tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66452743216736118142024-03-05T01:49:40.583-08:00Las Aventuras de Jahns KabulAnsel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-55976505083495513582014-02-09T12:55:00.001-08:002014-02-09T12:55:48.756-08:00Andros II - Post Healing Waters trip Nov. 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alvin holding my 1st bone of the trip. It was tailing first thing in the morning; we had cut the motor and had been poling for about three minutes when Alvin put me on the fish. We inched up until about 50-60 feet at 10 o'clock. The Bone was so intent on feeding that he inhaled the fly after one strip and then it ran. It had been over a year since I had last hooked up and yet the elation of getting a shot and hooking up with each fish is indescribable. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Randy helped host a Healing Waters trip with a number of veterans. I was unable to join them on the front end, but did get to meet them on their last evening. What a great bunch of guys. </td></tr>
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<br />Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-75069596534809573342014-02-05T20:06:00.000-08:002014-02-05T20:06:00.013-08:00Montana Summer 2013 + Grandma's 90th BDay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Julian's delicate hands. An epic, post-July 4th, morning with my two brothers on the water. Julian hammered them. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A tribute to another epic moment on the water a few years prior. Our snacks, while desperately hungover included a hippy's bag of unsalted, unWASHED, chalk-like almonds, two mandarin oranges, and a gallon of water. At least we had a taco truck breakfast. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angie and Randy. Angie picked up fly fishing quicker than anyone I have every met. Its her athletic background, refined muscle memory, and her ability to see and then do that allowed her pick up the casting in, no joke, less than three days. She then proceeded to become competitive with herself knowing when a cast could have been better. It took her another day to set the hook and then she got it! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great day Randy, thank you. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our family had planned a two boat, family float including my parents, Angie, Tucker and his family, but a downpour came over the Buffalo Jump and the temperature dropped about 30 degrees in 30 minutes. We decided that without enough rain gear for everyone only Tuck, Angie and I would float as cold rain fell for more than half of the float. Nice mug. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Angie hooked a nice rainbow at dusk on her own. Not wanting to adjust the drag on the reel while fighting the fish, she palmed the reel. Look at that face, great job!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angie's 1st fish. We were going to call it a day, when I suggested she cast again since I knew that she had learned about keeping a tight line and the fishing was good. Next cast she hooked a big Bow. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took a risk to invite Angie on an overnight river camping trip, but since she truly enjoys fishing, which is a home run for me, we made it happen last minute. Due to a lack of time and ill planning, we put in at around 6PM and ended up having to camp on the side of the river since it was too dark and unsafe to continue floating. I had a feeling that we were close to the campsite and in the morning, literally, around the next bend was the site. Angie was terrified that bears may get us, which was a a very SLIGHT possibility even at that campsite, but even though we didn't sleep much, it was a great experience. Dinner was crackers, tuna, cheese, salami, and oreos. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My new driftboat is actually older than I am, but its fantastic! Bill, you are the man for scoping it out and fixing it up for me. Its my ticket to camp and float, rain or shine. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prior to floating, we woke up with sunrise at 5AM and I knew Angie had to have her coffee, but since we had no stove, I had bought us a set of Starbucks frapaccinos. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then, Angie proceeded to hammer them. I think she brought 7 fish to the boat. Take one. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Damn! The biggest White Fish I've ever seen and it slammed her fly! Most people call White fish a trash fish, but to me, they are freshwater bonefish. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma Carol's 90th Bday! The matriarch of our family, we love you. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dad and his two best buds from St. Paul's School. 40 years had past!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma as Sorority Queen back in the day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is for you Randy. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nick and I fishing hardcore after a full day on the water. Can't get enough. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entrance to Torres del Paine National Park, the locals park rangers told me its too cold for any fish...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How could this be if in Alaska, Salmon and Steelhead run up glacial channels to spawn?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Las Torres del Paine, a 21km hike. Dad and I hiked up on an overcast day and had a window of time that we had set for viewing these mind blowing mountain fingers. When we arrived, the clouds among us were at head level across the lake and on the mountain, so we could not see anything other than the opaque lake. Dad and I decided to stay as long as possible in case that the clouds would burn off or blow away. A few hours beyond our deadline, which meant that we would spend a chunk of the return leg in the dark with flashlights, the clouds began to clear at an incredibly slow rate. But sure enough, they parted and God gave us that special moment. I turned to Dad and suggested that it was a great place to spread some of Grandpa's ashes that Dad had brought up with him on the hike. The hands represent the Orr 4 - Tucker, Julian, Ansel, and Mia. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rio Serrano. Imagine that in a couple of hours sunset brought an immaculate peach and purple sky that I was too busy fishing to capture. When I get a hold of some of Dad's photos, I will add them here. I had done some research on the fishing in this mighty river and all of the information I had led to there being salmon. We drove along the river for miles until I was in a place where I could wade, as the river mouth led to a lake. I chose the spot above and when we pulled up we heard what sounded like someone had dropped a tire into a lake nearby. The salmon bolting upriver were Kings!! I had briefed my dad on how to fish for these bad boys since I had only brought an 8wt rod and reel set and was quite underprepared, but my Dad was in heaven taking pictures while I began to chase these Kings. I cast to fish over and over and over until one finally took my fly right about 10 minutes before it was totally black out. It was insane, because the prepping I was giving my Dad on how to fight and land a fish of this magnitude meant that he would have to chase the fish down river and palm the reel to create enough drag. Little did I know I was just visualizing. 10 minutes later, gasping for air in chest waders, the king, with his mighty hook jaw, took one last leap about 80 yards down from me and broke off. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across the Straights of Magellan with the Darwin Mountains beyond us, the Land of Fire began to sink in. The brave men before us and how remote of a region in the world we were tapping into. This is what I live for. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After 3 full days of wade fishing in intense 30mph winds with gusts up to 50mph, I was blessed with this fat 10-12 lb female Sea Run Brown Trout. Sea Run Browns are an incredibly rare species and tough to catch as they do not feed while they spawn. Unlike salmon though, they do not die after spawning, they return to sea to feed, grow and return the following year. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our guide, Alejandro (Chilean native), was tough, relentless and fantastic. He taught us how to cast a spey road, which was making 80-100ft casts possible in the wind.</td></tr>
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I took one of my best friends, Ben S. to get a taste for Montana. He had fly fished a few times, but after some coaching and invigorating an ancient athlete's muscle memory, the boy was hooked. We fished for 7 days straight, nothing short of hardcore; from lakes, to rivers, to remote mountain ponds. Proud to say, I got another friend who I can split time on the oars with. Great fall fishing with you bro!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">My Uncle Randy and I on the river. He is heavily involved with Project Healing Waters, a fantastic organization that rehabilitates physically and emotionally disabled active military servicemen by leading them to fly fishing and other activities. </span></td></tr>
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I have been lucky for the past few years to be able to focus
both on my work and be able to pack in a few adventures here and there. What I may have mentioned at the onsent
of this blog was that I was on the verge of teaching English in Malaga Spain,
after graduating from college, but once that fell through, I began to research
gnarly trips that I knew I could not do (in terms of time away from work and
real life responsibilities) once I began a career. Hence Las Aventuras de Jahns Kabul was born and thus I embarked on an unforgettable road trip to Alaska! </div>
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Since then, roughly two and half years ago, I began working for an oil
service company. I started out as
a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Pilot and Technician, which allowed me to
work offshore for 21 days at a time followed by 21 days off!! The emphasis here, other than paying my
dues offshore, is the time off.
