It's not always cold here in Alaska! ie. we don't live in igloos<vbg> Actually, this is such a huge place that the weather varys quite a bit from region to region. Southeast Alaska is a temperate rain forest, with average summer temperatures around 55-60 F and anywhere from 100 to 180 inches of rain annually. Winter temps average in the 30F range. (The temp reached 75F here in Juneau a couple of days ago and _everyone_ was complaining about how unbearably hot it was!) Parts of the interior regions are very dry and have huge temperature fluctuations - with winter lows in the -40F(or colder!) region and summer highs reaching into the 80-90 degree range (or higher). Today in Barrow (our northernmost town) the temp is only 37F as I write this - that's cold for the end of June! The Kenai area (South Central coastal region) - which is the area that I recall was the destination for the trip that started this Trangia thread should have fairly temperate (60-80F) daytime temps and evening temps in the 40's or 50's at this time of year. BUT...you need to be prepared for the chance of some truly miserable weather also - it's easy to get nailed with a week of rain and wind with cool temps. Cheers, Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska > -----Original Message----- > From: Wilky [SMTP:carrot_at_vision.net.au] > Sent: Saturday, June 27, 1998 9:38 PM > To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Trangia stove fuel > Craig wrote: > <snip> I may be showing my ignorance of Alaskan weather here but it > always sounds and looks cold, and I would love to visit there one day > . > cheers > Wilky. > Craig Wilkin. > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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