Orcas | January Low Snow | New Snow-machine 

I'm jealous, every time I watch your videos I wish I was there....

The Northern lights are so beautiful and the water too....just beautiful 😊❤

Hi Ed, I really enjoy coming home with you and doing all the things you do the first couple of days. I love your place so much, it almost makes me Spiritual {almost}, lol. I could see myself being retired like I am, sitting inside with candles drinking a nice hot toddy and watching the best light show in the world. Yes, I am jealous, lol. Thanks for sharing your special part of the world.

The wind turbine- situation: As a Vet radio operator in the German army- we had to build up mobil high transmission towers. Its a good think to have 6 instead of 3 steel cables. The other 3 in the mittle of the "tower" to reduce the pressure on this point. Also you could use a 1-2 meter long bigger pipe over the "pressure point" and put some foam in the beginning and the end into the pipe to stabilice this pipe. Outside the pipe 3 steel robes and this kind of support could keep it strong. As more wind pressure as higher an Turbine is as stronger must be the tower. When the strom knocks on the turbine the tower gets weak and then it can brake.. love fron Hamburg

Wow! Beautiful footage of the Orca! Beautiful shots of the Northern Lights! That's one good looking snow machine! Wishing you the very best for 2024! Not too much snow around the outhouse! Home, Sweet Home! Nice to see that you fly out your garbage! Respect for the land! Looking forward to the next video!

That's too bad about the wind turbine. I can imagine that you're very tired with working 6 wks and only have 2 wks at home. I hope you take some time relax as much as you can given all the chores you've got to do. It's nice to see you home 😊.

You know , every time I stand and watch the lights I always pick up on the movement of our ride through space. The color is great but that sensation of movement of the earth is something I only find watching the lights.

What a beautiful morning. Boy that was some great footage of the wildlife around. I love the full black It looks bad ass. Oh….. I’m sorry you must of had one hell of a wind to blow that down. That’s how I start my fires. You have one of the most adventurous off grid lifestyles on RU-vid..!! Your going to have fun with that machine. Have a wonderful time while your home..!!

Well, thank you for posting this on my birthday! 😉 An awesome video! Good decision, not working overtime 2024. Welcome home, hope it's a good one. 👍🇨🇦😎❄

Thank you,,I live an awesome life too 😉🤝💪🍁

Welcome home Ed! Good to see you home for bit, even if it's short this round. It seems you have a plan for your life and these long work trips are helping you achieve that. The new sled looks sleek. I hope it works well for you. I admire your hard work with all the regular maintenance you faithfully keep up on. May 2024 be a year of settling into your fantastic home. You have worked so hard to make it yours. What a life you have on your mountain top home. Until next time be well and be safe.

Been enjoying your videos for awhile now and just realized that I hadn’t subscribed. Done now! You have one of the most unique channels of all of these Alaskan posts! Very few people commute to work via helicopter and tug boat. Love the remoteness of your cabin! Enjoy your time at home!

I really enjoy your channel.... Happy New Year.... sweet looking sled 😎

Great video. Good to see you back on the mountain! Thanks

Happy New Year! Good to see you back at the homestead. My 16 yrs old son was little upset this Christmas he didn’t get to go back up to AK to see his mom. Instead he went to Hawaii to his mom and stepdad and met his grandparents in Seattle for a few days. Just showed him your videos and he’s jealous of the snow! Well…more so the new sled! Haha

Are the Northern lights so bright that you can actually see the light in the water? That was the most amazing thing I've ever seen

Hello 😊 Happy New Year🎉2024 Blessings. 💫 Thanks for Sharing! Warm Regards 🇺🇸 Pennsylvania

Go get em. Nice sled. Long work schedule, get er done retire as soon as possible. The video ended as if your camera had died. But still glad your at home. Can't wait for the next video. Be safe.

