Apline Ascents’ Yaktastic Alaskan Tours
Yaks are funny. And for $2500, yaks will carry your gear during a trek through the Alaskan mountains. There is also a $500 dollar deposit, which I like to think is used for a professional yak cleaning should you fail to maintain the upkeep of your yak. The trip begins with a bush plane flight to Moonshadow Lake, where the majestic yaks await. Alpine Ascents wilderness guides will then lead you on a weeklong hike around Denali and Foraker, where you’re likely to pass wolves, bears, caribou, fox, and moose, the yak’s arch nemesis. Sounds like a pretty cool way to see the Alaskan backcountry.
via Get Outdoorzy
By Toni Isom- toni isom
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February 20th, 2008 at 12:10 am
Maybe the deposit is in case one of the wolves has a big yak attack?
February 20th, 2008 at 2:05 am
Back in the ’60’s, my mother would often wear different colored wigs. Her favorite and most expensive was made from the beard of a Yak. I remember her justifying the high cost (which was around $300) by pointing out that Yak beard was the closest in texture to human hair of any animal hair. She would use the cut off thigh portion of a nylon stocking (no pantyhose in those days) to plaster down her own hair, slap that yak right on her head, and wa-la! Instant Movie Star. The wig was blonde and made her look like Doris Day.
Perhaps the dude in the photo is missing his woman and just giving the Yak beard a little stroke, subconsciously recognizing the feel of “human” hair. The yak looks pretty happy, too…..
February 21st, 2008 at 9:11 am
^^Bwahaha - Yak wig? Creepy and funny all in one
$2500 to have a Yak carry your crap? I’ll bet I could find a college kid to carry it for half that. And they won’t crap on the trail either.
February 21st, 2008 at 10:17 am
Don’t be too sure of that, I bet a kid from the U. of Wyoming would drop a duce on the trail.