Snow at the Off Grid Cabin | Byron Glacier Ice Caves
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ย. 2020
- After exploring the massive ice caves at Byron Glacier located near Portage, Alaska we head home and prepare our equipment for the first snowstorm of the winter season. Removing snow and stacking wood complete a day's worth of work at the cabin.
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I just really appreciate Bo. He's almost always looking at you guys like "I am too effing old for your shenanigans. I'm gonna go take a nap." He is my spirit animal. A very good boy.
If you have any real amount of snow, the snowblower is the way to go. It's what we used in Maine when we'd get 2 and 3 feet at a pop. We'd run out of room for snowbanks on our long driveway, that was never a problem with the snowblower. Many parts of Alaska just don't get that much snow, 6 of the last 7 years we just drove over it and packed it down, didn't plow/snowblow once. Funny side note, I was teaching in a Yupik Eskimo village, my roommate had family in Buffalo New York. He showed his students pictures of all the snow they got and they were absolutely astounded. Alaska is lots cold but not many places get all that much snow. Enjoyed the glacier footage and also really like the woodshed.
Thank you so much ... l will never get to see this on my own [83y-o] but your video is next best thing. How brave of Beau to guard the entrance in case a bear or Godzilla came along.
Never say never. Bucket List for Barbara.
@@stephaniefagan1736 OK .. Your lips to God's ear, with an end run around some roomy-tizzy :)
I love your appreciation...you have a young heart for sure ;)
You have such fun toys -- six wheel Polaris, two snow mobiles, a snow thrower. Admit it. They are not tools, they are toys. You enjoy scraping the snow off of things. You love hitting the snow off fence lines. Admit it. Bo and Bandit are such wonderful pets and good companions. You also enjoy being with each other. It is so silent right after a snow storm ----- when the snow is still in the trees. I love walking through two foot deep snow. I know, I am like a 76 year old kid. It is so fun when it first snows. I love it when it is really cold outside, like at night, and tshirt weather by the wood stove. One time I was standing by my wood stove in my long underwear, in the cabin, surrounded by new snow. I heard scratching on the closed door into the kitchen. It was spooky. The only thing I could imagine was Big Foot. My heart started pounding. Something was in the kitchen. Something was making scratching noises. I grabbed a ski poll, holding it with the point down. I jumped up on a big chair and swung the door open ... only to find a very tiny little mouse scratching at the door. It was so cute I had to laugh. The eiry silence of new fallen snow does strange things to the imagination. Have I ever told you the ghost story of Kibal Charly..............
Smart dog. Beau say " Feel free to leave me at home. I'll watch the fire."
Great video. Always run your small equipment out of gas by turning off the fuel valve and run the engine until it runs out or gas. Ethanol in gas will plug your carbs solid with muck. I own a small engine shop and see this constantly. Thanks for the glacier video.
Great tip thank you!
My wife at the time about 30 years ago and another couple talked about moving to Alaska, but never happened. I really wanted to go. So I continue my life here in Florida dreaming of living the life you two have made for yourself. Keep up the great work, you guys are great to watch. Take care
Who knew it would be so much fun watching 2 people work their butts off. Bo is such a chill dog. I don't know if he totally trusts the pack leaders judgement haha
Bo is the grandpa who always sits by the fire and naps. Bandit is the grandpa who is still running marathons and enjoys rock climbing.
I love Bo. What a sweetie. Bandit seems carefree . Both so loyal. Enjoy your posts
Walking into that cave looks like the beginning of a horror movie. I’m with Bo waiting outside the cave hahahaha
Poor Beau. He is precious too! I love how you share your family with us
I have claustrophobia, so there is no way I would go in those caves. Bo is my hero.
Bo and Bandit are so steadfast. Great dogs. You are blessed.😀😀🐾🐾🐾
This is one of the few channels where I cant wait for long videos. Really enjoyed getting a glimpse of a Alaskan life.
Nothing stops Bandit! He seems very adventurous...
Thanks for taking me with you. How beautiful our world is...Many greetings from the Netherlands! Enny
My husband & I always wanted to go see Alaska, but he passed away. I found you guys about a month ago. I love to see your adventures. Thank you.
i'm like bo's age in human years, and i'd be like wtf am i doing at my age. i just love that dog. i've watched several video's and bo's expressions are priceless, it's like oh no ffs not again, leave be alone let the ole boy sleep.