But unlike the Aussies, Brazilians, and Norwegians who work similar jobs
offshore, I did not get paid during my time off. Nonetheless, I organized a savings plan to incorporate the
following: 401k (8%), Roth IRA (3%), Liquid and Emergency (3%), Stock market
account (5%), and BADASS Trips (5% +).
Again, the emphasis here is on the TRIPS! </div>
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So, looking back on the three year gap between posts, I
would like to update the public (I still have followers and page views to this
day!) on some fun fly fishing trip photos since AK! </div>
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks Yous:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I want to take this chance to thank my parents because I had their enthusiastic support the ENTIRE time and I am sure that they were worried a few times. You guys made the trip possible for me. Gracias, como siempre. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For those who were particularly generous and hospitable to me, thank you: Ben in Fort Worth, Lisa & Kurt and Frank & Barbara in Pagosa Springs, Grandma in Ennis, Bug and Randy in Helena (thank you for putting me in touch with great fishermen), Sussie and Tom in Kalispell, Dennis and family in Kenai, Monica and Richard in Calgary, Tod on the Bow River, Kent in Juneau, Bill and Nick in Ketchikan, Chester in Vancouver, Jen in Tofino, the Wilsons in Portland, and Javi in LA. I learned that as much as I created this trip for myself, you guys enriched it. Thank you. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I want to thank the rest of my family and friends for supporting and hosting me along the way as well. It was not only encouraging for me to here your optimism when we spoke, but it was necessary when things got lonely. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thank you to the following fly fishing guides and helpful people: The Reel Life in Santa Fe, Let It Fly in Pagosa Springs, Dan’s Fly Shop in Lake City, Madison River Fly Shop in Ennis, Fish Tales in Calgary, Adventure Guiding in the Kenai Peninsula, Darcy in Anchor, and Kenai River Fly Fishing in Cooper Landing. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Grand Canyon is unbelievable. It is insane because the huge tectonic plates bleow the earth’s crust vertically shifted a lot of square miles. So if you look away from the Canyon you see miles of tree-lined plateaus, but if you look down the canyon (which is deeper than a mile) or across the canyon (wider than than a mile as well) there is the North Rim which stands at 8,000’. The point is, that the Colorado River, erosion, continual tectonic movement, gravity, volcanic activity, and God’s touch created one of the MOST amazing terrains in the world. My interpretation of the Grand Canyon is calling it a reverse mountain, but it is definetly one of the world’s wonders and I am happy to have squeezed a small portion of it into my trip with Claire. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyk0lLb7VPj_JkdmZGVF8Kza9f954-20-J8qCic5I-Jmpc7YAh4BfL9ChKJMzRmjITJ7QeaBibzrNceNnKI9F9I0uRGbbtnobfjlYuGEHa0LECcojsV6S45vNzTv44pijlUsw84D-Ve1a/s1600/DSCN5599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyk0lLb7VPj_JkdmZGVF8Kza9f954-20-J8qCic5I-Jmpc7YAh4BfL9ChKJMzRmjITJ7QeaBibzrNceNnKI9F9I0uRGbbtnobfjlYuGEHa0LECcojsV6S45vNzTv44pijlUsw84D-Ve1a/s320/DSCN5599.JPG" width="320" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The following morning we used a 2-for-1 buffet coupon and vegged like we used to. Claire informed me that there was a shopping outlet mall, which ended up being great for me since I had no dress clothes. We spent a few hours there until we went back to the hotel and made plans for the night. Within the next eight hours, we purchased the Lion King theatre tickets, had dinner at The Fountain, which was immaculate and in Mandalay Bay, watched the show (which was stunning), checked into a few clubs that we got into for free, then went back to the hotel, changed into our clubbing attire, went back out to club Pure in Cesaer’s Palace (which was overrated), and finally we crashed around 5AM. Las Vegas is essentially a grown man’s playground. At first its kitschy nature was overwhelming and a bit much, but it is fun to have a vast array of party options every night of the week, especially since the shows are so impressive. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our last day in Vegas was also eventful. We woke up in time for a massive and delicious brunch buffet. Then I took my stab at Texas Hold’em Poker, which was good to me. I won a few hands right away and ended up breaking even, but poker is a game that cannot be hurried, so next time I will spend more time. </span></span></div><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We then saw the fountain show at the Bellagio as well as their botanical garden and blown glass display. The Bellagio was simply more snazzy that our spot, but given our budget we were still very pleased. A few hours out we hit up the Hoover Dam and were immediately shocked by its grandeur. I thought it was the perfect model for something that Howard Roark might have built in <u>The Fountainhead</u>. Even the bridge overhead was impressive especially at sunset. A few hours later we got to our next destination: the Grand Canyon. It was a wonderful transition from one of man’s most incredible hand made wonders (Vegas) to one of God’s most surreal places on earth. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_STlsnLFT4xdC5mEv7cs_VPMd5uy_oycqiaRctfC7U_rLsNBsrM_CuYrkZpo55jwmNxyyCc0I9vN0Je8RsyPrHy_4LH2bIxIIfFBJjdEM1qxnP2hNIkgZZWtBTsktHgU30BtcX7pjJxOf/s1600/DSCN5462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_STlsnLFT4xdC5mEv7cs_VPMd5uy_oycqiaRctfC7U_rLsNBsrM_CuYrkZpo55jwmNxyyCc0I9vN0Je8RsyPrHy_4LH2bIxIIfFBJjdEM1qxnP2hNIkgZZWtBTsktHgU30BtcX7pjJxOf/s320/DSCN5462.JPG" width="320" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Days 69-72 </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Essentially, we chilled just like we did when we were in college and remembered our “peak years” since they are long in the past now. We woke up around noon and went to IHOP for breakfast. West Hollywood is an interesting town, its right off of Sunset Blvd. and is loaded with wealth, trendy people, and incredible weather. After heading back to catch up on sleep since the drive was exhausting, we went to a local sports bar and watched the phony Lakers inch off the Houston Rockets late in the forth quarter. Then he showed me some new cool video games for a few hours. Our itinerary mimicked my visit to Buenos Aires when we were studing abroad: he in Argentina and me in Santiago, Chile. The schedule went: go out, stay late, sleep in, eat, nap, go out again. But this time, Javi hooked us up. </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The next morning, Grandma was nice enough to treat me to an Ennis Pharmacy breakfast (its actually called Yesterday’s) at 7AM knowing I would try to drive the entire way to Los Angeles in a day.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It was great to see Grandma in such great shape and, again, she's STILL got it!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I know that I was planning on driving down highway 101 through Washington and Oregon to then catch Highway 1 in California, but it just was impossible to do it all.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In fact, its been a major lesson for me, not to overbook myself with plans when you may want to spend an extra day in an unexpected place like Tofino or spend an extra day with family.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Anyway, I did it. After 1,060 miles and eighteen hours of driving, I made it to LA to see my good friend Javi from Amherst College. </span></span></div>Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-67183580078677714852010-10-22T11:39:00.000-07:002010-11-08T21:59:52.912-08:00Helena, MT<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Days 63-65</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The next morning I made a couple sandwiches for the road and tried some raspberries from Nancy's garden that were delicious. Thank you guys for letting me stay for a night, I wish I could have stayed longer in Portland since there is a lot to see. Anyway, I headed out to Helena, which is about a ten hour drive. I passed up a lot of juicy water that must have held fish, but I just wanted to be back in Montana. Along the drive, I broke 250,000 miles!! I cannot give my vehicle enough praise, it is the most reliable, has perfect clearance, it is the perfect size, and has proven to be matched engineeringly. Thats why although most vehicles and boats are shes, I have called my 4Runner Yoda (also because its green). Wow!