The Bush (Alaska)

In Alaska, the bush is any region of the State not connected to the North American road network^[1] or ready access to the State's Ferry System. A majority of Alaska's native populations live in the bush, where they make their living in similar fashion to their ancestors.^[2]^[3]

Geographically, the bush comprises the Alaska North Slope; Northwest Arctic; West, including the Baldwin Peninsula and Seward Peninsula; the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta; Southwest Alaska; Bristol Bay; Alaska Peninsula; and remote areas of the Alaska Panhandle and Interior.

Some of the larger communities in the bush include Bethel,^[2] Dillingham,^[2] King Salmon,^[2] Nome,^[1]^[2] Barrow,^[1]^[2] Katmai National Park,^[1] Kodiak Island,^[1] Kotzebue,^[2] and Unalaska-Dutch Harbor.^[2]

Most parts of Alaska that are off the road system can only be reached by a small bush airplane.^[4] Travel from place to place is typically accomplished by snowmobile, snow machine, boat, or dog sled.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wohlforth, Charles P. (2007). Alaska for Dummies (3rd ed.). For Dummies. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-471-94555-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ DeVaughn, Melissa (2008). The Unofficial Guide to Adventure Travel in Alaska (2nd ed.). John Wiley and Sons. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-470-22899-9.
^ Wohlforth, Charles P. (2007). Frommer's Alaska 2008. Frommer's. p. 434. ISBN 978-0-470-15288-1.
^ Wohlforth, Charles P. (2007). Alaska for Dummies (3rd ed.). For Dummies. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-471-94555-0.

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[Dummies364-1] Wohlforth, Charles P. (2007). Alaska for Dummies (3rd ed.). For Dummies. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-471-94555-0.

[Unofficial-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ DeVaughn, Melissa (2008). The Unofficial Guide to Adventure Travel in Alaska (2nd ed.). John Wiley and Sons. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-470-22899-9.

[3] Wohlforth, Charles P. (2007). Frommer's Alaska 2008. Frommer's. p. 434. ISBN 978-0-470-15288-1.

[Dummies365-4] Wohlforth, Charles P. (2007). Alaska for Dummies (3rd ed.). For Dummies. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-471-94555-0.

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