Alaska specials on TV

[Cruisin Together]

Just set my DVR to record the following specials

Jan 15 - The Travel channel has Alaska - 1,000 places to see before you die. This comes on at 8:00 am central. Later on the same channel at 3:00 is the Chilkoot Trail.

Jan. 16th on National Geographic at 6:00 central is a special on Danali National Park.

[australian_girl]

Thanks :)

[retiredAF]

Thanks. I will set the dvr for these as well! I appreciate the heads up!!

[GMoney]

I watched both a week or 2 ago. Both are very good, but I preferred the first.

[JanSun]

Thanks for taking the time to notify us about these programs. I did some searching last week on my Tivo but nothing came up. Must not have used the correct search words.

 

Janet

[Cruisin Together]

I did a search on keyword as sometimes the name of the show will be something without the word Alaska in it. It even brought up some episodes of COPS that was filmed in Alaska. Did not want to see that.

[kellywhitehills]

Anthony Bourdain is also doing Alaska..His show is No Reservations on the Travel Channel..It shows him in the kitchen with some Alaskan Native Americans eating a seal...The grandmother says I cannot wait to eat the brains...It looks like they are butchering the seal and eating it raw right on the kitchen floor..

[Kerry&LuAnn]

Also check the Travel Channel in February for a series called "Into Alaska with Jeff Corwin." A couple of episodes are "Denali National Park" (Feb 11) and "Kenai Peninsula" (Feb 12).

 

[Chenega]

Anthony Bourdain is also doing Alaska..His show is No Reservations on the Travel Channel..It shows him in the kitchen with some Alaskan Native Americans eating a seal...The grandmother says I cannot wait to eat the brains...It looks like they are butchering the seal and eating it raw right on the kitchen floor..

 

In some ways shows like this are deceptive because they perpetuate the myths of Alaska regarding living in igloos, keeping sled dogs, and eating seal meat. Those who live here also value a good steak, wonderful sea food, and a cinnamon dolce latte at Starbucks. Many of the so-called nature shows are staged as well. I know for a fact that the Corwin series shot much of the purported "wild footage" at the Alaska Conservation Center not far from Anchorage.