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Seldovia is tiny and isolated. It’s accessible mainly by ferry and boat. I’m not sure how big Seldovia is, I think when I was there in the late 80’s it was just over 1000 people.

If you wanted a comfortable base from which to explore Alaskan wilderness in the summer Seldovia would prabably be pretty nice. I remember picking wild huckleberries, buying fresh salmon down on the docks, hiking out into the mountains and just how far o0ut towards the edge of civilization Seldovia is.

If you can make it here, you can get used books without paying shipping!! Plus you get the wonderful side effects of stumbling upon the completely unexpected.

We went here on the recommendation of some random stranger on the street. In restrospect they were joking but they seemed very earnest at the time. We took about two hours to find out we were the butt of the joke, but it wasn’t all bad.

The gee-shucks ambiance went right over our heads, because at that time we’d never seen the movie. The waitress was dumbfounded. I guess most people go to the restaurant because they loved the movie and are eager for a trivial quiz with dinner.

Still, it wasn’t totally horible nor totally outrageous so although I can’t recommend going out of your way to see it, I wouldn’t give it a strong negative review either. If the movie Forest Gump changed your life, then check this out!

And while you are here, visit arches, mesa verde and black canyon. Be careful though, driving distances are long in this aprt of the country, with not a lot of landmarks between. Adults can appreciate long streatches of desert, but kids are going to go crazy if you try to do too much.

Still, I really want to go back with the little ones, it is a truly awesome and unique landscape.

Plus the Canadian Rockies are unbeatable. Ever been to the rockies? Well they go up north over the border where they spread out and have loads of snow dunped on them. The roads go through tunnels that were built for the sole purpose of avalanche protection.

Fernie is a quiet little town with a great local culture. It’s a bit off the beaten track so don’t go there expecting a bunch of galleries, high end shops or a hipster scene.