I continued my research and called a meeting of the minds to bring everyone up to date.
Warren, Paul and I were the only ones to attend. Gary was the one true adventuresome soul, content to stake his life, for 8 days anyway, on the decisions of Paul and 2 guys he'd never met.
Following the advice of Dave ( my Alaska expert from Home Depot ), I contacted Reserve America for a list of cabins in the area we were considering hunting. The US Forest Service owns cabins all around the USA available to rent for 1 day to 1 week.
"Okay, here's what I've found so far.
My first choices as recommended by Dave were not available so I expanded my search around Petersburg. This led me to a cabin in Portage Bay. It has 4 bunks, a stove and an outhouse. It's located in a protected bay at the base of Kupreanof mountain. We'll rent the boat from Tongass Marine and get all our groceries for the week and haul them in."
Warren "Since I don't hunt, I'm going to buy a new camera and be the designated photographer. I'd like to fly in to the cabin so I can take some aerial pictures."
Paul " How will we keep our food cold for the week?"
Mark " We don't really know what the weather will be like in early May, it can be comparable to the Midwest. We can expect lots of rain and temperatures from 25F to 55F. I think we can take 1 day's worth of perishable food and whatever nonperishable items we need for the week. We can fish anywhere and get small game hunting licenses. Practically any small game is in season while we're there so we should eat like kings!"
I told a good friend, C.C., that I was going bear hunting in Alaska and his response was predictable...." What are you shooting? "
"I'll take my 30/06. I've been shooting it for over 20 years and I'm comfortable with it."
" Are you CRAZY ! That's too small. I have a 375 H&H magnum. You can take it."
I knew better than to argue with him so I thanked him and agreed to use it. It was sure big enough to stop a black bear!
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