I go Salmon Dipping later in the summer to avoid the crowds. We have had a warm summer this year so the glacial melt has kept the water levels at Chitna up. We got a bit of a break last week and the water level went down a little so more people than me decided it was time to go fishing. This picture was taken on Friday afternoon about 3:30. On the way home we say dozens of people on the road with their dip nets on the way here. I'll bet it was really crowed this weekend.
Say it isn't so!
We woke up about 6am and I was using my new Coleman stove to heat water for a breakfast of oatmeal. As I looked out at the camp ground at O'brien Creek I saw a coffee bar van. What happened to roughing it? Next thing you know the cell phones will work there.
We woke up about 6am and I was using my new Coleman stove to heat water for a breakfast of oatmeal. As I looked out at the camp ground at O'brien Creek I saw a coffee bar van. What happened to roughing it? Next thing you know the cell phones will work there.
It's been a warm dry summer and the bees, are everywhere. (we didn't see any last year) While I was cleaning fish, and they were everywhere. Not great help, but they didn't sting anyone. By the last fish I was beginning to get the hang of filleting.
The Best of times.
Good friends flying in from all over, Good food (Red Salmon) and
perfect weather. Yep these are the best of times, who could ask for more!
Good friends flying in from all over, Good food (Red Salmon) and
perfect weather. Yep these are the best of times, who could ask for more!
Here I hung a carcass for the gang to feast on.
About 8 hours after I hung the fish. A lot of the meat is gone. Today more than 24 hours after I hung it the meat is gone and they are still picking the bones.
Mind if I Smoke?
There is a fire across the Tanana, in the flats near the Wood River. In the afternoon the humidity goes down and the fire flourishes. Here the wind is taking the smoke toward North Pole. It gives the sky a yellow brown look along the front and darker closer to the fire where the smoke is thicker.
There is a fire across the Tanana, in the flats near the Wood River. In the afternoon the humidity goes down and the fire flourishes. Here the wind is taking the smoke toward North Pole. It gives the sky a yellow brown look along the front and darker closer to the fire where the smoke is thicker.
See the sun through "smoked" lenses, from our yard.
Here is ash on the window of the car from the fire across the Tanana more than 50 miles away.
2 comments:
Wow.. that smoke! But really ... Wow... that salmon! Who did you end up going with?
You know, if we were closer Jen would be fighting the bees off that fish as it was hanging there.
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