Alaskatarians are Alaskans who generally call themselves vegetarians, but when you offer them meat or fish that you killed or harvested, they almost always jump at the offer.
Myra: “I’m vegan and gluten free.”
Kelly: “Do you wanna come over to eat fish that I caught in the Kenai River and this caribou that my dad shot up in the Brooks Range?”
Myra: “Absolutely! I’ll bring over some blueberries and cranberries for dessert.”
Kelly: “You’re a real Alaskatarian.”
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2million.