We’d decided on a date of about Oct 24 to go to the Stikine to pull the dock at B’s cabin and also duck hunt. I came down to Craig to go on the trip with him, and turns out Sara’s sister was going, too, so we all rode over. From Craig, we trailered their… Continue Reading
Jeff and I went fishing at low tide Friday morning. He picked me up at 7 am and I had to be back for a 10 am meeting. We drove to the trailhead a few miles from the house, put on our chest waders, and headed down the trail and out to Gastineau Channel. I… Continue Reading
My Sierra Leone friend Andrew caught his first salmon on his own from the beach here last night. We are in the midst of a big coho salmon return to our hatchery (called DIPAC) and the fish are really big this year. Andrew went down the area the fish were milling near the fish ladder… Continue Reading
Andrew finally was in a position to spend the night at the cabin. He works two full time jobs. So there’s rarely a day off. If he didn’t have to sleep, he’d have 3 full time jobs. That’s what opportunity in Alaska means for an immigrant. He saw his father murdered by rebels in… Continue Reading