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Author Archives: John

Cisco Firewall

So 2 weeks ago Cisco decides to release a new version of their ASA (Adapted Security Appliance) Firmware, the ASA is more commonly known as a Firewall. I use a couple ASA’s at work to help keep control of the network and of course to provide some protection from hacker and other such bad guys. more »

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Moose in the yard

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Facts on Fairbanks

Geography : The Hub of the Interior Map provided by FNSB Internet GIS Fairbanks is Alaska’s second largest city and residents commonly refer to it as the “Golden Heart of Alaska.” Due to its central location Fairbanks has become the transportation, trade and service center for the vast Interior region encompassing some 200,000 square miles. more »

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Mt Ryan Foundation

Since we got the materials into the 1st cabin site at Chulitna, we figured we might as well start hauling the foundation material into the Mt Ryan site so Dean could start work on his foundation there. This should be a cake walk, heck it was too easy getting the lumber into Chulitna, the trail more »

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Materials are in….

Cabin Site near Chulitna So we spent a few days down in the Hurricane area and hauled the last loads of lumber into the cabin site. It was a pretty good weekend actually. We hauled everything Dean and I had loaded on our trailers by dinner time Friday night and then spent a lazy Saturday more »

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A few more vids on the SnoRondy

Off of work and heading home right after I get these uploaded. Share on Facebook

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Some video of the Tanana Flats and pulling trail markers

Per the rec use agreement between the military and Iron Dog, I had to go back through the Tanana Flats section of the race route and pull all the trail markers we set. So it is more as a “just because” then anything else. Not real exciting, just some trail riding and the trail is more »

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SnoRondy 2011

This is the first of 5 videos I took. Still working on the editing, but this one shows the bonfire and some of the drag races from a distance. It was a great event this year and a lot of folks showed up, it may not look like it, but there were hundreds of spectators more »

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Plan for worst in Alaska adventures by packing best survival gear possible

reprint from the News Miner FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks snowmachiner John Johnston has never been forced to bivouac on the trail or in the mountains during 30 years of riding in Alaska, but he’s more than prepared to do so if that situation arises. While Johnston may not carry the proverbial kitchen sink on his sled more »

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Slowing Down

Well, sort of. Been a crazy and hecktic month running the Iron Dog trail and trying to get it set was fun but a lot of work. Put on over 600 miles on the Bearcat exploring options, riding the route, once one was plotted and then staking the trail. Then it snowed, don’t get me more »

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