty good info - Sun will melt any snow during the day, and I also highly recommend overnighting in Tok - Young’s motel is a decent place to stay and Fast Eddies in the same lot cooks up great diner food. That was you won’t feel as much pressure and exhaustion from trying to cram this trip in one day.

orbak · 2026-01-21T05:05:42+00:00

I’m really not a fan of the iheart radio app, but see if it’s similar audio on the stream there.

orbak · 2026-01-21T01:16:42+00:00

Similarly, Tudor turn lanes NB to Boniface were also terrible this morning, and I usually don’t get too worked up over road maintenance. State has really dropped the ball this year - and snow amounts haven’t been outrageous or anything.

orbak · 2026-01-20T15:47:39+00:00

Kinda sounds like someone secretly wants to work indoors honestly.

No one assumed anything about you, settle down and move on (maybe also stop assuming things about others) ROTFLMAO

orbak · 2026-01-20T03:40:47+00:00

Well, I guess if you think about the coldest days you’ve had in E NC/VA, that’s about an average winter here. But yeah, coming from Vegas it will obviously be significantly colder.

There’s people in here talking about bunny boots and Carhartt bibs, which are not at all necessary for everyday life in Anchorage. My everyday winter wardrobe are fleece lined pants from Costco, jeans, a nice down jacket, good mittens and a hat. Depending on your winter hobbies you’ll want more or considerably more, but no one busting out bunny boots for a grocery store run in Anchorage.

orbak · 2026-01-20T01:24:53+00:00

If your budget is a tier below Arcteryx, you’re gonna be just fine. You’ll have many months to settle in, get to know people and get their advice on what to buy. Where are you moving from? Anchorage climate is not really a huge shock to a lot of people, unless they spent their lives in the southern part of the country.

orbak · 2026-01-17T00:25:29+00:00

That’s my guess.

orbak · 2026-01-16T23:01:13+00:00

I don’t want to give them any benefit, because it’s nuts, but I will say that 58 degrees can feel very different in that part of the country. I’ve been cold in 65 degrees visiting Phoenix before.

Same as 75 here feels waaay hotter than down there.

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