I agree that Alaska gets short shrift in Hollywood terms. Didn’t know that Portland was subbing for Alaska in the current season; what happened to Portland being portrayed as, I don’t know, Portland? What, we don’t have interesting crime things, people who need help?

Clydesteve, let me know when the ride is, I’ll meet y’all at the starting point.

My comments were all tongue in cheek. I grew up out west in the lower 48 where wild critters, mountains and harsh weather are all common. As an avid outdoorsperson, I’ve had lots of time in the wild and have heard just about every silly comment an urbanite could possibly utter. So I was riffing on the common stereotypes one often sees when places like Alaska, Montana, and Wyoming come up. Especially in the media, like a TV show, where Fatty will be appearing to our mutual delight.

However, I still love Northern Exposure and will always force myself to believe that it took place in the very real, not fictional, town of Cicily, AK.

I agree, that outfit would definitely portray Fatty’s Quads to their best advantage. Still needs a tat or two.

Maybe you should do some acting on the side.

which he is not.

Bingo. – FC

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Ahem, @FullMonte, please, please, please do not use Northern Exposure as a guide to Alaska. It was shot in Washington so isn’t a realistic portrayal of Alaska.

Love the snowmachine idea though except they are illegal to drive on the streets in the major cities in Alaska and since most streets are bare pavement, it would be hard on your machine. :) Plus they are wicked noisy!

And bears aren’t out in the winter, they are sleeping until spring (which is a great idea, wish i could do that). Most moose in cities are pretty socialized to people – I bike by them all the time on our bike trails and roads(but always keep a close eye on their body language and avoid moms and babies). And wolves? You aren’t likely to see any or have them chase you cause they want to avoid you (though there have been very rare instances of them following people who usually had dogs that they wanted to lure away and eat). Unfortunately, I’ve never seen a wolf in the wild or even heard one howling.

Fatty wouldn’t need a parka if it were summer, but he might need an industrial strength raincoat. Or if in Fairbanks, lot of sunscreen cause they regularly get up in the 80’s or higher in the summer. However, if it were winter, he would definitely need a fat tire bike which I think he should seriously investigate getting cause it would open a whole new world of biking for him every winter and he’d never need a trainer ever again. :)

I don’t think we have bike couriers up here. I think people are too attached to their cars and our major cities are too spread out to make it profitable.

Okay, I digress. My apologies for being so long winded. I know it was probably said tongue-in-cheek, but as an Alaskan who has repeatedly watched my state get misrepresented in film after film and in various TV shows, I’m a little sensitive.