Shaktoolik - Iditarod Checkpoint #18
In the 1890’s there was a famine in the region. It was thought that reindeer could provide a new source of food and clothing. The government hired herders from Norway and brought them along with animal to Unalakleet and Shaktoolik to teach the Inupiaq Eskimos how to raise, tame, corral, lasso and drive reindeer. The Norwegians even taught the Eskimos how to make cheese using reindeer milk and make clothing from reindeer skins. Twenty years later, five hundred thousand reindeer grazed in western Alaska. A reindeer transportation system was developed. Reindeer were used to deliver mail and haul freight for the military and equipment for the gold miners. Domestic herds used mostly for food exist even today.
Shaktoolik Airport (ICAO: PFSH, FAA LID: 2C7) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.8 km) northwest of the central business district of Shaktoolik, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It covers an area of 156 acres at an elevation of 24 feet (7 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with a 4,001 x 75 ft (1,220 x 23 m) gravel surface. Shaktoolik Airport is serviced by Bering Air and Ryan Air.
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Mountainair
Yep, Jock appeared to be trying to climb a ladder without hands or feet. Such dexterity!
Cheers
D
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Mountainair
Cheers D
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Beowulf99x
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Willowfsx
I love Alaska and the little bush strips. Thank you very much for your work. It's great fun to explore this great country with you.
Best wishes from the other side of the ocean.
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foxquakes
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