Welcome home and Happy New Year! Seems like you never rest, always busy. Wanted to say Thank You for working the extra time over the holidays so others could be home with their families. 👍 The light show was awesome, it’s a definite treat for those of us that don’t have this privilege. Hope all your repairs were (are) successful. Enjoy your two weeks off. So enjoyed the video! Thanks for sharing! Take great care and enjoy your life choices. 😉

The orca mischief out your "office window" definitely beats the random city mischief seen when we venture out lately. Nice to get a peek at what you do when you are not on your mountain. That beautiful environment must make the hard work and time away from home easier to take! Wishing you a good two weeks back at home. Happy New Year!

That's a slick new machine. Can't wait to see it on the trail.

I really enjoyed this video. I felt like I was there. Great work!

Happy New Year Ed! I was worried, I had not seen you since Nov. I hope you at least enjoyed a Christmas Dinner some where. I watch alot of Alaska off grid and some have had lots of snow and some not. I really enjoyed this video , the Orkas and other wildlife . It was sweet to watch. I wish I was up there with you. :)

We need more videos. 👍 greetings from Germany

What an amazing life you lead. An adventure of a lifetime. I pray you have a blessed, safe, and an abundant year ahead!

Been absent for a while? Great to have you back!

I'm so glad you're back I missed your content I knew you were away, we've chatted a little through email. Your Amazon order that I placed got canceled I have to look into it but it's coming if I have to bring it myself. I can't believe you commute 15 hours to your job one way That's amazing. You have kind of a crazy life. Would you ever consider doing a q&a? I was curious How close are you to the nearest road? What was your reasoning for choosing property so high up? Do you miss people? Are you able to stream TV if you need to and do you have cellular reception The helicopter flight is 25 minutes how many miles? Those are just a couple of my questions. Take care and it's so nice to see you

Happy New Year Ed. The Northern light show at the beginning was pretty awesome to see. Enjoy the time you do have off.

That was pretty cool Ed! Thanks for sharing

Cool filter on the opening helicopter scene. Seems the Orcas get a kick out of ‘cat and mouse’. I’ll always pull for the underdog so I hope the harbor seal got away. Looking forward to snow machine adventures and hope you get some more snow but I’m also glad you’re not neck deep in it and trying to dig out. Rest up because Tuesday will be here before you know it. Great video that was totally worth staying up until 1:45 am for. Thanks!

Great content as always! Enjoyed seeing a little more from your work perspective at sea. Love that you have kept the Nordic style of music but are mixing in some other music as well. Sincerely hope you take some time to rest before heading back to work!

Six weeks away is a long time Still majestic orcas and all. A happy and healthy new year to you. Stay safe. Awaiting your return

It is absolutely majestic being able to see all that you do 💗.

Six weeks of boredom, meetings and drills waiting for the ‘big one’ and then back to paradise. Thanks for the tour - from Hells Canyon, Frank.

Thank you so much for wonderful content.

Greetings from Deer Lake, Newfoundland, Canada. Beauty spot you got there. Cheers from da ROCK!

Glad to see you back

Happy New Year to you! It's good to see you. Thank you, for the aerial video of the orcas. That was amazing! We admire you because of the location and lifestyle that you live. You have a strong mindset and endurance to live off the grid; especially alone, in Alaska. That's what makes you one of a kind. God Bless & Good health to you, Ed. 🇺🇸 👍

Great video Ed love the beginning with that filter. One thing is certain is death and taxes but living up there you must include shoveling..😂. Hopefully you will find time to relax and enjoy your new snow machine.

Great to see another video Ed enjoy watching your posts would like to know a bit more about your work life as interested in the name Mountain MARINER, spent many years in the UK volunteering with RNLI & Coastguard retired now but still keep in touch with teams. Looking forward to your next post 👍

Awesome footage as always! You have some amazing wildlife encounters.

Hello, Ed. I just finished watching this video. Like always, never disappointed. Finally you are back home again! I'm sorry about your wind turbine. Hopefully it will be back in action soon. Is almost 3:00 am, i think i better get some zzz. Take care, dear heart. And thank you for the nice shot of the Orcas and your always your beautiful wilderness home. Until your next video!

