tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post25164041131610863..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Air Force LodgeAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-40383595533256302402009-10-22T19:27:53.100+00:002009-10-22T19:27:53.100+00:00Alcan is also a large Canadian aluminum company. T...Alcan <i>is</i> also a large Canadian aluminum company. They mine the bauxite in the Caribbean or somewhere and smelt it in Canada. It's an incredibly energy-intensive process and Canada has cheap hydroelectric power.<br /><br />I just finished reading about people in Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii making piles of rocks for no reason, and researchers want them to stop it, because it disturbs information about the volcanoes.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-45793556459080159372009-10-22T19:13:49.469+00:002009-10-22T19:13:49.469+00:00Thanks - to us Alcan means an aluminium smelting w...Thanks - to us Alcan means an aluminium smelting works, now closed. It stood for Aluminium Can Company or some such.<br /><br />We make small piles of rocks beside tracks in any place where there's nothing to stop you wandering off the track (ie where drainage ditches either side aren't required). <br />We used to be famous for fog.Cirrocumulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11357630236254664430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-68583313693832300572009-10-22T00:00:47.583+00:002009-10-22T00:00:47.583+00:00The direction signs without direction or distance ...The direction signs without direction or distance remind me of the rock piles in Hawaii.<br /><br />Some bright light got the idea to make small piles of rocks that serve no purpose. They might have been a mimic of rock piles that have archeologica significance.<br /><br />Now they are every where and are just vandalism and graffiti.<br /><br />http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/2005/05_11_03.html<br /><br />Verification word fautda.<br />"Then we came around the corner and saw the anticlimax as the tour guide gave a fautda." <br />Pronounced Faux tah dah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-34259360628295006722009-10-21T22:57:42.838+00:002009-10-21T22:57:42.838+00:00Re: Alcan motel - the name Alcan must be related t...Re: Alcan motel - the name Alcan must be related to the highway: From Wikkipedia:<br />The Alaska Highway (also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) was constructed during World War II and connects the contiguous U.S. to Alaska through Canada...<br /><br />When making reservations, not to be confused with:<br />http://www.alcanmotorinn.com/<br /><br />-------<br />Verification word: noidea - speaks for itself...gmchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588569724644515868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-26513132813792082982009-10-21T18:03:11.125+00:002009-10-21T18:03:11.125+00:00I don't think I took any, Sarah. I'm defin...I don't think I took any, Sarah. I'm definitely someone who takes notes when other people would be taking pictures. I didn't even take pictures of the Sign Post Forest.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-47062303028898957052009-10-21T17:22:14.879+00:002009-10-21T17:22:14.879+00:00@Jimmy Lol. Guess he wasn't that drunk.
Hav...@Jimmy Lol. Guess he wasn't <b>that</b> drunk.<br /><br />Have any pictures of the inside of the Air Force Lodge? Sounds like an interesting place, and a fun "encampment" for you and your co-workers.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-2488130060252142922009-10-21T16:47:08.014+00:002009-10-21T16:47:08.014+00:00"It's a rough and ready Alaska Highway ki..."It's a rough and ready Alaska Highway kind of town. I wouldn't be too surprised if a confused drunk person tried to break your hotel door in the middle of the night at the Belvedere."<br /><br />I've stopped for fuel many times but never stayed in Watson. I believe your statement could apply to just about anywhere in the Yukon in my experience.<br /><br />Some drunk tried to get in my room at 3 am in Whitehorse, even going so far as to demand I open the door. I said 'sure just let me get my shotgun first' and he left without another word. That was at 4th and Main downtown so if it could happen there it could easily happen anywhere else...Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-74415131107472712292009-10-21T15:10:15.022+00:002009-10-21T15:10:15.022+00:00I was taking pictures of the other motels in town,...I was taking pictures of the other motels in town, the ones I'm fortunate not to be staying at.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-60314275250476439142009-10-21T12:50:32.098+00:002009-10-21T12:50:32.098+00:00What's the significance of the Alcan Motel?What's the significance of the Alcan Motel?Cirrocumulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11357630236254664430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-41533953610969137342009-10-21T02:20:04.645+00:002009-10-21T02:20:04.645+00:00As far as I can determine, the safety is from drun...As far as I can determine, the safety is from drunken brawls or disintegrating buildings. While there is wildlife in the area, it doesn't come into town.<br /><br />It's a rough and ready Alaska Highway kind of town. I wouldn't be too surprised if a confused drunk person tried to break your hotel door in the middle of the night at the Belvedere.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-56464923967826292662009-10-21T01:21:34.712+00:002009-10-21T01:21:34.712+00:00The Air Force Lodge website says its the "Saf...The Air Force Lodge website says its the "Safest place in Watson Lake." Does it mean its safe from crime or wildlife... or something else?<br /><br />Thanks for the tour!Geekzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228239470545006258noreply@blogger.com