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I just made an ash out of myself

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steve herschbach

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Hi,

How often has this happened to you?

OK, so I'm fired up to go find some more jewelry. I grab my Vision and head for a nearby ski hill. I see a funny cloud in the distance - I'm hoping it is a snow squall but it does not look right. I get to the ski hill, get out, and see the ash swirling in the air. Redoubt blew again. So far we have been lucky but this time wind is from the west and so we are getting hit with a glancing blow of the ash plume. Check out the animation. I'm at the spot marked ANC (Anchorage).

Guess I'll try again tomorrow.

Steve Herschbach
 
Steve, yes she blows from time to time. It's something to see. I use to Captain a 275 ft. vessel named the Redoubt out of Nikiski AK.
 
When is Seward's Day celebrated? Alaska--The Last Frontier (Morrigan716)


March 31. Seward's Day commemorates the signing of the treaty by which the United States bought Alaska from Russia that was signed in 1867.
 
Hi,

Seward's Day is an official Alaskan holiday, not that I get it off. It falls on the last Monday in March. So day after tomorrow.

Steve Herschbach
 
Hi Fred...Never detected Attu but I did spend one year on Adak and that was before the consuming public had these wonderful detectors we have today. On Adak, we had a few downed Zero's and some gun emplacements and that was when I was stationed there in Sept 1957 to Sept 1958. Also had an airbase and submarine base there as well. Quite a small island...but someone in the Navy lied to me when they said: On Adak, there is a woman behind every tree, only to my dismay, we had three small pine trees, no more than 4 feet high...What a bummer. Regards, Jim
 
Probably a lot of world war two relic still there.Looks to cold for me though.I need to move farther south cant take the snow anymore.Always think during winter some ware someone is in a t shirt metal detecting a beach while i sit inside and looking out a window .Must be tough to live in Alaska or new york.
 
Hi Fred,

Never detected out in the Aleutians. To tell the truth, I'd be a little afraid of digging a live round and blowing myself up!

Alaska has it's rewards but it is not for everyone.

Steve Herschbach
 
I've hunted a few old cabin sites and fox farms along the chain but even though I've been in and out of the Islands that had action during the war I didn't feel right about detecting them for some reason. Of course the possibility of banging a live grenade with my shovel may have something to do with it also.
 
Hi,

You ever get out to Sand Point? I got out to Unga years ago. I sure would like to detect the old ghost town there! But I was on a job and had no spare time and have not been back since. Probably would need to get permission from the Native Corp.

Steve Herschbach
 
Steve I've been to Sand Point many times. I used to deliver fuel-heating oil by tug and barge to most every village and town along the chain down to Dutch Harbor but I've never stopped and explored at Unga even though it's just a short skiff ride when the weather is good from Sand Point.
 
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