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It was definitely a challenge due to how quickly they go! We had our alarm set for the date/time when the reservation system would go live but I still managed to get distracted and was 2 mins late… so we ended up with August dates when July was our preference.

That is good information-we aren’t dipnetting in this video, we’re snagging and that is open to residents and non-residents

It would be so cool to fly in and see what it’s like during winter!

Thank you for watching and commenting! Hope you have a wonderful winter 🤍

I've never tried the Quetico, but I have high hopes for the Mukluks this winter! I hope I get at least 6 years out of these 🥰

Thank you, John!! Hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season 🎄🤍

He’s pretty special 🥰🤍

It wasn’t the fact that we were getting snow, it was the QUANTITY of snow we got in such a short period of time 😂

Got a new phone and the video quality is crazy 🤯 Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, John!!

@ Happy Thanksgiving to you and your Family! What phone did you get? It sure is Great Quality Video and Pictures.

We got the new iPhone 16 pros (free with trade in through Verizon) and I’m using the “cinematic” mode - it is a massive upgrade from the iPhone 12s we had!

@ Thank You for answering my question. That’s awesome. I still have a IPhone 12.

Thanks for watching! I am super excited to see how these do all winter ❄️

Hi 🙋🏼‍♀️ we actually camped in the campground at Brooks Camp - reservations are through recreation.gov and we had to make them at the beginning of the year. If you’re on Facebook, I highly recommend joining one of the Katmai/Brooks Falls groups for more info-I learned SO much that way. Also, I have another video where I talk about the logistics before we went: th-cam.com/video/8Fywo5soYdo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ZhyZ1WcBx56wHbqm

It was an awesome trip!! Thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching and commenting! It was definitely a trip of a lifetime 🤍

Thanks for watching!! Part 2 coming soon!

Thanks for watching, Jeff 🙋🏼‍♀️

We were there August 28-30 and yes, we thought that was Hedgie!!

Hi, John 🙋🏼‍♀️ this was at the end of August this year. We went for two nights in Katmai and one night in king salmon. Sounds like you had an amazing adventure yourself! So happy to hear you were successful and man, did you work for it! 17 miles in one day?!? Nuts! Congrats and thanks for watching and commenting!

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Nice!! Bob’s a well-known guy for sure 😆

Great question-the permits are actually per person and not per site! So you do need to get 2 permits. They only allow 60 people per night in the campground, so that’s why it’s one permit per person.

Also-make sure you have a recreation.gov account set up before hand and be logged on like 5-10 mins prior to when the permits go live, then make sure you click refresh on the Brooks Camp page rightttt at 8am AK time! They sell out within 2-3 minutes!

@@wanderblestok, thanks for the tips. We’ve been pretty lucky on getting most of our reservations for the parks so hoping we get lucky in January. We were in Alaska in late June of this year and went to Lake Clark, was an awesome experience being around the bears there. If you never been there, we used Alaska Air Service out of Anchorage for our day trip.

@@user-qc7hr4my7r awesome!! Yes lake Clark is definitely in our list, thank you for the recommendation 🙌🏼 and best of luck with your permit!

@@wanderblesttry to get Jordan as your guide if you use them. He’s the owners son and was awesome. Take care.

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Very considerate of you to say so 💁🏼‍♀️

Cmon this is the best one yet

Annoyingly demure 💅🏼

The caribou poop was the real star here 💁🏼‍♀️😆

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Things can get a little silly when we’re out hunting 😆🙈

@@wanderblest Gotta have fun!

Thank you, John!! It was an absolutely incredible trip! Will post a full-length video by the end of October 🙌🏼 Heading into hunting season now!

@@wanderblest I’m heading to Alaska, we’re hunting Caribou on Adak Island. You know anything about that area or hunting there? Can’t wait it’s coming fast. Stay Safe! Have a Successful and Safe Hunting Season!

@@johnblackie314that’s awesome!! Adak is on our bucketlist, we’ve never been! Best of luck to you, let us know how it goes 🙏🏼🤞🏼

@@wanderblest Thanks, will do!

lol happy to be of service!

Thanks for watching!

That’s nuts! We’ve been up Alexander creek once (in winter on snow machines in 2022) and I couldn’t believe how many houses there were out there!

The Kenai Peninsula is probably your best bet for that! Depends on the time of summer/fall for which species and then pinpoint a location from there, but in general the peninsula is the best spot 🙌🏼

@wanderblest Thank you. I'm going to check it out for sure!

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lol that year was a slop fest for all involved-I’m sure aggressive tires would have made a difference but the main trail was washed out and I did the best I could 🤭

We avoid it at all costs… I just realllly wanted a king 🤣

@@wanderblest yea lol you should check out Kenai

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🥺😫 I’ve still never gotten one!!

That is awesome! We had an amazing time visiting Idaho and would love the chance to get back there soon. So cool about your family! We’ve never actually been to Kriner’s Diner but have known about it-will need to stop by there this summer. Thanks for watching and commenting-have a great summer!!

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Hi 🙋🏼‍♀️ we haven’t gone on this trip yet, but I’ve flown on two other bush planes here in Alaska (one Piper, where you sit directly behind the pilot and it’s just the two of you, and also a Beaver, which was multiple rows) and neither felt claustrophobic to me, especially with because so much of the enclosure was glass windows. That said, I don’t typically struggle with claustrophobia, so the experience could be different for you. Hope that helps!

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Thanks, you too! We can’t wait for this one 🐻☀️

Can’t wait to see your videos and pics. 🤞 Curious on why no fuel is allowed to be taken with. I’ve had to take much larger gas cans, and propane tanks flying into remote places for work.

I’m really not sure why?? I know that you can take fuel with you on fly-out hunts, but the reservations we made were very clear, “all types of fuel are illegal on all passenger flights” 🤷🏼‍♀️

Wasn’t thinking it could be a commercial flight

It’s with Katmai Air on a float plane, but for some reason that’s what they put on the paperwork… I’m with you that it doesn’t make sense/not consistent with other similar experiences but so it is 🤔

Hi 🙋🏼‍♀️ I agree, it’s the most beautiful place!!

Nice!!! I was happy for you and jealous at the same time 😅🙃

Hi 🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m not really sure if it has a name, but we were over 40 miles from the highway in Eureka

It was awesome! This was mostly all the main trail in Eureka, we went about 30 miles past Monument

It was absolutely worth the price! Super fun trip!

Thanks for the tip!

Thank you! It was a lot of work but super fun to see the end result 🥰