Sitka Alaska,

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Жыл бұрын

Welcome to Sitka Alaska;
This past summer Darlene and I took the grandkids and spent a week in the quaint little town of Sitka Alaska. This is where I lived from the age of 11 until I left town at 21. I did a ton of growing up here. For me this was a great place to live during those years. I have been back a few times since I originally left in the mid 70's. Sitka has not changed a whole lot in all the years since I moved away. Sure, there are a few new buildings in town, a few new people as well, but the little town of Sitka still has that small, southeastern Alaska feel I remember. If you're planning a trip into this part of Alaska, make sure to put Sitka on your list of stops.
checkout these links;
www.sitka.com
Sitka Stories and News; Porky's April fools 1974, this is a great story...
alaskaraptor.org
www.fortressofthebear.org
stmichaelcathedral.org/
stpeters-sitka.org/

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@martinadalton8466 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video! I lived in Sitka in the 70s and 80s. It was such a great place to grow up.

@curtdrahn8522 Жыл бұрын

It was a long-held dream of mine to visit Sitka, a cruise 10 yrs ago missed it due to weather, last summer we tried again, the weather was beautiful and the time spent was worth the cost. Tour bus only hit a few places, our walking days are over but we did do the church, some of downtown, the totem pole park and the Jackson museum. The time was to short but that time along with your video made up for it. Thank you for the time spent with your tour.

@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 Жыл бұрын

Curt, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I would say I'm very familiar with this little Alaskan town. Growing up there from the age of 11 to 21 gives you a lot of time to explore just about everything. It's very hard to totally capture any place during the short visit on a cruise ship. Glad you liked Sitka during your visit. Thanks for watching. If you need a travel partner, join us with some of our other travel videos. Be Safe.

@user-hv2ye9pg4i Жыл бұрын

My favorite places

@justme8837 Жыл бұрын

My sister goes to Sitka from June to end of September to work at the fisheries. She loves Sitka and only had good things to say about it and the people there.

@arniedavis5784 2 ай бұрын

Going on a cruise to Alaska in 18 days. Visiting Sitka, Haines, Juneau and Tracy Fjord.

@kmmorrin Жыл бұрын

So cool to take a trip down memory lane! I grew up in Sitka, leaving in 82-83! I lived off of Crabapple Drive, so just a few blocks from the castle site!

@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 Жыл бұрын

82-83... Ya, I had already moved south by then. My family arrived in Sitka December of 64. I was 11 years old at that time. We moved there because my father had taken a job at ALP (Alaska Lumber and Pulp). I was there from elementary school to working 3 years at the pulp mill. I left in April of 75. Those were some of the most memorable years of my life. Great little town. Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching.

@kmmorrin Жыл бұрын

@@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 my father probably hired you at the mill! He was the VP of Personnel at that time!

@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 Жыл бұрын

@@kmmorrin Thats cool, My father worked there as well. He was the head of electrical engineering and was rather instrumental in helping me get on right out of high school. I'm sure they knew each other. I would ask him but he passed back in 2017. Sitka was way to small not to know most everybody.

@davidsshaman Жыл бұрын

In this life i may not able to visit this beautiful place but through you video i thoroughly enjoyed the tour of Sitka. Thank you very much.

@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 Жыл бұрын

Your very welcome David. I am really glad you liked it. I need to go back now because a number of my friends who also watched this video want to know why I didn't look them up while I was there. I just ran out of time... I guess I'm going back. Darn the bad luck right. Thanks for watching.

@lotharroberts5978 11 ай бұрын

You're a righteous dude. Wonderful how you gave a shout out to the animal rescue centers. This world needs many more. Wonderful video, and I sure wish I was a citizen of Sitka.

@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comments, and thanks again for watching. Glad you liked it. Sitka was a great place to grow up.

@SmallBoxCentral 6 ай бұрын

Cool video! Thanks for sharing and greetings from the UK

@teresawood2298 Жыл бұрын

Nice to visit our old stomping grounds! Sitka was a beautiful place to live and grow up. Thanks for sharing!

@myiramddhif7641 Жыл бұрын

Is it really harsh and cold to live in Alaska?! I'm thinking about moving there, what are the pros and cons please??

@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 Жыл бұрын

@@myiramddhif7641 South Eastern Alaska is were Sitka is and it's not so much different then Seattle. Couple degrees either way. The cold you are referring to can be found north of Anchorage towards Fairbanks...and beyond...

@joycegillick8493 Жыл бұрын

So beautiful!!

@janpangilinan2979 Жыл бұрын

What a gorgeous place to grow up..

