Both Allen and the Bear Were Startled: Alaska Disasters

This week, we have our third out of four guest stars, Jo has shady text messages, a town is built on stilts, Alaska proves a point to science, avalanche season gets out of control, Jo has Iditarod connections, a home invader turns out to be furrier than anticipated, somebody gets her booty bit, and Alaskans are stoic as hell. Content warnings: colonialism, tuberculosis, war, tsunamis, mountain climbing deaths, tornado-strength wind, delayed rescue, hypothermia, injury and death of dog, attack by stranger, alcoholism/drunk driving, bear attacks. Links:1 Dead in Alaska Avalanche1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunamiAlaska man survives near-deadly encounter with brown bear that bit his headAlaska woman attacked by bear while using toiletAlaska woman using outhouse attacked by bear, from belowFear and Loathing on the Iditarod TrailHorrifying Details From The Doomed Alaskan Mountain Expedition That Almost Killed Every ClimberIditarod catastrophe‘If it killed me, it killed me.’ Survivor recounts brutal bear attack in Alaska wildMegatsunami'Mom, Dad, there’s a bear in my room': A broken window, a dark figure beside the bedOne Square Mile: Barrow, AlaskaSnowmobile Attack on Iditarod Teams in Alaska Kills One Dog, Injures 6 OthersThe Denali Climb That Became One of the DeadliestThe haunting Alaskan ghost village on King IslandThe Historic Island Town In Alaska With A Sinister And Terrifying HistoryThis, Alaskans Find, Is the Year of the Avalanche