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peapicker
True Blue Farmgirl
716 Posts
texas
USA
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 Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 7:41:21 PM
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Has anyone been watching the new show about the family in Alaska. We have seen both episodes so far and really enjoy it. It is so beautiful there!
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Firemama
True Blue Farmgirl
1731 Posts
Amanda
Medical Lake
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 8:30:37 PM
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I have only seen the first episode, but I LOVED it
Mama to 2
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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arabianhorselover
True Blue Farmgirl
422 Posts
Jennifer
Bedias
TX
USA
422 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 9:27:51 PM
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I just watched it Saturday afternoon. Was the scenery wonderful. Not sure if I could fly in and out like that.
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peapicker
True Blue Farmgirl
716 Posts
texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 9:35:35 PM
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| We would love it. My husband is a small engine plane pilot and he really enjoyed it. I used to want to live in Alaska, but now I don't think I could take the cold. I read a book once and can't remember the name of it. It was in the late 70's. It was a true story about a young family that moved to the Mt.McKinley area, built their log cabin and basically lived off the land. It was really rough, but I was so in awe of the lifestyle. |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 10:06:35 PM
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It is beautiful there, my daughter goes there at least every 18 months for a week or so, and backpacks. You don't want to go in the summer thou, the skeets will eat you alive. She loves the plane trip to the glaciers and they land on them and walk about on the side of Mt McKinley (sp?), she howls with the wolves and takes the most beautiful photos of the wildlife and plants. She has also gone on the sled dog trips and would love to see them race in the winter. A beautiful , but very unforgiving land.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 06:36:54 AM
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I have no idea what show you're talking about, but I've been to Alaska, and can safely say it's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been...and I've travelled quite a bit. I'd go back in a heartbeat. We went end of May, mid June, during their "white nights"...boy is that something! I've never had such energy at 3 am. We did a 3 week hike, kayak, camp trip, my friend Kristin, her brother Judd and I. Sooo much fun. Saw bears, seals, moose, and tons of birds. We also took a float plane out of Juneau to an old hunting lodge (built by a friend of Teddy Roosevelt's) on the "hole in the wall" glacier. It's an amazing sight! I think I ate fresh grilled salmon almost every day I was there...and some of the towns have such wonderful tastes of Russian architecture. My favorite little spot was Haines, Alaska, though. Once a WWI outpost, it was this lovely little Edwardian village sitting on a bay, bordered by a temperate rain forest. All the houses were white Victorians, and it just looked so clean and picture perfect. There was a bar, a market and a diner. What more could you ask for? The hike through the rain forest was so interesting...it was a flora and fauna tour, and I could hardly believe that in Alaska, there would be these large, tropical looking plants that were straight out of a jungle somewhere below the Equator.
Anyway, that's my review :) If you ever get the opportunity, you should go for sure!
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peapicker
True Blue Farmgirl
716 Posts
texas
USA
716 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 06:37:02 AM
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| RFD stamds for Rural Free Delivery. Originally it was delivering mail daily to the rural people daily. The government said it could not be done economically at first, but it became a success and now everyone gets mail. I am not sure how it got from mail to a television program. It's only available on cable or sattelite. The entire show 24/7 is about horses, cattle, farming, tractors, country living, etc. It has some good shows, I just don't like the chemical/fertilizer part that sometimes comes on. |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 06:39:57 AM
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We have cable, but maybe it's not available to every provider? I'll have to call our provider and see. That's what it's called, though--RFD? So I sound like I know what I'm talking about when I call to inquire :)
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peapicker
True Blue Farmgirl
716 Posts
texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 06:44:19 AM
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| The show is called R5Sons (I think I have that right) Its only shown two episodes so far. It's about a family that has a dude ranch/western bb and they have five sons. It shows the experieces that go on there. It has lots of wildlife and scenery. One of the boys is a pilot and you get see things from that perspective. I haven't tried googleing it , but I bet there's something there. |
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peapicker
True Blue Farmgirl
716 Posts
texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 06:45:43 AM
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| Yes Jonni, it's RFD and I know the lineup of the channel is available on the internet. |
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Laila
True Blue Farmgirl
273 Posts
Laila
Kutztown
PA
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 06:45:49 AM
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Yes, Jonni. It is RFD-TV. We have DIRECTV satelite dish and it is channel 345 on there.
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 10:09:31 AM
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Sharlet:
I need to check out that show. I love watching RFD. I've never heard of the show. Thanks for the information.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 10:53:57 AM
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We don't get anything on our TV since the "Big Switch". I loved watching programs like that. I recently read a book entitled "Journey to a Dream", by Mary T Lovel. It's about a family in the late 60's who moved to Sherman, Alaska...population 6 (all their family). It is a very good book.
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 1:47:31 PM
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Whoo I have direct tv so what dys does this particular show come on? I am going to check them all out but that one sounds really good and I hate to miss a good when their arent that many good shows on anymore.
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 2:25:10 PM
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I have dishnetwork satelite, and its on channel 9404 here in California.
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