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Wildlife: Bears + Hiking or camping = danger?
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  • Updated by herzog63 on Jun 14, 2003
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  • Kodiak Brown Bear
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    • Bears!! If you are going to be doing any backcountry camping or hiking make sure you use some common sense. For the most part bears don't bother you but when your hiking make plenty noise. When they hear you they generally leave the area. You don't want to suprise them. And you better hope that you don't get between a Sow and her cubs!! That is the most dangerous situation. They are wild animals (not zoo trained). Make sure you keep a clean camp. Don't leave food around or spill food around your site. It will attract them.

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    Tsunami Warnings: There are sirens placed...
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  • Written by herzog63 on Oct 5, 2002
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    • There are sirens placed throughout Kodiak to warn you of the danger of a Tsunami. If you hear the siren go off anytime except 2:00 PM on Wednesday you should head to higher ground. (over 100 ft at least) Downtown Kodiak was wiped out in the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake.

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    Wildlife: Bear Warnings
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  • Written by herzog63 on Oct 5, 2002
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  • Bear Warning Sign
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    • When you see these kinds of signs it means that Kodiak Brown Bears have been in the area. So just beware of your surroundings.

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    Warnings Or Dangers: Spruce Pollen Allegy?
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  • Written by herzog63 on Oct 5, 2002
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    • If you have allergies to pollen bring your medicine the early summer time. When the Spruce Pollen is being released the air will turn yellow on windy , dry days! For those of use that live here have to clean it out our houses too!!

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    Warnings Or Dangers: Don't drive your car onto beaches!!
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  • Written by herzog63 on Oct 27, 2002
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    • Every year lots of people get their car stuck in the soft sand on the beaches of Kodiak! At first the sand seems hard but it's NOT!! This guy lost his car in the surf!!

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    Tsunami Warnings: Get to higher ground!
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  • Written by herzog63 on Nov 10, 2002
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    • If you hear the Tsunami siren anytime except 2:00 PM on Wednesday (which is the test time). Get to ground over the 100 ft level! Sometimes we have false alarms but it is better to be safe than sorry. As the downtown part of Kodiak was wiped out in the 1964 Good Friday earthquake and the Tsunami that followed it!! Kodiak has just installed these new signs to remind people if the situation occurs.

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    Wildlife: Magpies May wake you up!
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  • Written by herzog63 on Nov 11, 2002
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    • If you go camping in Kodiak and leave scraps of food around you may end up with lots of Magpies hanging around your camp. If there are lots of them they make lots of noise!

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    Weather: Winter storms!!
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  • Written by herzog63 on Dec 30, 2002
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    • If you are going to hike in the back country in Winter Time be prepared for very quick weather changes!! It can go from blue sky to Whiteout conditions in just a few moments!! It happened on this day but we were only hiking at the beach so it was ok.

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    Warnings Or Dangers: Father Christmas...He'll know if you've been bad..
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    • We are lucky here in Kodiak as Father Christmas walks around town spreading Christmas Cheer! But you get a chunk of coal if you've been Bad during the year! And he knows!!

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    Warnings Or Dangers: Public Toilets in Winter!!
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  • Written by herzog63 on Feb 17, 2003
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    • Well, some of the public toilets are winterized so if you need to use a toilet (in winter) stick to some of the local businesses! I saw Kaloz running across the parking lot and as I was photographing some of the Eagles I realized where he was going and I caught the photo just as he realized he couldn't get in!!!.....Don't let this happen to you!!!

    Kaloz has some wonderful pages on Kodiak. If you'd like to check his out here's the address. http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/2e7ff/

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    K.Knight Wed Jun 4, 2008 09:37 UTC
     Hi Scott, you certainly do live in a fascinating part of the world. Anne and I will hopefully get to Alaska next year.    		CyberCroat Wed May 23, 2007 12:05 UTC
     After reading this about Kodiak I don't have to visit up there, all is here in your travelogue. Amazing place
    alaskacrazy Sun Apr 22, 2007 02:40 UTC
     That rock is scary!!! Alaska looks awesome!    		lancesfolks Tue Feb 20, 2007 04:42 UTC
     Beautiful pics. We are in the Coast Guard stationed right now @ ATC Mobile AL. Hoping to go to Kodiak next transfer season (2008)
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