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This multi (3-stage) is located on state land down a seasonal road. Passage in deep snow may present a problem, however the road is decent most of the time. The final stage is a Rubbermaid screw top jar with camo tape. You can either walk the stages, or you can drive to within a very close proximity of all three.
Note: Recommend coming in from the Butler/Black River Road side (west) as it is paved most of the way.
Alaska Facts and Trivia:
Alaska is the United State's largest state at 586,400 Square Miles. Measuring from north to south the state is approximately 1,400 miles long and measuring from east to west it is 2,700 miles wide.
Alaska is a geographical marvel. When a scale map of Alaska is superimposed on a map of the 48 lower states, Alaska extends from coast to coast and in area, measures in at one-fifth the size of the continental U.S.
Alaska has 6,640 miles of coastline, and including islands, has 33,904 miles of shore.
You think Texas is big? If you cut Alaska in half, Texas would be the third largest state. The state of Rhode Island could fit into Alaska 425 times.
Alaska has 29 volcanoes and over 1/2 the world's Glaciers
Alaska is the only state to have coastlines on three different seas;Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.
Alaska holds the honor of being the furthest U.S. state to the north, east (spans international date line) and west (spans international date line).
History:
In 1867 United States Secretary of State William H. Seward offered Russia $7,200,000, or just under two cents per acre, for Alaska.
Alaska officially became the 49th state on January 3, 1959.
In 1943 Japan invaded the Aleutian Islands, which started the One Thousand Mile War, the first battle fought on American soil since the Civil War. Agattu, Attu, and Kiska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II.
Official:
State Motto: North to the future.
State Flower: Forget-me-not.
State Bird: Alaska Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus alascensis Swarth).
It can change its color from light brown to snow white.
State Tree: Sitka spruce (picea sitchenensis)
State Marine Mammal: Bowhead whale
State Fish: King salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
King salmon weighing up to 100 lb. have been caught in Alaska. The king salmon is also known as the chinook salmon and is a popular sport fish.
State Sport: Dog Mushing
It once was the primary form of transportation in most of Alaska. Today dog sled racing is a popular winter sport.
State Gem: Jade
Alaska has a large deposit of jade, including a big mountain filled with dark green jade on the Seward Peninsula.
State Mineral: Gold
The search for gold played a major role in shaping the history of Alaska, from the discovery of gold in Juneau to the great gold rush at Nome.
State Insect: Four spot skimmer dragonfly
Records:
In 1915 the record high temperature in Alaska was 100 degrees Fahrenheit at Fort Yukon; the record low temperature was -80 degrees Fahrenheit at Prospect Creek Camp in 1971.
High tides can average 37 feet
Snow: 24 hours; 62 inches
1 year; 974 inches (Thompson Alaska, near Valdez).
Highest point, Mount McKinley (Denali): 20,320 feet (Tallest in North America)
Largest Island Kodiak - 3,588 square miles
Largest Lake Iliamna - 1,000 square miles
Longest River Yukon - Total of 2,300 miles, 1,875 in Alaska
Wildlife:
Alaska has 12 species of big game including: moose, caribou, black bear, Dall sheep, musk ox, wolverine, brown bear, wolf, mountain goat, black-tailed deer, elk, and bison
Kodiak Bear; 1,400 pounds, 11 feet tall
Polar Bear; 1,400 pounds, 11 feet tall
Grizzly Bear (Brown Bear); 800 pounds, 9 feet tall (yes, these are different than the Kodiak)
Moose; 1,350 pounds, 5 feet high to shoulder
Antlers span; 72 inches
All 5 species of Pacific salmon - King (Chinook), Silver (Coho), Pink (Humpback), Red (Sockeye) and Chum (Dog) migrate into Alaskan rivers to spawn.
The Official State Record Halibut (flatfish) is a 459 pounds-0 ounces fish caught during 1996 in Unalaska Bay.
Other:
Alaska accounts for 25% of the oil produced in the United States.
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline moves up to 88,000 barrels of oil per hour on its 800-mile journey to Valdez.
Most of America's salmon, crab, halibut, and herring come from Alaska.
The state boasts the lowest population density in the nation.
In 1986 Mount Augustine erupted near Anchorage.
The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States.
17 of the 20 highest peaks in the United States are located in Alaska.
Juneau is the only capital city in the United States accessible only by boat or plane.
The state's largest city is Anchorage; the second largest is Fairbanks.
Alaska's name is based on the Eskimo word Alakshak meaning great lands or peninsula.
The largest earthquake to strike the U.S. happened in Alaska on Good Friday, March 27, 1964 at 5:36 p.m. This 9.2 magnitude shaker lasted between 4 – 5 minutes and generated large tsunamis. The largest tsunami wave was recorded at Shoup Bay in the Valdez Inlet at 67 meters.
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