@apen2152 Жыл бұрын

Nice job🥰❤️👍

@ms.carpenter_ Жыл бұрын

I live there ❤️

@drainmonkeys385 6 ай бұрын

I just watch a video on the early Russian fur traders and the conflict… omg. Brutal history.. very interesting though… and you are beautiful

@cheryldavis1268 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your tour. 👍 We will landing there on June 5, 2023. Thank you

@angieparelius1383 11 ай бұрын

Did you enjoy your time there? Any recommendations?

@4kfamilyfunwalk206 Жыл бұрын

Went here 2 weeks ago, little small but great of moubt Edgemont. !

@user-th4pl6fd4e 11 ай бұрын

Спасибо за видео!

@AK2HI 5 ай бұрын

Oh the solstice parties on harbor Mt haha

@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 5 ай бұрын

Yes the snowmobile parties on the mountain. Just great memories now.

@AK2HI 5 ай бұрын

@@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 exactly, I lived there 1990-2010 now in ketchikan

@robertcolfack26 8 ай бұрын

I thought about taking one of those smaller cruise ships that went to Sitka, Wrangell, Juneau, Ketchikan , and around 3 or 4 other small towns.... I been on several of those huge cruise ships that only goes to Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway....

@Booka60 10 ай бұрын

My Uncle Porky was a very funny man.

@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Porky was in the news (Sitka Sentinel) a lot when I lived there. That would be mid 60's thru the mid 70's. Porky made that little place a little more colorful. It's very cool that your related. Thanks for you comment.

@martinadalton8466 9 ай бұрын

Porky was a real character! His wife, Patty, was my 8th grade algebra teacher. I always wondered what their conversations were like around the dinner table!

@tomstanderwick5733 7 ай бұрын

I thought this video was awesome. Boy was I surprised when I saw the water color of St Peter’s by the sea. I have the original. My mom, Donna Standerwick, is the artist. I just showed her your video. Well done. The video sure made me home sick.

@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 7 ай бұрын

OMG Dude, Thats neet. My wife and I love her paintings. I'm going to show her this comment. She'll love it! Thanks for watching Tom. PS, since this video came out I've had a number of freinds want to know when I'm coming back... Hmm

@tomstanderwick5733 7 ай бұрын

@@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 ⁠ I don’t know if I know you or not, but I very well could. I moved to Sitka in 1961, and then bounced around Southeast for a few years and then back to Sitka for the last 30 years before I moved to Idaho. I graduated from Sitka high in 1976. I miss Sitka. That will always be home to me. Would love to get back there again as well. Take care, it’s a small world .

@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 7 ай бұрын

I got to Sitka with the family in Dec of 1964 right after Christmas. The family lived there for about eight years, then my father took a job in Washington St. and they all left. I stayed a couple more years because I had a job at ALP. In 1975 at the age of 21 I decided to follow the family and headed south as well. I've only been back a few time to visit, but growing up there has always been such an amazing part of my life. You graduated in 76... I was out of High school in 72 and Started at the mill that same year. My name is Michael Kerner. I'm sure we know a lot of the same peeps from town.

@randygump5879 Ай бұрын

I might have been the last contractor to stain it. Around 2000?

@grupoamasant8282 Жыл бұрын

La proposición !!

@angieparelius1383 11 ай бұрын

Hi. Enjoyed the video! My wife and I are planning to visit Sitka this September. I would really like to do the Gavin Hill and/or Tabor Mountain hike but my wife is unable to hike. Is it safe to hike alone or could you possibly recommend a local person who might be up to join me on the hike?

@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 11 ай бұрын

Gavin Hill was always less accessible as far as trails go. That may have changed in the 50 years since I actually lived there. Harbor Mountain will be very different. There is a dirt/gravel road that goes to the top, and then a very nice trail that goes to the very peak. The views of Sitka from there (peak) will be great. Don't forget your camera... Telephoto lens would be good also. Hope you have a great time. Thanks for your comments.

@HorrortaleSans-pv5gs 5 ай бұрын

Эх. Мой любимый русский Ново-Архангельск❤

@frankfern2455 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for share nice video! Appreciated. I wanna ask you strange question, May be You know, which area around Sitka local people call "Eastern San-Francisco"? Because in real San-Francisco, has only South San-Francisco. Eastern not exist. Thank you beforehand.

@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. however, all the years I lived there "Eastern San Francisco" was not something I ever heard mention in Sitka. Maybe it's something they use around town now days. I have a few friends that still live in Sitka. I'll ask next time I talk with one. Sorry.

@frankfern2455 5 ай бұрын

@@rideupsidevideoadventures3172 Thank You so much for yours response. Next year I have a plan for visiting Sitka. And watching around...Thanks again. Sincerely