</span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I got to Helena after dark and caught up with Bug showing her more pictures and videos from the trip. Honestly, I have had a lot of adventure, but what has made the trip special has been the people I have met. Being able to chill with Bug and Randy after a long time on the road was more than necessary! The next day, I met Randy on the Missouri after he had a very interesting hearing in Great Falls regarding the constitutionality of having an insurance cap of money that victims of medical mal-practice are allowed to be compensated! I told Randy that I would row for the first half and then we switched later on. The day was gorgeous although strange for the middle of October: 75 degrees, sunny and full of fall colors. We chilled and fished until we had a beer and a snack at a bar in Craig. When we got home, Bug cooked up a HUGE and delicious steak dinner which made me remember how great family is. We caught the rest of the Phillies game and went to bed. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We came back to their home, ordered pizza, and had beers in the man cave upstairs and watched the Phillies pull off a must win-game. </span></span>Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-34478264637688280542010-10-22T10:53:00.000-07:002010-11-08T21:55:34.230-08:00Back to Lower 48<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Days 61-62</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I woke up in Victoria early morning in search of the Ferry to the US. I asked for some street side help and was accidentally sent to the ferry terminal that takes you back to Vancouver on the mainland. I turned around, got lost some more (since my GPS was still dead) and found the ferry terminal to Port Angeles just in time to catch the 10:30 AM ferry. I passed out until some rolling waves woke me and then read for while. It had been over a month and a half since I was back in the lower 48 and in a way it was relaxing. It was nice not to have to convert cents/litre gas rates or worry about the Canadian dollar having more power than the US causing me to spend more money than I thought, or the fact that in Victoria a six-pack of beer was $11. </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Olympic Natl. park was great because huge cedars grow up to the hill tops. Then as you ascend on the Hurricane Road you come to another mountainous plateau that are mostly sharp and snow blanketed. One horseshoe bend reminded me of the road to get to Portillo in Chile. I spent some time near the top before heading on to Mount Saint Helens and noticed how incredibly quiet the wilderness can be.</span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That evening I made it to a lake in southern Washington and camped out for the night. In the morning I ran for a bit and did some ab-workouts to bite the cold away. Nearly two hours later I came to THE Mount St. Helens. A family friend of ours grew up loving it and now I can see why Steven was so amazed. In 1980, 1/4 of the mountain exploded horizontally and then erupted burying millions of trees within twenty miles, the debris snapping them by the trunks for another thirty miles, and singeing them for twenty miles beyond that. Whats crazy is that the volcano is still active so there is a dome inside the crevase that was formed that grows daily from the vertical growth of magma. I watched a video from the late 1980s where the dome's growth oscillated from a 1/4" per hour to dump truck loads in seconds. Only with binoculars could one see that in places the dome was smoking! </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">From St. Helens I drove to Portland to see Reid's parents. I made it to their beautiful home in time to shower and watch his sister, Claire play soccer. It was the first game I had watched live in a while and playing under the lights brought back some memories. It was great to see Nancy and Dave since I had not seen a familiar face in a while and we caught up at their home over dinner. Later that night, I chilled with Lee, who I studied abroad with in Chile, and we had a couple drinks and laughed a ton remembering living in LCL. </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table>Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-25586002991254195412010-10-22T09:57:00.000-07:002010-11-08T21:51:20.610-08:00Tofino, BC<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I camped the first night in a spot that was recommended to me in secret, but rest assured it was ideal. The next morning I scurried to one of the surf shops and tried to sign up for a lesson. If I wanted the cheapest group rental rate I was told I had to wait until tomorrow because I was the only person wanting one, but the manager pulled some strings for me and called a buddy who ended up giving me a private lesson at a group rental rate! I met up with Jeffro and immediately bonded over our shared affection for 4Runners, his being more beach worthy. </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Anyway, we drove to what looked like was the side of a road in the middle of forested suburbia. We put our wet suits on since the water temperature runs 58 degrees or colder. Through a narrow pathway through the woods we came to Chesterman Beach, which is the perfect spot to learn: no reefs, no rocks, just sand. The waves were on average two to four feet, some that rolled in were over six. Jeffro was a great instructor because most of the lesson hinged on advice like, "feel the ocean" or "its you and the board," and I found a way to pop up a couple times. I learned what an Ice Cream headache means, how to read the water in terms of where the waves crash, and to respect the rip currents. I certainly have a long long way to go, but it was outrageously fun to wipe out, get up, try again, and simply being in the water. In the distance, Jeffro saw two 1,000+ pound sea lions that scared him so we went back to shore and chilled for a bit. The instruction did not last much longer but I was introduced to surfing and I will have to make time for it because it was SICK! </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jeffro suggested I hit up a local taco shop called Tacofino, and I gobbled down fish and beef tacos. I then took time to get to know the Island and found the fly shop. I met a Frenchman named Flo, who talked up the Steelhead fishing a whole lot. For $600 he said we would have the chance to find twenty pounders, but there was no way I could afford it. Since the Cohos had come in a few weeks prior, I repressed my need to fish since licenses are not cheap for foreigners. After digesting for a bit, I decided to surf again since I had rented my equipment for the day. This time, the tide was up so the waves were more consistent and averaging five feet or larger. I got up a couple times, but my wrist began to bother me a lot so I worked on my balance. It was great to be out there because I felt that I had a general idea of how to surf.</span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I had forgotten where Jeffro had told me where the public showers were so I asked a girl who was walking her dog if she knew and she said, "Why don't you just come down to my house, I have an outdoor shower?" So I did, and she had the perfect set up: an outdoor shower with curtains, hot water, and place to hang her wetsuit to dry. We talked for a bit and she suggested some places to see on the island and on the drive down to Victoria! Aren't Canucks nice? </span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I found a parking lot where I could camp overnight and was very exhausted from working out new muscles. </span></span><br />
