Trip to Teller in the Fall

Last year, I made a trip to Teller, Alaska during the fall season.  I flew to Nome, then took a dirt road 70 miles to arrive at the village of Teller.  Here are some photos documenting that trip:

Beginning of the trip, as I pass by a road sign signaling how far the trip will be.

This is a few miles outside of Teller, don't have any real info on the Tisuk River.

Not sure what this used to be, but it looked cool.

It was located right off the main dirt road.

Teller, AK is in the distance as I come over the final hill.

The village of Teller, AK.

This was taken from atop the hill along the coastline, across the bay is the village of Brevig Mission.

This is sitting in the middle of town, saw some kids throwing rocks at the windows.

Not sure if they ran out of gas or what, but there it sits randomly on the beach.

Building in the middle of downtown Teller.

Peaceful, good weather evening.

The sun slowly setting on my wonderful trip to Teller, Alaska.

Gas Prices

 I guess at one time, Unalalkeet school ran a bus service to pick up kids 

     around the village.  I found this up in the hills surrounding the village at 

     the local dump.  I wonder how much it would cost to fill this up with 

with gas at around $7 a gallon?

I know one of the things people probably wonder about is, "What are the gas prices up there?"  Well in Unalakleet right now the price per gallon is:  $6.62.  Now, how does this relate to me?  Well, the only vehicle I drive currently is an ATV (Honda Rancher 420), so it costs about $30 right now to fill up my gas can which holds about a tank and a half.  So to go around town and do some basic things (like scenic trips in the hills, taking out the garbage, getting the mail, going to the store...etc..) right now I'll pay $25-$30 every 2-3 weeks, which is much cheaper than what someone pays doing a regular commute at a 9-5 job with an average vehicle.

*Note that the current price of gas is also coming off the summer prices, so that price is likely to go down as we head into the winter.

Back at At!

After a year-long sabbatical, I've decided to return to blogging about my adventures in Bush Alaska. Quite a bit has happened the past year, and I will be spending the next few weeks with occasional posts recapping the past 12 months.  

Going into my third year up here, I decided to purchase an ATV, many people have them in the villages because they are much more convenient and handy than a typical automobile.

This past weekend we had the most gorgeous weather in weeks, so I took the ATV around the beach and in the hills to capture some great scenery: