Category: Camping in Alaska

• Bore Tide and Bears, Sockeye II, 2024

  

  We planned this 6-day trip  around the Turnagain Arm bore tide.  C was working on the best predicted days, but we still had a shot on his first full day off.  (We will have a chance at a better bore tide in August,  but not sure if we will try again.) We likely would have…

  Melissa Rudacille

  July 27, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska

  Alaska Wildlife, bore tide, coho salmon, fishing, Grizzly Bear, Russian River

• Russian River and Nikiski

  

  We had a splendid week on the Kenai Peninsula, July 10-16.  After C worked 9.5 days on the Riley Fire he took 7 days off.  We spent much of our time fishing for sockeye on the Russian River.  We saw two black bears and one grizzly.  Each bear was closer than the last, with the…

  Melissa Rudacille

  July 17, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Birds, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska, Wildlife

  Alaska weather, Alaska Wildlife, Bird Watching, Caribou, fishing, Grizzly Bear, Kenai River, Russian River

• Hatcher Pass and Eklutna Tailrace

  

  Our 6-day weekend was shortened to 4 days before we left, and then to 3 1/2 on our way back (doggone wildfires).  We had fun exploring and fishing in the Palmer area.  Our first night, we stayed at Matanuska Lake Campground.   Since the Palmer Musk Ox farm had 4 babies, we decided to take a…

  Melissa Rudacille

  July 1, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Birds, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska, Wildlife

  Alaska Wildlife, animal tours, Bird Watching, Dalton Highway, Eagle Summit Wayside, fishing, Hatcher Pass, Maclaren Summit, Musk Ox, Palmer

• Denali Highway June 2024

  

  We had 6 fun days camping, fishing, and wildlife viewing along the Denali Highway. C’s new schedule of 8 work days followed by 6 days off is great for exploring Alaska.  Two weeks ago we traveled on the Dalton Highway and went over the highest highway pass in Alaska (Atigun Pass).  This time we drove…

  Melissa Rudacille

  June 19, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Birds, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska

  alaska, Alaska Wildlife, Bird Watching, Denali Highway, fishing, Maclaren Summit, Tangle Lakes

• Dalton Highway, Part II

  

  Everyone we met said the same thing about the Dalton,  “take your time”.  I would say we planned 5 days and they would relax a bit.  We only needed to average 200 miles a day.  Surely that would leave loads of time for fishing and exploring.  Actually it was barely adequate.  There was a lot…

  Melissa Rudacille

  June 6, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska

  Arctic, Dalton Highway, daylight, fishing, lingonberries, travel, Yukon River

• Dalton Highway, Part I

  

  We had 4 wonderful (and tiring) days on the Dalton Highway.  We drove well north of the Arctic Circle on a quest to see wild Musk Ox.  Our trip deserves at least 3 posts, one on the animals,  one on the mountains and geography,  and one on time, distance, and sunlight.   As expected, we didn’t…

  Melissa Rudacille

  June 5, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Birds, Camping in Alaska, Wildlife

  alaska, Alaska Wildlife, Arctic, Bird Watching, Caribou, Dalton Highway, Owls, Wolf, Yukon River

• Alaska in August

  

  C and I think August is the best month for sportfishing as we enjoy fishing for silver salmon (coho).  https://roaming-nature.com/2023/08/15/long-weekend-with-coho-count/  If you want to fish and visit Denali National Park, spend several days (or more) in Southern Alaska to fish, then head north for several days (or more) in Denali. We ate a lot of salmon…

  Melissa Rudacille

  January 20, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska, When to travel to Alaska

  alaska, Alaska weather, Alaska Wildlife, coho salmon, Denali National Park, fishing, foraging, moose photos, when to visit Alaska

• Sea Otters in Seward

  This evening I watched 2 sea otters for awhile. C pointed out the first one while we were walking. Then he headed further down the beach to fish for salmon. It is drizzling, a great improvement on the driving rain we have been getting off and on the past 3 days. If it had rained…

  Melissa Rudacille

  August 26, 2023

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska

  Alaska weather, Alaska Wildlife

• Long Weekend with Coho Count

  

  Salmon: 11 coho, 5 pink,  1 chum Rain: 6 out of 6 days (never all day) Foraging: red raspberries, highbush cranberries,  sea lettuce seaweed Glaciers: Lots! (At a distance) August 10 Melissa worked in a.m. then we drove south to Montana Creek.  Lots of pinks and chum, not many coho though we saw someone catch…

  Melissa Rudacille

  August 15, 2023

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska

  Alaska weather, coho salmon, fishing, foraging

• Teklanika Campground and the Tek Pass

  If you have read many of my posts, you know I like the Denali National Park transit bus system. During the summer I usually ride the free bus to Savage River once a week. To go further into the Park via the East Fork Transit Bus, it costs about $35 for the day (plus an…

  Melissa Rudacille

  July 25, 2023

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Camping in Alaska

  Alaska Wildlife, Denali National Park, East Fork Transit Bus, Tek Pass, Teklanika Campground