Found a whale head that washed up on the beach. This was huge about 7’ long and 3’ wide. The smell was…yuck https://youtu.be/ZLA22SwJA_4
Whale Head Fossil Beach Kodiak
No Room On The Ferry For Arvi
Rented a Ford Explorer Sport Trac to explore Kodiak Island There was no room on the ferry for our Roadtrek SS Agile so we walked on the ferry and rented transportation on Kodiak.
Eagles In Alaska
There are a lot of eagles in Alaska. I never get tired of seeing this magnificent birds. We had a juvenile sitting in a tree over our camp site. Here is a video of that bird. https://youtu.be/4OxBiitPi94
Hot Boat Haul Out
These guys did an impressive job hauling this boat out of the water. There was a strong cross wind. The boat was coming in fast and a little sideways. The tractor pulling the trailer had to synchronize with the boat coming in. The video is short and doesn’t capture well the difficulty of the situation.... Continue Reading →
Fishing the Kenai River
Took some time to fish today on the Kenai River. The salmon are running. Had one nice fish on for about a minute before it broke my line. The big one got away. My guess it was a Coho since that is what everyone else was pulling in.
Glaciers
We have seen probably 15 or 20 glaciers since we started our journey. I am astonished at the rate that some of them are receding. Many have date posts showing recession over the years. Here is a photo of the Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park. The sign post marks the 2010 Terminus of... Continue Reading →
Pink Salmon Spawning
Pink Salmon Spawn Whittier Alaska 7/29/19 Jen had great fun watching the salmon spawn.
Jen’s Journal – July 28, 2019
Day 29: Outside Denali National Park Rainy. We drove South toward Anchorage and stopped at two view points for Denali. Too rainy and cloudy to see The Mountain. In Anchorage we spent an hour at the library and I finished my compliance training. We drove on toward Seward and Whittier and all of a sudden... Continue Reading →
Alaska Forest Fires
Seems the whole state smells like campground on a cool summer night. There are forest fires in many areas across the state. Here are some photos of smoke we took yesterday. We were north of Fairbanks. Bridge at Yukon Crossing 7/24/19 Yukon River at Yukon Crossing 7/24/19 Fire along the Dalton Highway 7/24/19 Evidence of... Continue Reading →
I Love Camp Food CF02
Seared Scallops, green beans with tomato and almonds, truffle couscous. Costco had fresh scallops today. Searing the scallops with salt, pepper, and butter. Scallops seared on waffle iron Grilling scallops on a waffle iron
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