The Bush (Alaska)
In Alaska, the Bush typically refers to any region of the state that is not connected to the North American road network[1] and does not have ready access to the state's ferry system. A large proportion of Alaska Native populations live in the Bush, often depending on subsistence hunting and fishing.[2][3] Geographically, the Bush comprises the Alaska North Slope; Northwest Arctic; West, including the Baldwin and Seward Peninsulas; the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta; Southwest Alaska; Bristol Bay; Alaska Peninsula; and remote areas of the Alaska Panhandle and Interior. Some of the hub communities in the bush, which typically can be reached by larger, commercial airplanes, include Bethel,[2] Dillingham,[2] King Salmon,[2] Nome,[1][2] Utqiagvik,[1][2] Kodiak Island,[1] Kotzebue,[2] and Unalaska-Dutch Harbor.[2] Most parts of Alaska that are off the road or ferry system can be reached by small bush airplanes.[1] Travel between smaller communities or to and from hub communities is typically accomplished by snowmobiles, boats, or ATVs.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Wohlforth, Charles P. (2007). Alaska for Dummies (3rd ed.). For Dummies. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-471-94555-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 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.