Happy New Year! It’s always a good day to see a new video from you. I really enjoy watching the lifestyle you have carved out for yourself. It’s not one for the Lazy type. You definitely don’t need a gym membership where you live. Thank you for taking those of us that can’t do this type of lifestyle for whatever reason. For me I think I would get lonely. But what a magical place you have there. Thanks again for a great video.

Great video! Happy New Year!! That's an impressive work commute, I bet you wouldn't trade it for just a 30 minute trip to work in a city.

Awesome intro...now on to watch the video!😊

great video

Welcome home Ed, that was a long six weeks. There must have been some crazy winds up there to take the turbine down like that. Do you have a weather station at home or a way to monitor that when you're gone? The new snowmachine exhaust sounds pretty sweet!

Awesome!

Man, awesome video. I don't know what this kind of "format" this is called, vlog? Regardless it's great to watch. Thank you for taking your time to make these videos.

Thank you so so much i have been so curious about where, how, etc . you get to and from etc. wild life just spectacular. what a interesting life you live. i so appreciate you sharing and look forward to your videos.!!!! how long have you lived there , what made you decide on where you live, did you build it all , how long did it take. these are questions i would be so thrilled to learn . thanks again. so fun.....for us, lots of hard work for you lol. 😀

Really enjoy your videos bud. Next time you are on your way to Valdez stop in at gunsight mt lodge and tell Hap I sent you for a cup of coffee

Happy New Year. Keep Livin The Life.

Hello, glad to see you back. Happy New Year 🎉

Thank you for the video Ed! Your great character shows when you are willing to work over Christmas for another man and his family to be together. I really enjoyed the video showing what happens away from the cabin (work, airport, your truck covered in more snow than I have ever seen!) Stay safe and enjoy your two weeks off.

Nice to see you back home, really was missing your videos. I find them extremely relaxing, and the music is exceptional. Thank you for all the time you put into producing and sharing them with us.

Welcome home Ed. bob in nevada

You are going to have a couple of busy weeks. I hope the muffler change doesn't make the mabhine less stable with the weight change.

Your commute to/from work is a full-on odyssey! Spectacular Orca footage. Appreciate the commentary invoking a slight glimmer of hope for that seal! Good to see you home again, hope you can get some rest...and a few good rides to break in your new snow machine 😊

Thank you for the great video's Nature is Amazing the Orcas footage was Amazing PWS at its best, When are you going to get a pretty Blue with White trim R44 with Skis and floats ?? I have a 2400 SQ foot hanger in my back yard to help keep it warm and dry and A&P license so i can keep up on the Maintenance for Free.

Thank you for a brilliant video. So well edited and filmed. I'm curious why you elected to live so far from your work. If you've said the reason in a prior video, I did not catch it, sorry.

this might be a dumb question but who flies the helicopter? I am so intrigued by this lifestyle!

Really enjoy your videos. Thank you. When do you retire?

Wow Ed, with only 2 weeks off this time it gona be tough to get everything done. Was the cable faulty on your wind turbine pole? Seems strange that a cable would break or did come undone at the anchor points? I enjoyed your video and especially the footage on your ship!

I thought that was a really an interesting video, Ed. With that wind whipping when you were working outside it didn't seem like you'd be warm enough. Are you that acclimated to the cold or was it warmer than it looks? Also, I've read that the area SE of Valdiz seems to be a trouble spot for Brown Bear attacks. Is that correct? Take care and thanks.

Happy New YEAR'S Ed good footage on the ship. Wy have you change your exhaust on your sled wen you getting a new one 👍🏻🍻

Looks like you have a lot of work to do after you get home from work

I did'nt see the Mayor of Edmundville come out to greet you upon landing.

Happy new year Ed!Great video, interesting life you live i gotta say!I wish there were more people like you!