Did this in 2018 - it was a good trip. We did the 2 week land/sea with Princess. Flew to Fairbanks for a few days, then to Denali for a few days then rode the glass topped train to Seward (best day of the trip). Once on the ship spent a week stopping at several ports and a full day in glacier...
I’ve been there many times, but not lately. Bench is very sturdy with a variety of bags & rests to use. I think it’s $15/hr but it’s been a while. Their website likely has prices. Great place to shoot even if its cold or raining outside.
Great advice from Klif. In the last several years I’ve only seen 1 or 2 posts for HAM gear for sale on here. QRZ.com has a good swap meet section for used HAM gear. There’s also a Hamfest soon in Gwinnett. Google is your friend.
HT’s operate on VHF & UHF which are limited to line of sight. Long distance without a repeater is going to be difficult. If it’s an apocalypse type of SHTF then repeaters will be down. If it’s a several day weather related SHTF, then the UV5R is a great choice IF you take the time to learn to...
I spent all of last weekend pouring concrete & re-enforcing the poles holding up my dock because of the damage by these boats. Last year there was a petition to only allow them downstream of 48 bridge. I hope that goes into affect soon. They are causing a lot of costly damage on Lake Wedowee.