Forgot to mention...

I was so excited about how much fish we caught in Alaska, I forgot to mention our special guest fisherwoman. At the time, no one outside of Alaska knew who she was.


(Picture courtesy of James Evans.)

Alaska Video

In case you were wondering, we were able to bring home a lot of fish. We each brought back 38 pounds of fillets apiece. Most of that was salmon, as we only got about 9 pounds of halibut each. Also, the day we were halibut fishing I caught three manta rays. A marine biologist would call them skates. Larry was amazed I pulled up three of them because in all his years of fishing he had only seen one other skate caught. Reeling them up from 150 feet down was exhausting due to the massive drag they created.

Enjoy the video.




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North to Alaska

Below are pictures from our trip to Alaska.

James and I were able to borrow the Leveen's camper to take a trip to Denali National Park. The park was about 3 and 1/2 hours from their house in Palmer.

While at the park, we took an 8 hour round trip bus ride to the base of Mt. MicKinley. On the way up we saw this bear feeding on berries in an open field.


The Eielson Visitor Center at the base of McKinley had a sign showing the crummy weather we encountered on the trip. At the time we took this picture, visibility was about 100 feet. The overcast weather that day kept us from enjoying the complete scenery of the park.

During the entire trip we only had two days of sun. The rest of the time was cloudy or rainy which, as we were told, was how the whole summer has been for Alaska.

From left to right: Bill (James' grandpa), Jimmie, James, Larry, Mike

Me, my first catch of the trip, and Larry. A keen eye will spot the blue sky.

Here is a glacier we visited. Glaciers are common in Alaska, though a majority of them are up in the mountains. This one stretched down to the valley floor and we were allowed to walk up on it.

The melting ice formed a gorgeous pond in the middle of the glacier. The hike on the glacier may have been my favorite part of the trip because around every corner was a different ice formation. The ever-changing landscape was gorgeous.

I am almost finished with the video and will post once finished.



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The Last Frontier

I am back from Alaska. I returned to Sonora at 1:30 am last night. Thankfully I had asked for today off in anticipation of a long night on Sunday.

I had planned on showing some pictures of the trip but Blogger is having trouble at the moment uploading my pictures. I am also working on a video that I will post upon completion. Stories and pictures will be posted soon.



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Into the Wild

Tomorrow night Mike, James and I get on a plane headed for Alaska. This "guys only" trip will be spent in Palmer, Alaska visiting Christina's Aunt Lenny and Uncle Larry. The plan is to hang out with them for a few days then Uncle Larry will take us out on his boat to do some fishing. James and I might also be taking a side tour of Denali National Park one day. Our return back to California will be Sunday, August 3rd.

Pictures will follow throughout the week if I can find a wi-fi hot spot.



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