Important Links
Weather & Location Information
Weather at the lodge- Ruby Ruby 14 NE (daily temperature & precipitation at the lodge): go to the following link http://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=pafg From there, click on “Regional Summary (RTP) under “Product” and then on the GO button in yellow
NOAA weather information: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/forecasts/AKZ216.php?warncounty=AKC188&city=Ruby
Our location on Google Maps (close up), http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=Yukon+River+Lodge&near=Ruby,+AK&ie=UTF8&ll=64.927616,-155.151672&spn=0.263621,0.822601&t=k&z=10&iwloc=A
Ruby’s location on Google Maps, http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Ruby,+AK+99768&ie=UTF8&om=1&num=10&z=5&t=h&iwloc=addr
Alaska Weathercams (to look upriver/North toward the lodge, scroll down to view the “Ruby” Webcam), http://akweathercams.faa.gov/sitelist.php
PDF Map of the Nowitna Refuge, http://nowitna.fws.gov/pdf/map.pdf
Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge, http://nowitna.fws.gov
Download links to Historical Photos from our area including Ruby during the Gold Rush, http://idisk.mac.com/simplyalaskan-Public/oldphotos.webarchive
View our Experience Alaska movie: http://idisk.mac.com/simplyalaskan-Public/Yukon%20River%20Lodge%202007.mov
(requires Quicktime to view, click here to download: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/)
Our archived movies and other public documents of interest can be accessed online at: http://idisk.mac.com/simplyalaskan-Public
Alaska Travel Information and tourism related organizations that we are members of
Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitor Center - Fairbanks, http://www.morristhompsoncenter.org
Alaska Wilderness Recreation & Tourism Association, http://www.awrta.org/
The Alaska Travel Industry Association, http://www.alaskatia.org/
Travel Alaska - for tons of vacation information and your free Alaska Vacation Guide, http://www.travelalaska.com
Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, http://www.alaskarefugefriends.org
Alaska Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, http://www.alaskabackcountryhunters.org
Races & expeditions that go past or are near the lodge
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, http://iditarod.com/
Norman Vaughan Serum Run, http://www.serumrun.org
The Yukon 800 Mile Marathon, http://www.yukon800.com/
The Iron Dog Snowmobile Race, http://www.irondog.org/
Great resources for your travels in Alaska
All about Alaska Fish & Wildlife: Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series Online, http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/notehome.php
Buy your Alaska Fishing License Online, http://www.admin.adfg.state.ak.us/license
Recommended Lodging-Tours-Services
Alaska’s Hallo Bay Bear Camp, http://www.hallobay.com, 1-907-235-2237 or toll free 1-888-535-2237, email: hallobay@acsalaska.net
Our sister lodge in Maine:
Spencer Pond Camps, http://www.spencerpond.com, 1-207-469-1969 (winter), 1-207-745-1599 (May-Nov), email: spc@spencerpond.com