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</span></div></span></div>Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-26976110890043586772010-10-14T02:22:00.000-07:002010-11-08T21:43:40.465-08:00Vancouver<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Day 57</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I had read that the food in Vancouver has a wonderful Pacific influence so I stopped at a sushi bar in North Vancouver and had Tuna and Salmon Sashimi and a side bowl of Udon noodles. The sushi was extra fresh while the noodles were only ok. I asked the manager if he would like to purchase my salmon and/or salmon roe that I had caught, but he did not dare think about it since it was a health hazard to purchase fish from individuals and not the suggested healthy option. </span></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That night I met up with a family friend’s son, Chester, who is living the dream and is making a life for himself in Vancouver (and on his own I should metion). The dream is to ride BMX freestyle bikes in hand built and dug parks in the woods with jumps up to thirty feet. Along with convincing the city of Vancouver to fun his idea he is also a part owner of bike parts shop which growing as we speak. He gets to test bike parks around the globe and chill with similarly radical bikers! It is cool because I know his parents fairly well and it is great to get to know him in a town which is just as cool. We had a mini slide show trading pictures, stories, and music over drinks. It was great to meet his lady, Randi, who has some great things going for her as well, including a leather-recycling, purse design company. I am stoked and thankful to crash on his couch, shower and chill with someone my age. </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This morning we made an egg breakfast and Chester loaned me a bike to tour the city. I headed to the Botanical Gardens that my uncle Randy suggested. It is a sixty acre garden with all kinds of plants, flowers and trees from all over including a few trees I recognized that were from Chile. The next priority was to find a Dim Sum restaurant since the Asian influence in Vancouver is immense. I went to the wrong side of Broadway street which meant I was thirty minutes away from the spot I found online. Seeing that it was 2:30 PM I only had thirty minutes to find a new Dim Sum place before they closed. I poked my head into a French lunch bar and a Chinese waiter directed me to his favorite Dim Sum restaurant fifteen blocks away--what good luck. He drew me an accurate map and I made it before last call. The restaurant was no longer pushing carts but with a picture menu I knew exactly what I wanted. The house special was a fried shrimp dumpling which was out of this world good. From there I headed to Vanier Park to ride around with the bike that Chester let me borrow for a couple hours. </span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I then met up with Chester, who his buds call him Cheddar due to his red hair, at the shop. They were moving from one store to another so they were painting the room all day long. I got to chill with a bunch of guys who run the shop and they seem to be living the dream too. I got to know Randi a bit better and its great to see how they are making it for themselves in a motivated environment. Now Im slugging at the appartment and have not decided whether or not I am going to the Vancouver Island tomorrow or not yet. That is the beauty of being on a trip like this!</span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-79490501148493133342010-10-14T00:39:00.000-07:002010-11-08T21:24:13.844-08:00Back to Canada<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">First of all, I just realized how intensely long this trip has been. I think what set that idea off was that every time I drive from one spot in downtown Vancouver to another in my car, which is still loaded with all my gear including the pontoon frame on the roof, I find it funny. I have spent the last few nights since October 9th back in Canada. I started out in Prince Rupert, where I got the most attention I have gotten compared to the four other border crossings earlier in the trip. They checked the serial number on the gun I brought through and checked to see if the bear spray I declared (didn't need to do that) had a picture of a bear on the can, otherwise it could be used on people?! Whatever.. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I have been driving south the last three days from Prince Rupert down through Terrace, Smithers, Whistler and into Vancouver.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Since I left Houston I have not payed attention to what day of the week it has been on most of the trip. I have even managed to call my girlfriend's work number on a weekend... Anyway, it was obviously the weekend and a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ll the stores in Smithers were closed since it was late Sunday afternoon and the stores would not reopen until Tuesday because the next day was the Canadian Thanksgiving.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This means that although I was in Holy Steelheading country, I had no way of learning where to go since the fly shops were closed.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I managed to speak to one, singular fly shop owner that closed at 6pm and they said that everything was blown out anyway…</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Needless to say, I just ditched my Northern BC Steelheading plans and drove on south to Vancouver.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I camped at rest stops both nights and noticed that its much colder the more inland I had driven. The drive through Whistler was cool because they hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics. Plus I was unaware of how large the town, not just the ski mountain, of Whistler really is. From there I caught the sunset over Horseshoe Bay along the Sunshine Coast to Vancouver. Its wild to think of how much the terrain has changed throughout my trip, now I get to grow accustomed to oceanfront sunsets. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div>Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-20533362212956618402010-10-10T18:37:00.000-07:002010-11-08T21:21:39.917-08:00Ketchikan<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I have spent the last five days with Bill and Nick in Ketchikan and recharged by relaxing. Bill and I explored the Island searching for streams to stalk salmon in. As we drove towards the southernmost point of the Island you drive by the “old town” of Ketchikan. Along the rivers that flow into the sea are homes on stilts that are brightly colored. In the channels were fishing boats: gill netters, trollers, ferries, shrimping boats, divers in small skiffs seeking sea cucumbers. The northern end of the Island is more interesting because you leave the noisy crowd of downtown (pop 8,000), and within minutes are in the rain forest. The tides in Ketchikan are about twenty feet and their effects on the water flowing near the road system is tremendous. In a couple places, where Nick and I tried to fish at high tide, hoping that the high tide would bring in the fish, the water was impossible to wade. At low tide, a 100+ foot river mouth was then a mere 10 foot opening. At the most northern point of the Island is a recreational area called Settler’s Cove where a large tannin river flows into the bay. We later learned that in August, the Cove is heavily littered with salmon (although it was neat because when I fished it the previous night, there was a small and curious seal remained a short cast away from me).</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Then we fished the mouths of three creeks that flowed in and out of Ward’s Lake with relative success. Nick caught his first colored Silver on the swing with the same Pink Bunny fly that Kent had sworn by. Just before I was able to snap his picture, the fish squirmed out of his hands and back into the water. We also caught a few Dollies, but were a bit disappointed in not finding many Cohos. I forgot to mention that we got rained on the entire day, both of our GoreTex jackets were soaked and my watch, which should be waterproof, took in water. The shower that night was incredible. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This morning, we went our separate ways: Bill to Maryland, Nick to Montana, and I boarded a ferry to Prince Rupert, Canada. Claire made it evident to me that I was leaving Alaska for the remainder of my trip, which kind of came as a blow. The ferry to Rupert was by far the roughest voyage so far on boat, but even then there were only two-to-four foot seas. My time in Ketchikan was great because I got to see Bill and Nick and Ketchikan is an awesome place. It was America’s first city, the salmon capital of the world, and the rainiest city in the US, but I’ll remember it as the greatest bout of recuperation on my trip. I was spoiled by the family: great food and lots of rest, thank you. </span></span></div>Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-47056511520154871172010-10-05T15:58:00.000-07:002010-11-08T19:16:37.749-08:00Ferry from Juneau - Ketchikan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Days 44-46</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Before leaving Juneau I spent time at the State Museum checking out native art and history. It dawned on me that all native tribes share a set of equal qualities. Whether you are a Native in Alaska, the Americas or Africa, most natives were never wasteful, preserved or found use for all of their prey, and had an infatuation with art and spirituality. As a result they were extraordinarily grateful and appreciative of the world that they lived in. I wonder how challenged we are in todays world with our smart phones, internet, and TV? Maybe it helps explain why Americans in general (I know I am caught in it sometimes therefore I can partially generalize) are so wasteful compared to countries whose economies are more needy. Anyway, the museum was pretty neat. Natives were incredible, intuitive, and revolutionary; I have always had an obsession with them.