*_"Bo got scared"_* ... He is a gentle- or genteel soul, isn't he... ♥
Bo is such a loyal and wise old dog, he can feel a lot more and knows so much more than the young Bandit who will run with you without complaining anywhere. If Bo goes back, it doesn't mean he's scared, he's just smarter because not everyone has to go anywhere anytime😉💫☘️
Aren’t they the same age, though? Thought I saw in another vid that they’re both 10 years old.
@@mcohen8025 they are.
I’m with Bo waiting at the entrance!
I thought Bandit was older. Bandit is the one with the white beard. Beau looks so much younger to me.
At 58, all that snow is way too much work for me! Glad you are young, healthy and strong!
I hope Bo wasn’t too tired after the long journey. He’s the goodest boy! 😘
He said Mom and Dad y'all go ahead I'll stay here. It's the first time I seen this one it's beautiful thank you.Mama Long Greenville Tx ❤️🥰🙏🏾
Bo is such a good sport, he’s an old boy but still loved his adventures
How old is he? I thought Bandit was the older one
Touching the glacier would be so thrilling. Don't you wish you could see a brief video of how things looked from the beginning of that glacier? Good ole faithful Bo. I love how respectful you are to all the members of your pack. I think the moose were just waiting for you to put out the welcome basket lol. I bet those strawberry plants were tasty. I love how you both stay so cheerful no matter the task. Thank you for sharing and taking me along.
Beau/Bo has such an old soul. I really can relate to him.
yes. me too. i would never dare to walk into that cave!
@@angelat4639 He ain't no dummy.
I so agree with you!!
I heard him say, 'Hey guys, next time let me tend to the chickens.' Ha
Guys - he is not just an old soul - he has an old body now too. He knows he has limits now that his hoomans may not understand. So he tries to pace himself without scaring them so they don't leave him at home. As long as he can pace himself, he should be OK. When he stops doing that, he may have to stay at home when they go on adventures.
Poor Bo, he’s gotta look on his face like, “we gotta walk some more?” Lol
Gotta be careful using warm water to melt ice on the windshield. When I lived in NY I 100% shattered mine when trying to get out quickly because I was late and thought it was smart lol.
yeah.. this is my exact thought lol i was always told that it's bad to do that.
A wise old dog, Bo is. He knows what's good, and what ain't. Woodstoves... good. Glacier caves... not so much.
The pattern on the ice @8:45...Bo?
Smart fur baby. Teaching the other real baby!!🙏❤🙏
Beau is the younger one, right?
Really like how u displayed the date, sunrise, sunset, & high & low for the day. I think it’d be cool for all your videos given so much of the content is outdoors. Especially garden related videos. It just gives viewer perspective, & helpful if you are not watching as they’re released or going back to older ones. Oh & that dog is awesome! Bo u rock
I am like Bo. I would have sat outside and waited for the family to return. Wow! that's a lot of shoveling. That little truck is a work horse! Thank you for showing me a little piece of Alaska.
I love that you guys have so many projects you’re working on/in the middle of and you still make time to explore the beauty and adventure together. Such a healthy life balance, what it’s all about, happy trails!
Poor Bo...not the most adventurous of your two dogs. Love them Both!
Beautiful, however, I’ve decided that Bo is smarter then all of us. ;-)
Carhartt should definitely sponsor you guys!
I thought they did.
That would be very nice! :)
Shopping is limited and Carhartt is sold at Fred Myers (our version of Walmart). 👍
@@AnAlaskaHomestead do y’all have Tractor Supply Co? They carry a lot of Carharrt
@@syd3086 no not where we are.
Not many ppl can say thay have been inside of a Glacier thanks for taking us along😍🥰🥰
I worked for employers, I had my own business, but there is no work more enjoyable and rewarding than working everyday for life's necessity's
Bo is so cute! Hope his paws are ok on those rocks!🐕🐾What awesome caves so beautiful😍❄❣
What a marvelous life you get to live! Thank you for taking me to a place I'll never see in person!
“You can see where the glacier has collapsed😳Beau was the smartest one....just sayin’🤣
Nice to see someone whom can spell the dogs name lol!
