Valdez, AK
August 17, 2013
This was a day of rest and sleep in. I passed on a chance to
go salmon fishing; those that did limited out with 6 silvers each, 30-35 lbs.
of fillet. We drove out to Salmon Gulch Hatchery on the opposite side of the
harbor near the Oil Pipeline Terminus. No bears, but we saw lots of silver
(coho) salmon, tens of thousands in the waters nearby. Shore fisherman had no
trouble getting their limit. We saw one bald eagle who watched my every move
while I photographed it. Afterwards, Donna and Katherine visited local museums
and did some more shopping. They had a hard time getting a Valdez pin for
Katherine’s collection, but finally succeeded after a shop owner called around.
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Salmon Gulch - Yes those shadows are Coho salmon |
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More Cohos with Hatchery in the background...a few sea gulls too! |
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All those shadows are hundreds of Coho Salmon |
Last night the staff cooked us a spaghetti dinner. As usual,
no one is suffering from starvation or malnutrition on this Caravan. We had a
long travel meeting covering the 3 days it takes to drive from Valdez to
Skagway.
Valdez to Tok, AK – A
Rainy Day of Travel
August 18, 2013
Today was a 270 mile drive over roads that suffer
tremendously from frost heaves. The drive out of Valdez did not seem as bad as
the drive in. As the weather was gray and gloomy with lots of rain, the camera
got the day off. We did spot 1 black bear up a side road just past Glenallen.
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