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Whittier and Cordova, a few highlights
This ten day trip deserves several posts. We loved both Alaskan towns and definitely want to go back. However, packing isn’t leaving me much time to write. With snow arriving in Healy, we want to head south soon! On day three, we left Whittier on the M/V Aurora (Alaska Ferry), for a 12 hour boat…
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Labor Day Weekend, Coho IV, 2024
Fall is here with fresh snow on the mountains and fall color everywhere. We spent 4 nights fishing for chum and camping at Sheep Creek Slough. Four co-workers joined us, and all caught at least one fish. We got on the road early on Saturday to pick up a friend at the airport. Thanks to…
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Bore Tide, Puffins, and Coho III
Seven nights: Seward, Swanson River, and Sheep Creek Slough Our second attempt to see the Turnagain Arm bore tide was spectacularly successful. The August 21 wave was much bigger than July 25 (https://roaming-nature.com/2024/07/27/bore-tide-and-bears-sockeye-ii-2024/) This time we could see the wave even before Beluga Point! As we were pulling the trailer we didn’t have the flexibility…
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8 Days Coho Count and Talkeetna
We spent 6 days camping, canoeing, and fishing in the rain. We saw 6 moose, a river otter, a beaver, and 3 Sandhill Cranes. We watched a Merganser mother with her 11 (!) ducklings scavenging and fishing around us. We also watched the Olympics on C’s phone during a break in the rain. On our last…
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Sockeye II Part 2 AND Coho Count I
During the latter half of our 6-day “Sockeye II, 2024” I finally caught my first sockeye salmon by flossing. Three of the four in the photo below are mine. It was a lot of work and in a crowd, so I am still not a fan of this type of fishing. July 29 we fished…
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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…
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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…
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Info on Riley Fire
This fire near the Denali National Park entrance is keeping C busy. One of the “especially effective” helicopters mentioned in the July 1 post at 4:45 is the one he manages.
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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…
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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…
Me & C
Roaming: Shenandoah River to the Alaska Range
Me & C 