Poor Bo I would be scared too. He did really well going up the rocky terrain
I had to add.. the Glacier was incredible
I'm with Bo; I'll wait at the entrance! I'm just too claustrophobic to go inside caves, especially those that show any sign of collapse. Eeeek!
Wow from someone who lives Sub-tropical climate that glacier was beyond belief - just amazing WOW !!!!
Just cannot express how much I enjoy your videos. God bless. :-)
Bo is my spirit animal.😁💓
Wow! Those glacier's were just unbelievable ! Beautiful🏔️
Thanks for showing us the beautiful glacier cave! Really neat! Mmmm.... that water looked so good! I'm from Flagstaff, AZ and I remember drinking ice melt from the mountains in this stream that would come down and it was so pure and clean and cold! Loved it! I feel sad for the poor baby moose without it's mother! Hope she didn't get killed! Maybe if you see the baby alone again, you can give it some food to help survive thru the winter. Love your videos! Stay safe and warm!
It's amazing how much work it takes to just take care of the necessities - but it's good work! Love that the woodshed is doing so well -and beautiful shots of the snow and the glacier! :)
Bo is my spirit animal😂
Bo living his best life!
You guys are living my dream life. I'm still stuck studying at uni for another 1,5 years but your videos are pulling me through. Love from the Netherlands!
Just a thought. If you have to stack wood outside the wood shed, make some heavy duty pallets from your trees, stack sections of wood on the pallets, then use the tractor to move a pallet at a time into the wood shed. It could be left that way, or you can restack it from there, saving you both a lot of strain in moving the wood. Hope it helps.
Bo is my spirit animal...❤️❤️
That glacier was just so amazing and beautiful.
All I need is snacks something to drink and I'm ready 24/7 to binge all day on your great vids. Love love love your vids.
Wow so beautiful to see the snow falling. Chickens look nice and warm:)
FYI: Some years ago we visited the glacier's and my husband and our son both drank water from the glacier. Myself and our daughter did not and both of the boys ended up with stomach distress about 4-5 days later and they were found to have Giardia. Please be careful!!
The cave is beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!!!
Just wanted to thank you for sharing the astounding beauty in Alaska with us all. If done right won't have to go far to get a moose for this year. Already looking forward to seeing the next video. Blessings stay safe and warm up there
Congratulations again to the couple I admire the culture dai!, The wife is always present with the husband in the achievements of the very good couple a strong hug to both Brazil connected in you hehehe
He can hear it moving cracking unheard by us humans makes all animals skittish at times your one dog that hasnt a problem has faith in you guys is the reason he went along.
I'm glad that neither of you got sick from drinking melt water.
Dealing with that snowfall doesn't leave a lot of time for much else during daylight hours it seems. It looks like there will be lots of moose for next year's freezer too when the time comes.
Its roughly $8.50 a gallon here in the UK for petrol and i dont think beau was scared i think he was smart staying at the entrance guarding the place like the wise old man that he is. Thanks for taking us to see the glacier guys it was beautiful, stay safe and again thank you for doing the videos.
For US or UK gallon? (1 UK gallon = ~1.2 US gallon)
@@netpok UK gallon, its a rough estimate as it costs us £1.20 per litre and there are 4 and a half litres to a gallon so thats about £5.40 and the exchange rate is usually times one half so thats how i came to roughly $8.50
Wow, I would go there often back in the early 80s. Sure looks different, I wish I could see Byron and portage again. Left in 86 but that area has always felt like home to me.
Thank you for the hike and adventure! Storm ! Oh boy!! Wood shed looking great! A lot of work! $2.39 / gal....not too bad, but I imagine that could all change...getting ready for the big snow!
Not sure why I love watching you stack wood and clear snow, but I do. I guess it equates to the Buddhist saying, Chop wood, Carry water. Blessings to you both.
I love that saying.
The first part is, after enlightenment...
Your dogs are just as crazy as you both. Wow I'm glad I live in florida...burrr.
Please don't take that in a bad way.. that is so beautiful. I'm so glad you're taking us on your journey. I would never see this if it wasn't for you both. Thank you so much 💗🙏🤗
The Descent - IS SO GOOD!
"this is glacier water right here..... hmm surprisingly a bit warm.. and salty.... BO!!!! NOT OVER THERE!!!