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I now write from the Matanuska Ferry, which will take me forty-two hours to Ketchikan stopping at Hoonah, Sitka, Kake, Petersburg, and Wrangell. Rain kept me from differentiating the towns, but the ride was still memorable. It is US Coast Guard law that a passenger cannot go to their vehicles while the vessel is moving, which meant that I could not camp in my car. Instead, I plotted a spot in between a row of seats in the movie room like the other twenty frugal bums next to me. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I made it my goal not to buy any food from the cafeteria, which left me microwaving ramen, ravioli, and oatmeal, eating smoked black cod that Kent had given me, protein shakes, and an occasional snickers bar. I made friends with a couple who had just spent a year in Anchorage working for AmeriCorps-the US version of the Peace Corps. I played gin with Jonathen and Kelly and snuck boxed wine into the cafeteria. Most of the time on the ferry was spent reading, eating, walking a few times on the loop around the deck, and lots of sleeping. Luis Bunuel's, <u>My Last Sigh</u> was pretty interesting. I learned that as much as I like his films, that he was more strange than I thought: in one instance he destroyed a family's X-mas tree and presents because he was disgusted by the perverseness of X-mas in his Surrealist mind. But there is still something attractive with his hate of fame and popularity that made his movies and his book REAL without the superficial, people pleasing, BS.</span></div></td></tr>
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I spent two nights on my ferry pallet and arrived in Ketchikan, the world's Salmon capital of the world in the early morning. I decided to give Jonathen and Kelly a ride into town, had breakfast at a local joint, where I had my first real meal in two days. I had two biscuits and gravy, three eggs, four sausage links, and a pancake. Afterwards, I dropped them off and then met up with Bill in town! We decided to drop my vehicle at the bed and breakfast spot he booked and we drove all around the island enjoying the last sunny forecasted day of the week. <br />
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We were looking for spots to fish and while hiking could not believe that we were hanging out in Ketchikan! For dinner, we met up with Nick, who looks like he has been doing great, and had a delicious seafood fajita meal, with Halibut, Shrimp, and Scallops. Bill and I left Nick to work his last day tomorrow while we went home and I unloaded and re-sorted my vehicle. I cannot tell you how nice it is to see family after so long, let alone being pampered to a B&B place and great food.<br />
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</tbody></table>Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-41120968691136042152010-10-02T00:34:00.000-07:002010-11-08T19:06:49.744-08:00Last day in Juneau<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fPJafUFEOwcV6sJlGpOP80IRUMbn-wpTm8dnklINXON6uThIYKqbY3nTSt5atozNUDjgZIHIR6UIffOm9CM_0PtRpGJwQSRqQvJo0RSRGXv4_NvUO9-32Dn0plXn6WI0xqmhJ134eQii/s1600/DSCN5040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fPJafUFEOwcV6sJlGpOP80IRUMbn-wpTm8dnklINXON6uThIYKqbY3nTSt5atozNUDjgZIHIR6UIffOm9CM_0PtRpGJwQSRqQvJo0RSRGXv4_NvUO9-32Dn0plXn6WI0xqmhJ134eQii/s320/DSCN5040.JPG" width="240" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Day 43</span></span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After updating the blog this morning, I cleaned my car, washed some dirty clothes and pots, found dry ice to freeze the salmon I had had in my cooler and topped off the oil, gas, and power steering fluid before I continued on my trip tomorrow. Then I fished a river called Kowee Creek that is a relatively small river that flows into the sea, which sees its fair share of salmon every year. The scenery was picturesque, to say the least, and I was stumped not to see any salmon for the first few hours. I headed up stream and in a slow moving section of the creek, underneath a tree, was this fresh Silver. Being loaded with eggs I decided to slice a sliver and have the MOST fresh salmon sashimi possible along with caviar. The salmon was delicious, but the roe was even better.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">After fishing, I promised Kent and Jill's daughter, Finley that I would go to her birthday party at the local fish hatchery. The Juneau Hatchery is just as much a museum as it is a hatchery with live aquariums, touch tanks and all. Finley was very cute with her friends, at one point a herd of five year olds were racing around an aquarium and she would point and introduce me to them as the sped by. I enjoyed the pizza, popcorn, grapes, and cake, but it was great to see her happy. It reminded me of how spoiled I was as a child and how much fun I had. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">40: Last night I slept at a campground after getting off the ferry at midnight, but since it was pouring rain I had the most miserable dinner I have had on the trip: cold green beans, raw ramen noodles and a protein shake. But thankfully it was dramatically warmer since I was hundreds of miles south of the snow and cold. I took some time to get to know downtown Juneau the next morning and learned that there is a lot to do with unbelievably easy access to great fishing. </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I stopped at a museum for a bit to get a grasp of the history and Native American tradition. I learned about the Alaskan Gold rush and about the local Natives. But the coolest thing I learned was that Bald Eagles take as long as nine to twelve months courting their partner with one of the trials being that they interlock talons and free-fall for hundreds of feet. If the trust is there, they do not let go until the absolutely last minute, which must increase their bond. Once they are partners, they stay together for life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Then, I got in contact with Kent, one of Randy’s friends who lives here and we met up for a delicious beer battered halibut lunch. I did not realize, but I would spend the next few days with a bad-ass, red headed, large, Irish man. He gave me some spots to try that day, which where scenic, but given my novice knowledge of fishing for salmon I let a few fish get away. Just about five miles from downtown is the massive Mendenhell Glacier: a site to see for sure. Later that night I met up with Kent and his family and had homemade tacos. Kent and I talked fishing for hours over drinks and thought we would try to fish tomorrow, weather permitting. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Day 41: Kent was nice enough to take a couple days off of work midweek to fish with me and as a result I have learned a lot about Alaska. We set out in his “Sea worthy” vessel to get into Halibut on a fly rod, which I must say maybe only a dozen people in the world fish like this! We hit some rough and forecasted five foot seas, which got me seasick, but the weather began to subside and we started fishing. Kent gets buckets of chopped up salmon to chum these great bottom feeders of the sea and then, with a twelve weight set up you jig a HUGE fly up and down on the bottom. Kent was successful in catching a “chicken,” which is a small, plate sized Halibut. I cannot imagine the bend and fight of a 150+ pounder. I tried to fish for a little while, but we lost the anchor due to a faulty splice-knot that he had paid to get tied by a specialist (it connects the rope to the chain that holds the anchor). Without an anchor, fishing for Halibut was out of the question, but since Kent is a well-prepared man, he had crabbing rings. Needless to say we hammered the Dungeness crabs. Oh yeah, we saw an enormously fat brown bear on the coast that was either eating or taking a dip in high tide. That night, exhausted, and having recovered from throwing up three times, we feasted on home boiled crabs and butter dipping. </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kent's hooked a Halibut on the fly.