About Talkeetna, Alaska

The rivers, the trains, the planes and the people. The mountain, the climbers, the bush pilots. A little look at some history and the various elements that make up life in Talkeetna Alaska, my home town.

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  • @garygreene578
    @garygreene57814 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much for putting this together. Our son lives in Palmer and we always enjoy visiting Talkeetna when we visit. It's a charming community with a lot of talented people!

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    14 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! Talkeetna is definitely a unique place in the world!

  • @jamesterrill1938
    @jamesterrill19384 ай бұрын

    Very nice video, hope to see all of your videos, Happy New year..

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Happy New Year to you too!

  • @jiminalaska
    @jiminalaska4 ай бұрын

    Very good history of Talkeetna.

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Happy New Year!

  • @Vanhockeymom
    @Vanhockeymom4 ай бұрын

    This was very cool! Ty for sharing this with us! Happy New Year!

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you and Happy New Year to you too!

  • @h.a.barker412
    @h.a.barker4124 ай бұрын

    Taking my dream trip in my bus 😊 mine is a 1995 G30 cutaway with an American Transportation(AmTran) body 6.5diseisel😉.Thank you so much for all the history & going to the cemetary and all the pictures! Love hearing about a place's history

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Where are you off to in your skoolie?

  • @Nena84734
    @Nena847344 ай бұрын

    That was a beautiful, loving and thoughtful episode, thanks for that, now I know!

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you and what a lovely choice of words! I'm so glad people seem to be connecting to this one! Happy New Year!

  • @arthuradams6508
    @arthuradams65084 ай бұрын

    Awesome video! My wife and I are in our early 80s and love your videos. I was in Fairbanks in the late 50s but things have certainly changed since then!😊

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much and Happy New Year to you both!

  • @kimnelson1654
    @kimnelson165425 күн бұрын

    Beautiful. We are visiting your town in July. We will be with all the tourists …. 😊

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    24 күн бұрын

    Have fun! I hope you get good weather while you're up there!

  • @darwinfranzen7043
    @darwinfranzen70434 ай бұрын

    Enjoy your Alaska videos. I was stationed at Eielson in the early 70s and have loved Alaska ever since. My friend Tom Redman owns the Denali View Lodge near Talkeetna. Happy New Year from Nebraska

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Very cool! Maybe I'll look him up this summer! I'm sure my family probably knows him. :). Happy New Year!

  • @CuriousPagan
    @CuriousPagan4 ай бұрын

    My family owned property in Talkeetna 1980 - 1997. I grew up there... yes, it's certainly changed. Additionally - loved seeing the footage of Full Tilt at the end! I was best buds with Sandy's daughter, we considered ourselves the official roadies. (Hah!) We were with them frequently. Happy New Year!

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Very cool! My brother Jon was playing guitar with them that night. :)

  • @rockymountainreseller3858
    @rockymountainreseller38584 ай бұрын

    I loved your video. I have visited Talkeetna several times, home being Wyoming, but want to be in Talkeetna. Wyoming is lovely, but getting busy all the time, all year around. It's changed drastically over the past 30 years. I stay at the Roadhouse and eat breakfast and lunch there. Drink at the Fairview and talk to the locals. Found dinner at Nagleys.

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching! There's so much history there that I didn't even touch on; when I go up this summer I'm going to dig into more detail of certain aspects and make another video or two on Talkeetna. Happy New Year!

  • @appalachianmermaids
    @appalachianmermaids3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video! My family and I are planning to move to Talkeetna area this spring and you just made things so much more exciting for us..... Thank you!

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    3 ай бұрын

    Sweet! Good luck with your move!

  • @AB-so3jv
    @AB-so3jv4 ай бұрын

    Wow, lots of history and nicely narrated, good job!!!!

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! Happy New Year!

  • @karenschrock8074
    @karenschrock80744 ай бұрын

    Great video. Such an interesting past and people. You were lucky to be a part of it. I love thinking back to our town when i was growing up. There was no one here. We would ride our bikes to the beach when we were about 12. Never had to worry. I grew up in Sarasota Fl. The infamous Siesta Key. Ran that island my whole life. Now you cant even get out there, the traffic is so bad. Ready to move back to the PNW. Couple more years and we are out of here again.

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Happy New Year and good luck with your move!

  • @danabarnhardt1575
    @danabarnhardt157517 күн бұрын

    Will be traveling there August 2025 and don’t know how I will contain myself until then. Thank you for such a warm video and let me know if you need anything from little ol Texas

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    14 күн бұрын

    That's so sweet!

  • @barbaraslayden2277
    @barbaraslayden22774 ай бұрын

    Happy New Year

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    You too!!

  • @regconrad7783
    @regconrad77834 ай бұрын

    That was an Awesome video Thanks for sharing it

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! There's SOOOO much history around Talkeetna I may end up doing a few more videos on it! Happy New Year!

  • @davidschutz3507
    @davidschutz35074 ай бұрын

    We lived in anchorage in the mid 80's while my dad was in the air force. I bought 5 acres in talkeetna a few months ago and can't wait to get back to alaska.

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    That's great! Are you planning to live there full time?

  • @davidschutz3507

    @davidschutz3507

    4 ай бұрын

    @@backtoalaska6755 yeah i plan on living there full time. I'm waiting on my daughter to turn 18 because she wants to come. So in about 3 and a half years my dream of going back to Alaska will come true. I have so many good memories from alaska.

  • @davidschutz3507

    @davidschutz3507

    10 күн бұрын

    ​@backtoalaska6755 yes I'm just waiting on my daughter to turn 18 because she wants to come with me.

  • @pattichapman6574
    @pattichapman65744 ай бұрын

    Lovely video and I loved it. How lucky you are to have grown up there.

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Happy New Year!

  • @dogins1
    @dogins14 ай бұрын

    Lovin it, all of it. Touches something special deep down in my being. Much love to you Miss Beth. ❤️

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you my friend, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

  • @jewels7832
    @jewels78324 ай бұрын

    That was an awesome video, thanks for that bit of history. Happy New Year to you guys. 🎉

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Happy new year! Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

  • @JOED338
    @JOED3384 ай бұрын

    How interesting. So much history in AK. Happy new year 🎉🎉.

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Happy new year!

  • @prlopez6134
    @prlopez6134Ай бұрын

    I would love to visit ❤

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    Ай бұрын

    It's kind of a magical little town. Love it or hate it, you'll not forget it! :)

  • @MitchellTickle1962
    @MitchellTickle19624 ай бұрын

    Happy New Year You Guys ! Hug the Kitty 😊.

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Happy New Year and we'll deliver that hug for you!

  • @robertbartmann8470
    @robertbartmann84704 ай бұрын

    Thanks or sharing the history of Talkeetna. I'd love to go back and visit way back then. Barb and I wat to wish you Jack a Happy New Year. May 2024 bring you joy, good health , and the Lords' blessings. And of course back to Alaska!! Looking forward to your return in May. Hope you have drier and more sunny days. All the best from Eagle River,Wi. Bob and Barb

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much Bob and Barb, and we wish you all the best for the new year as well!

  • @arthuradams6508
    @arthuradams65084 ай бұрын

    Oh Ya happy new year as well🎉

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    🎉

  • @darwinfranzen7043
    @darwinfranzen70434 ай бұрын

    You can leave Alaska, but Alaska never leaves you.

  • @backtoalaska6755

    @backtoalaska6755

    4 ай бұрын

    Isn't that the truth!!