I love your channel and videos. I ordered your calendar today because of the high quality of your photography. I know it will be beautiful.
How total fun that you take us along!!! Thank you.
That Glacier was amazing, what an experience that had to be. It's weird to have such an overwhelming "homesick" feeling for a place I've never been. Alaska has always been and will be my dream destination. I thought with my wife living there for 8 years that she would want to move back ~ nope. Thank you for helping me to live vicariously through your videos, I am really grateful.
Haven't enjoyed any snow for the past decade since moving from Ohio to here in Oklahoma. I know it's a lot of extra work but it was always nice to have and helped to insulate. You two are such a good team, you're a couple of go-getters for sure.
~God bless~
I so get what you say here...but lucky me, have been here most my life (formerly Okla!), live near these guys, have been to Byron....I even have a Ranger. Your heart is on the right track and I truly hope you have a chance to see this place yourself.
@@susanapplegate9758 Thank you so much, it is so beautiful there. Since I was about 9 years old, I've been in love with Alaska. I did a book report on it in 4th grade and that is what started it all. :)
the movie Descent! 🤣. yeh never go deep into caves without guns and night vision!
Who needs a gym....not you guys. Beautiful work out fresh air included 👌
Alaskan car wash.......love it. Greetings from a very warm Sydney Australia
Wow!!! 8:50 absolutely gorgeous!!
Those moose hanging around while you were taking care of the snow were just waiting for you to clear out so they can back to your garden haha. I would put the fence back up if it was me. Nice snow toys you have.
Blessings to your guys!!‼🙏😇🤩 Thank you for sharing!!! 🤠🥳🐕🐕💯 awesome ‼🤠
I’m with Bo! Thirty years ago I went exploring in a cave on the island of Eleuthera and swore I would NEVER EVER go into another cave.
you are the best dog owners
When you said a cave I thought it was a rock cave not Ice cave! I definitely would have done a Bo too!!! I think he thought if we all go in and the cave collapse on us who will go for help? Very clever dog full of years and wisdom.
Beau might be my favorite dog! Alaskan car wash, indeed!
Great video. Nice to see you go for a hike and enjoy yourselves instead of working all of the time. Take care and stay safe. XXX
Just finished walking my dog in my shorts and a t-shirt. Not to rub it in or anything :) Sonoran Desert is wonderful winter weather.
Several decades ago I lived in Kenai. A lot like you guys are living now. I was a much younger man. Watching your videos brings back a lot of memories.
You guys have a safe and happy winter season :)
That Ice Cave looked so AwEsOmE!!!
"The Descent was so scary! What are we doing tomorrow?"
"Going into a cave?"
"Sounds good!" LOL.
WOW... thank you to share that trail with us!!!! xoxoxox
Thanks for the video. All that fluffy snow make me a little jealous. We have a few more weeks to wait in Utah until we get enough snow to go snowshoeing.
That Waterboy reference 😂
That glacier is just spectacular! 😲
Wow this is incredible! I know its a few years old but thank you so much for taking us with you! Just love it! Again, thank you for these vlogs, just love them!
Now, winter has come when it snows in earnest~
It's busy, but it's so nice to have a couple together!
Be strong and healthy~!!^^
One of the things I enjoy about your videos is the beginning when you list the temperature and sunrise and sunset. I find that so interesting. My family and I live in Pinellas County, Florida. We just went through a pretty nasty tropical storm this week. I love the difference between where we all live. You guys are exploring a glacier and our high temps today are 85F with lows of 71 F. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us
I lived in St Pete for 13 years (from '82 to '95). Haven't been back since but miss everything that area has to offer. The only thing I don't miss is making the trip between St Pete and Tampa (where I worked) on the "Howard Frankenstein" bridge. When they opened the new bridge it wasn't quite as bad though. Take care and enjoy Pinellas County for me.
Those orange dog vests are the best!
Stay outta them caves,,we worry about ya ! Thank You !
Stunning! Thank you for taking us along!
You are not the only 1 having trouble with snow blowers this year..lol
It amazes me how people lived in this type of area's 100+ years ago..1000 years ago.. no machines to help them.
You guys probably drank water water that is hundreds of thousands years old. Just love Alaska so much.
It's remarkable how many structures you two have built in such a short amount of time!
Look at the wood helping warm you multiple times!