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Day 42: Yesterday, Kent and I went on a day-trip version of his infamous Jet boat trip up a river 130 miles in search of wild, large, and fresh silver salmon and steelhead depending on the time of year. He again, kindly enough to show me, took us into some incredible back country, a few miles short of the border with British Columbia. We motored near about ten pods of Humpback Wales, surfacing for air and diving into the deep. We drove through a channel that in some places is about 2000 feet deep while in other spots up by the river, where we went up, is only a couple feet deep. We probably saw a dozen bald eagles, another two dozen seals, lots of waterfalls, I think three glaciers, and lots of salmon. Part of the ride through the section of glaciers, he calls the "Icebox" since the temprature that the glaciers emit is radically cooler and when you are flying at thirty mph with unprotected wind in your face, he’s right, its COLD. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dime colored Silver!</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The water color changed from deep blue, to brown, to silt-stained white, to perfectly clear. Where these rivers flowed into the larger river were fresh and dime colored Silvers. See, it takes the salmon a few days to find their original spawning holes, but until they get into their mating modes, they remain their sea colored Silver tint, turning redder and darker as they begin to spawn and decay (The candle apple Silver I took earlier had not yet spawning, but his bright colors indicated that he was no longer “fresh”). Anyway, we found plenty of Silvers, I took around seven and lost nearly a dozen, while Kent slammed more than twelve and missed very few. We also hiked up a few creeks and found some Dollies, and I thought it was fun to fish for the occasional Sockeye Salmon that were deep into their spawning colors and rituals.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bad news. Beavers dammed up part of the river, but we fished anyway. Kent is the man!</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I took about four Sockeyes on a floating fly because they were so aggressive. I should not forget to mention that given the temperature, exposure to the wind and water, varying twenty foot tide, shallow sand/silt bars, and potential boat engine failure, one could die rather easily on this trip. Maybe not the "mere" forty mile section that we did, but even we had our close calls. For this reason, there is survival gear, a satellite phone, emergency food and clothing, etc. Nonetheless, we made it back alive and well, with an excellent array of fishing and sight seeing memories for someone falling in love with Alaska. That night Kent’s wife Jill, made Crab wontons that are to die for. I stuffed my tired and wind beaten face and then learned how to tie the flies we were using today with Kent. I cannot begin to thank them for the trips and for letting me stay at their home. Thank you guys! </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table></div>Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-8755050434026016952010-10-01T12:31:00.000-07:002010-11-08T18:51:54.611-08:00Seward, Glaciers and Ferries<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">36: From Seward I drove back to Soldotna, which is a few miles south of the Kenai River where I was before. I heard an advertisement on the radio about there being a party at Hooligans Bar. I stopped by, which turned out to be a raging party since it was a Friday night. I met a couple from Tok who were summer time workers in AK. Jim is a wilderness fire-fighter, whose season began in April and ran until the end of September. Given that he works mostly overtime and has had only seven days off all season, he gets paid handsomely. In fact, this is the only work he does all year so that during his time off, he spends months traveling. His girlfriend is a construction flagger in Soldotna who makes $45/hr. Thats $600/day to stand with a stick in your hand. The point is that Alaska pays its people very very well for work that is sometimes grueling, but worth it for some. They bought me a couple shots at the bar and we chilled until I drove to a nearby Lake campsite. </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Seward is different from Homer. The surrounding mountains are actually the Kenai Fjords that fall into the sea while some of the peaks are blanketed with glaciers. I drove past the town of Seward, which is a small town catering to fishing and sailing. Its, Bay, Ressurection Bay, lies at the mouth of the town and just fifteen minutes from the marina is where I spotted the pod of sea otters. Unbeknownst to me, they were reposing on their backs in a mummy position: arms crossed and legs/webbed feet limp in the air. I thought it was the coolest thing since about nine of the them were floating in the same manner occasionally re-wetting their stomachs and readjusting their balance. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Back in town, I put an end to my frugal spout and ate out at a local Fish and Chips joint. Japanese style beer battered Halibut is sensational; it is the best type of fish for a fish fry. Then I walked around the marina for a while until a Northeasterly wind picked up and made it too cold to walk. White caps began to overtake the bay and right before I went to bed I was blessed with seeing the moonrise over the top of the fjords.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Seward by night</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">38: On the way out of town I stopped at a state park to see a glacier that was the exit route for a group of explorers in the 1900s. Exit Glacier, as it is properly called was incredibly large even though it has been receding for decades. A mile hike took me to the toe of the glacier where I could hear the water trickling inside of it. The most faint crack could be heard. I learned that what causes the glacier to seem blue in color is that it is so dense that the only color on the color spectrum that is absorbed from sunlight is blue. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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</tbody></table></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">This glacier is huge, were talking up to 200 feet tall with crevasses up to 150 feet deep. Fifty miles later, I came to another glacier, which I had to pay $20 to see up close, but so be it. This one was much larger and I had the chance to literally walk on top of part of it. These ice anomalies are insanely cool. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 15px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was walking on the glacier, see where the rock fit that I uplifted for a second. </span></span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">I then got fuel in a town where an inuit man had asked me where I was going. He had just come from Glenallen, which is on my way to Tok and he said that there was about three inches of snow on the ground and to drive carefully! I thanked him and within an hour I hit the beginning of a long night. For 125 miles I drove thirty-five to forty mph in four-wheel drive during the night. I could not turn around because it was forecasted to continue dumping snow and I did not want to stop driving because I had no idea how cold it was other than the fact that my windows were freezing from the inside. Honestly, it was terrifying at times. I kept an eye on my GPS with its view completely zoomed in so that I could anticipate the direction of the next bend in the road. Over the next four hours I saw five cars during the entire time. When I got to Tok I felt like a hero, but the gas teller said, "Good thing you made it seeing that I am from Texas!" </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">I bought two 1/2 lb hot pockets and crashed at a campground. I should probably mention that all of the campgrounds in the MIlepost have been shutdown for the winter. They do not run water and the bathrooms are bolted shut, so when I say campground, I mean a place to park and sleep that is away from the highway. