[waldo2382]

I packed up everthing I could into my truck and drove to Bellingham, Washington and caught a ferry that took me from Washington to Juneau, layover to catch a different ferry and then from Juneau to Whittier. One reason is that I brought up a bunch of guns with me including handguns and didn't want to deal with the hassle of driving through Canada. My dad also wanted to go and thought the ferry would be fun.

As for winter in the work, it is there, depends on how picky you want to be. For local commercial fishing, there is gray cod to catch. Chances of working on a crab boat are slim, but possible. Folding blankets at the local motels, work at the grocery store, there are jobs out there and might as well take one that is readily available until something better comes up.
If you have a skill like carpentry, plumming, electrical, construction, even better. Some remote lodges even hire (I use that term loosely, more of free rent) a person too look after the place in the winter. While you'd be by yourself for the most part, trapping opportunity is usually pretty good for furs, or at least something to keep you occupied, and feel like there's a purpose in the middle of the woods.