That was the temperature in my tent during Operation Brim Frost '89. Fortunately the label on my military issued sleeping bag said, "Operational to -65 F." What comfort! Eric
> On 09/01/2025 2:33 AM EDT Viggo Butler via Mifnet <mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> > wrote: > > > I was stationed on the Yukon river in mid Alaska and discovered that the > first large drones were mosquitoes. And they swarmed in very dense clouds. In > the winter standing outside it was so still you could hear your heart beat. I > walked from the BOQ to my office, about a quarter of a mile, at 60 degrees > below zero Fahrenheit. > > Viggo Butler > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Aug 31, 2025, at 9:43 PM, David Wardell via Mifnet > > <mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> wrote: > > > > > > > is such a fun place. All the comforts of home. > > > > My younger daughter lives with her family along the Cook Inlet, west of > > Anchorage. The trip by car from ANC takes around five hours. The area is > > considered "close." > > > > She lives quite literally in the wilderness, surrounded by moose and bear > > (moose are nasty critters). My son-in-law has hunted moose from their > > porch. Wolves are not unknown. > > > > They say Alaska has fewer bugs than other areas, owing to the cold. This is > > a myth—ignore it. Mosquitoes are, shall I say, pervasive in the warmer > > months. > > > > As it's the end of August, those warm months are past; it can snow where > > they live in August. > > > > I'm told one gets used to the cold. I can't see this, myself. One visit I > > arrived at the end of April. This was my first mistake. When I was sitting > > in their living room with coat, hat, and gloves, my daughter did agree to > > build a fire. > > > > The comforts of home continue. The nearest village to my family's property > > is a happy community where they speak Russian. Everyone has Internet, > > however. Thanks to Elon Musk it's better than mine. > > > > There are reasons that I can see as to why Alaska's population doesn't > > exceed Fort Worth. It's decidedly a lifestyle that one chooses to adopt. > > Once the commitment has been made, many seem to genuinely love it. > > > > Old Man Wardell > > Whose idea of "roughing it" is > > Holiday Inn rather than Marriott > > > > > > David Wardell > > +1.757.561.0582 tel:+1.757.561.0582 > > da...@wardell.org mailto:da...@wardell.org > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Revised: 20250507 > > > > You are receiving The Mifnet because you requested to join this list. > > > > The Mifnet is largely a labor of love, however the infrastructure isn't > > exactly cost-free. 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