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 15px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Another vehicle's rim artwork</span></span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">39: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today, I woke up and crossed into Canada at about 10 AM with my eyes set on Haines, AK to catch the ferry to Juneau. The driving was more of the same, an inch of snow capped on top of ice, but since the roads in Canada are worse than AK, the driving conditions were worse. Within two hours, I hit the best roads since the Kenai Peninsula; they were perfectly salted and brand new, wreaking of new asphalt. I drove by Klunae Lake and village, which were both equally stunning. I then flew into Haines Junction where I saw a sign for showers! I got gas, a free bag of ice, a hot shower (they charged twenty-five cents/minute, so I went with an eight minute shower), and a Husky Burger lunch at Glacier Inn. The lady at the restaurant knew that there was a ferry today and told me that I had a two and a half hours to drive 150 miles. So I hauled ass the whole way. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">At the border back into the US, I had no problems and zipped right into the ferry terminal. By the way, its amazing how much the weather has changed in the last two days: it has gone from windy and fall-like weather, to damn cold and winter-like near Tok, to chilly summer rain near Haines. I drove nearly 900 miles in two days and finally my form of transportation will now change for the better: boat. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div></div>Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-44978357432426531572010-09-24T13:34:00.000-07:002010-11-08T18:31:04.979-08:00Ninilchick, Anchor, Homer, AK<div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Days 34-35</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I left Kenai after having a great breakfast and while we ate, a moose and her calf walked through their backyard, to give you a sense of the remoteness. I headed out about 11AM and thanked Dennis and Emilia again for their hospitality. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That morning we learned that a fisherman who had been hiking up the Swanson River (not far from me) in search of Steelhead and Silvers was mauled by a Grizzly. He had a shotgun, but must have spooked the bear because he barely survived. The bear peeled back his scalp and caused extreme trauma to an arm and leg. He was certainly a lucky man to survive and I learned the lesson to be extra obnoxious when I hike in Alaska. </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I drove down to Ninilchik to fish the Ninilchik River and the mouth of Deep Creek. Deep Creek was awesome because the river starts in the bay and when the tide is up it usually brings in loads of salmon. Across the bay, I could see two massive volcanoes in the distance west of me. I fished for a while during sunset, but no fish came through the mouth, plus the tide was going out, which meant that the fish were also way out in the bay. The tide in Ninilchik is about twenty-five feet, which means that lots and lots of the beach is exposed on a daily basis making the town a haven for birds. I made ravioli and called it a night.</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yesterday was one of the most amazing days in terms of fishing. It seems like I say that a lot, but it was a day full of first timers. I met a salty old fisherman who came to fish the same mouth as the tide was coming in around 10AM. I wanted to talk to them and as soon as I asked what they were fishing for, the oldest guy said, "I would not be interested in fly fishing with them." I said, "Excuse me!? Thats actually how I fish too." I changed my plans and fished in the surf so that I could show them I knew what I was doing. I know it was immature on my part, but how could they assume that I did not fly fish from my appearance? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">There were no fish coming in that day and so I left and went down to Anchor Point to fish the Anchor River which is about thirty miles south of Ninilchik.</span><br />
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</span> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I strolled into the first fly shop I came to and met a nice Ohioan couple who were stocked with information. I purchased a fourteen day out of state license, which is very expensive because I had a couple of close calls with fish and wildlife rangers before hand. Darcy told me exactly where he thought the Silvers and Steelhead were and I tried about six spots for the rest of the day. I ate two burritos and a danish for brunch. Then the fishing got GOOD. </span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I came to a portion of the Anchor River that had a few cars parked next to it. An old man told me that there were no Steelhead in the river, but lots of Dollies (He wasn't BS-ing me because he had a small 5wt rod in his hand). "Nymphs were the way to fish it," he said. Well, I wanted to try to fish for steelhead anyway so I tied on an egg-sucking leech pattern that I had tied myself and weighted it perfectly for about an eight foot, deep, and slow moving pool. I had read that Steelhead are ever so delicate when they strike and to be cognizant of it otherwise you'll never catch them. After a few casts into the pool, it seemed like the fly had skipped on the bottom, which is desirable, so that it looks like a real salmon egg. My indicator scutted just a tad and I set the hook just to see and WAM. I tightened up my drag because there were harsh and shallow bends of the river in both directions. I never saw the fish until the last three minutes of fighting. And when I did I almost lost it. Mind you that I am constantly looking around me for bears because apparently when they hear a splashing fish they have associated it with a meal and have been known to snatch a fisherman's catch. I had just caught my first Steelhead at a whopping 29". I could not believe it for about a half hour. The man who told me there were no Steelhead was watching around the bend and I held up my monster fish with pride.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I tried another section of the Anchor River north of where I was and was shocked by how shallow the river was in some places. You would imagine that these fifteen pound fish need adequate depth to swim upstream, but two-to-three feet of water seemed just enough. Up river and near a boulder I found a school of monster Silvers spawning and acting aggressively. See, salmon come up the rivers after spending a lifetime in the sea and return to their original spawning beds to spawn and die. Native trout feed on their eggs while steelhead (a type of sea-run rainbow) chase the salmon and eat their eggs and then their decomposing bodies. I was lucky enough to find a deep pool and a perfect gravel bed where nearly twenty fish, all over ten pounds were spawning. The males had a beautiful deep burgundy spawning color to them while the females were a dark grey. I had no luck with a pink and red patterned fly and tried my largest chartreuse colored fly. First cast, fish on. I had hooked a 30" hooked jaw (male) Silver right at the top of his buttoned-nose. I wish I had a scale to weigh it, but it must have been around twelve pounds. The fight lasted approximately minutes, but I was nervous about the bears so I hiked back to the truck, made a few beautiful fish print stamps of his massive head and filleted him to begin my portable fish pantry.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That evening I drove down to Homer, came over a hill and saw more bay side mountains and volcanoes! I strolled into a campsite and parked near a large beach camping crew along the Homer Spit. As I was cooking my fresh salmon catch, I few of the girls came up and invited me to their fire. Their group of about eight people were road tripping from Anchorage after working for the summer for the train that connects Anchorage to Fairbanks. They made thousands of dollars as cooks, servers, and tour salesmen and were originally from across the US. Needless to say, I made some friends and kept warm with their "epic" fire.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-25593952777762498122010-09-22T13:48:00.000-07:002010-11-08T12:04:02.442-08:00Kenai Peninsula<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Days 31-33 </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was hoping to see the Museum of History in Anchorage, but since I do not keep track with what day of the week it is, I found out at the door that it was Sunday. Anyway, my drive from Anchorage to the Kenai Peninsula was gorgisimo. Imagine snow covered (and in some spots, glacial coated) mountains on either side of the Chickaloon Bay along the infamous Cook Inlet. In a small town called Portage, I could see glaciers to the Northeast, East and South of me with the arm of the bay to the West. At Beluga Point, I did not see any whales, but in the mountains behind me was a herd of Dall Sheep about 300+ yards away. Incredible.</span></span><br />
