Kodiak Alaska By Car
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Have you ever thought of experiencing Kodiak Alaska by Car? An affordable flight from Anchorage and a rental car on Kodiak Island is a fantastic way to experience the Emerald Island first hand.
On this episode of Playing with Sticks we will be exploring Kodiak Alaska by car. We also brought along our inflatable kayak to reach some of the nearby islands. Join us as we navigate around one of Alaska's most beautiful and accessible islands.
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Alaskan Airline: RAVN Airlines
Rental Car: Avis or Budget
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Camera: Panasonic GH5
Microphone: Rode Video Mic Pro
Memory cards:Polaroid 64gb SDXC and Sandisk 32gb SDHC
Drone: DJI Spark
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This is part 1 of a 2 part video in Kodiak. We hope you all enjoy it!
I was stationed in Kodiak in the early 1980’s. I remember a Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen and the square where the bars, shops, and other stores were. Nothing much more than that. Thank you for showing Kodiak in its greatness. I also climbed Barometer Mountain and the end of the runway. Kodiak is truly a beautiful place..
What a great adventure, especially for the little guy!
god must be in a good mood when He creates Alaska. so beutiful
It is quite a beautiful place isn't it.
I grew up on this "Island Terrific in the North Pacific!" I'm in the lower 48 now, but Kodiak will always be home to me.
You are so lucky! What a beautiful place to have grown up.
Must be you like freezing to death.
Love your videos of Kodiak! My husband and I live here and love it! If you're ever here again and want to reach out to us, we'd happy to help you explore more of the island.
We will definitely take you up on that Hana! We used to be there quite a bit because we worked with the Head Start up on the hill. The summer is looking pretty booked for us, so we probably won't be making it down this year. Thanks again for the offer That is really sweet of you guys!
ISLAND LAKE Would some body go to the back side and do a video ? I lived there from 65 to 75 I loved island lake , THANK YOU ,,, MY FAV PLACE EVER
I was Alaskan born and raised, but my dad got a new job, so now we move every couple of years. We can’t go back to Kodiak yet, but I’m defiantly going to go back! If anybody is thinking about moving to Kodiak, here are some pros, 1) There is only one stop light! It doesn’t even have you stop for long, 2) It’s a great community and you know everybody there, 3) there is a farmers market that you can get fresh goat milk ice cream (I suggest the Salted Caramel, it’s so salty and creamy!). There are a couple of Cons as well, 1) It gets cold, so if you don’t like the cold than this wouldn’t be the best choice for you (One time during summer we had a heatwave and it was in the 40-50’s, 2) There are bears, Big.Bears. If you don’t like bears and you are scared of them, do not move there!
(And a plus, if you move there around the time of Summer you get Fourth of July cookies, (Snicker-doodle, chocolate chip, and so on) I hope this helped!
Thanks for sharing all this KJ! Your are very blessed to have grown up in such a beautiful place. Sounds like your dad works with the Coast Guard huh? I bet it is tough moving around so often, but once you get older I'm guessing you may appreciate all the different places and people you were able to encounter. Again, thanks for sharing.
Playing with Sticks Yeah it is tuff, I have to leave my friends a lot, but we keep in touch. I agree, I feel so amazingly lucky to have grown up in Kodiak. By the way I love your channel! Keep making great videos!
“It even has a walmart” XD
Haha. I know I shouldn’t be surprised, but working all over Alaska for the last 15 years besides Ketchikan I’ve never ran into a Walmart. I get excited if the village has an AC store. Haha
Really? Wow i guess walmarts aren’t as common as people think 👍
Never forget your macro lens!
More like you need to buy a macro lens. That’s one purchase we have never made but definitely need to. So many beautiful things you could capture on a macro in Kodiak!
"It even has a Walmart"
"They have a Taco Bell"
As someone who lives on this beautiful island im glad some of our greatest notability is these two places. PS. we also have Subway, McDonald's, and guess what a Safeway
Sorry Naomi. Didn't mean to offend you in any way. We found them as things of interest because you wouldn't typically picture franchise chains on such a beautiful remote island. It's like finding a Pizza hut in front of the Pyramids of Giza. As crazy as that sounds that is actually a real thing. Again sorry Naomi. We have always been so jealous of your beautiful community!
Playing with Sticks Oh no worries! I was only joking around, i’m super happy our little island is getting some recognition. It wasn’t my intention to dig at you guys. Love the channel and keep on filming! 😊
I wish I had seen this video before we went to Kodiak, August, 2018. Brings back memories! Your little guy is a doll!
Glad you had the opportunity to see the Emerald Island. Not a lot of folks get that opportunity unless they are from Alaska or are enlisted in the Coast Guard. Did you rent a car when you were there or did you do more of the hunting lodge/fishing experience?
@@PlayingwithSticks We rented a car and had 1 full day, out of 15 total, to tour Kodiak. I want to go back soooo badly!
I spent 29 years of my life in Kodiak. Great in the summer (on days like the one shown at the beginning at Monashka Bay), but the rest of the year the weather is terrible most of the time, and even in the summer days like that are rare. This said, it's one of the most beautiful places in the U.S. and a fisherman's paradise. If you plan to spend a few days there, however, be prepared for cold, rain and fog, and have enough money to spend on a motel room if flights off the island are canceled even for two or three days in a row because of the weather. And be aware that the cost of living in Kodiak is from 40 to 50% higher than in most other places in the U.S.
Yes, I am not sure if we mentioned it in this video or the other video about Kodiak. But this was an unusual nice week on the island. We are there quite a bit throughout the year and we can verify that it is rarely, if ever what folks would consider nice weather :)
went back here to see how far you've come... Absolutely my favorite camping channel and has influenced 90% of every decision I've made in the last month.
I love this destination in my list
Awesome. Let us know when you make it this way.
@@PlayingwithSticks in my wish list when possible 🙆 thanks for reply, I was watching on Google map 🗺 then search in TH-cam and watched your video show
Hey guys, We are in the early stages of planning a trip to Kodiak and your video came up. It's great to find fellow Alaskan TH-camrs. We are taking a break from the road at our home in Seward, hit us up some time.
That is so cool to see you guys on here! We actually watch your videos quite often. Kodiak is definitely one of our favorite destinations. you guys are going to love it and there's so much content to film. We've been down to Seward a few times this year and May is wearing down a bit with the driving. We will definitely get in contact with you. We would love to meet up with you in Seward sometime later in the summer or early fall. Will you guys still be around then?
@@PlayingwithSticks We plan on being home into the winter and would love to do some Alaska collabs. Let's move this conversation over to a private location. Shoot me a friend request or message on FB.
Will do. Thanks.
Haha! I love how you remind viewers that even Pitbull came! I love it! Great video and I did see your part 2. I wish I could create videos of my hometown Kodiak. Ill just stick with Photography. Question, I work at the visitor center and I was wondering if can I share this on our Discover Kodiak Facebook page?
Of course you can share it on the Discover Kodiak page Pancho! Maybe we can meet up next summer in Kodiak for a photo journey around the island with you. May is really getting into the photo side of things. She has a Canon full frame camera that she has really fallen in love with.
This summer or 2020 summer? I’ll be moving to LA by fall. Anyways, there are a lot of photographers here mostly Canon and Nikon shooters. I shoot with a Sony a7ii which is a full frame. I’ve posted 3 videos of Aurora time lapses but if you guys have Instagram. Add me, I’m always taking photos. :) IG: snappingwith_pancho
We will definitely find you on Instagram. Sony is a little closer to our style of video centric cameras. We use a Panasonic GH5 for video and love the image stabilization.
I think I heard the GH5 had better image stabilization. I haven’t used my camera for any videos. I bought a gimbal back in March but haven’t used it. Anyways, yes add me and I’ll add you guys. I’m down to meet up with people for photos but my strengths is astrophotography. I made an event with the photo club to go photograph the Milky Way. It was amazing and got to see a huge shooting star. :)
When I was stationed on Kodiak there was no Taco Bell, had to go to Anchorage to get Taco Bell, Kentucky fried chicken, we had a McDonald’s at a pizzeria this is back in 1989
I just can't wrap my mind around the fact that this island is larger than the entire state of Rhode Island, yet there's less than 15,000 people there.
My home
at 66 I still love to stomp in puddles. You two are an awesome Mommy and Daddy. Superior Parenting Bravo Zulu.
PS I a you on the She to Me channel, I will watch all you content until I am current
2 minutes of Island, 8 minutes of a baby
Haha. Yes, this maybe the second video we made for the channel. I could see how it would be painful to watch.
But honestly you gotta pay to camp in certain areas. It's lame. Kinda a new thing