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</tbody></table></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I drove through Cooper Landing and got fishing FAQs on the area. I camped at Kelly and Peterson Lakes, which is in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. At sunset I was lucky enough to hear wolves howl; I could hear that they were communicating from miles apart like a call and response. It was amazing especially since the lake echoed their calls. I set up the one-man and fished Kelly Lake. Although it took a while to figure out what was happening in the subsurface, I began to pound the Rainbows, sizes averaging 18" or larger. I kept one for dinner, which I broiled with onions and tomato soup. </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I had initially planned to take a ferry to Kodiak Island to see the bears and find some Silver Salmon, but apparently its very costly to get there and the Silvers had begun to arrive yet. Since I "saved" money by not going to Kodiak, I decided to splurge on a guided Kenai River float trip for a day. The Kenai River is about seventy-five miles long and is separated into three sections: the lower, which comes in from the Cook Inlet and the middle and upper sections divided by Skilak and Kenai Lakes. This means that the Rainbow trout of the lakes feed on salmon eggs and flesh after they spawn and die, which means that the Rainbow are very well fed and get HUGE. </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I floated with Mike, the guide, and three other more experienced salmon fishermen, who seemed to fish in Alaska quite a bit. We motored from Skilak Lake into the mouth of the middle section of the river and within five casts, I matched my largest rainbow record at 24" and six pounds. Due to the glacial run-offs, the lakes and rivers of the Kenai peninsula are teel blue and have wonderfully large gravel spawing beds for the salmon, which is an egg eating frenzy for the trout. The guys told me, "Welcome to Alaska kid, a 24" first Kenai river fish is not bad." The day turned into one of the best fishing days I have ever had. I took nearly thirty fish, including Rainbows, Dolly Varden, Pink Salmon and Whitefish over eight hours. The biggest fish of the day was a new personal best, which the guide considered an Alaskan trophy. At 26" long, 15" around, and pushing ten lbs, I fought and landed a beautiful female rainbow. I returned her of course, but what an experience! She ran upstream about 150 yards, which took me well into my backing, and then ran at the boat another 100 yards within half a minute. I was in awe for at least half an hour, missing fish from the same hole because I was so satisfied. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dennis and Emilia own a commercial fishing business in Bristol Bay and for one month out of the year they work hard netting thousands of pounds of fish. Maybe I will join them next season. We had some beers and dinner, I enjoyed a hot shower and warm bed. They made a large breakfast and I continued on. The most I could do to thank them was print the head of a Silver Salmon that Emilia caught last night, which turned out beautifully (I could only stamp the head since the fish was about 30" long and much longer than my print paper). I am always amazed by the kindness that people are capable of, what if more of us took a chance like that?</span></span>Ansel J. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004872672611873455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645274321673611814.post-29340625647353764372010-09-18T23:03:00.000-07:002010-11-08T11:49:48.442-08:00Denali<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Denali</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsDajZiGJ_PYh5QolgFn2fi-Lu0vhwTp6953fjBBdNHWBzVjagtzrEYdqXczyxLAorpypukDIpb1niyO80ddELLGsdM0WAxhRy3FZR-NDZPdK_UPZG937yCjDYmCzp4vdmrNIxC39Oj7Y/s1600/DSCN0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Days 28-30</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I left the treehouse after a bagel and cream cheese breakfast and set out to Denali, after much anticipation. But I dropped the ball big time since I showed up an hour after the last shuttle bus on the last day of the season. See, you can only drive the first twenty miles, but the tour bus service closes in the "winter," which came on Sept 16. I made the mistake of not looking up when the winter began. No one could pull any strings for me even though I had driven up from Texas. I was irate for hours, until the guy at the Wilderness Services building suggested I apply for a backcountry permit and watch an instructional/survival video. I chose Slot 25 (a twenty-five square mile area) to camp in overnight along with my bear proof container. Denali is an amazing park because there are no trails to hike, its all open tundra, so the stakes and wildlife viewing opportunities are higher. </span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But my bad luck had not diminished: I was cooking Reindeer sausage for dinner with rice when I realized that I had left my down comforter at the hostel 125 miles away! I thought about leaving it and buying a new sleeping bag, but I could not afford it. Plus, I would need it overnighting in the park since the weather can change dramatically; some nights during the summer it has dropped down to -35 degrees (see when its really cold, I get inside my +25 degree mummy sleeping bag and then cacoon in the down comforter as well). So I bit the bullet and drove back to get it, stayed another night in the treehouse with my roommate Larry and passed out.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yesterday, I woke up fairly early, washed my dishes, had eggs, and headed back out to Denali. Along the way, I saw a hitch hiker who raised his hands in the air as I drove by, as if to say, "Come on, help me, its cold." I felt sympathy for him, turned around and picked him up. Jimmy, ended up being a nice change of pace for a the 100 mile stretch of the drive. He told me some interesting things about Alaska, since he had moved up here to work from Baltimore. Things like: in the jails of AK, you pay to serve your time, so whatever you do, Do Not wind up in jail. That was the first thing he said that made my nervous. Then he said, "EAT MOOSE, 4 MILLION WOLVES DO!" Or that he supported Sarah Palin... But he was impressed by my trip and he told me to enjoy the wild, which is encouraging to hear. I dropped him off near the park thinking it may have been a mistake to pick him up regarding my safety, but I let the Lord handle this one. </span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I decided that it would be unsafe to go on the backcountry pack trip since its not recommended to do alone, but I thought I would go on a day hike anyway to enjoy the open tundra. Well, with a day pack and loaded shutgun, I set off. Within twenty minutes of hiking through dense thicket, I saw a huge, bail of hay-sized shadow. I inched up closer and a female moose, sitting down, turned her head and adjusted her ears to hear me. I should mention that a portion of Slot 25 is sectioned off as No Entry since there is a large conglomeration of moose that are in the rut (mating), which means that the bulls are aggressive and territorial. Since I knew this, I started my hike about three miles west of that area, but the moose were everywhere. Having known that more people are injured or killed by moose than bears in the US, I was cautious and slowly wakled to the left of her. Within seconds, I heard a bull grunting and start trotting, although I could not see him. I had my shotgun ready in case it was my time to go (I felt my bowels move no joke) and I think it false charged because I made sure he could hear me and in a slow and calm voice, I backed away. I said, thats it, Denali, you win this time and headed back and out of the park. </span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSximEbbnkQ3Z1f7secO1I3R8SmWPmWjO3kKnbnxShKnt4DBF-wZ-wCPUQICLjCl1Qz_bpXtdGDIGKPCuttjh4N3f4r6uIcwYYbZBVQ2iGHKB5z1HfnL7qSox53o6jVHAtNAZd8xiaMoA/s1600/DSCN4640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSximEbbnkQ3Z1f7secO1I3R8SmWPmWjO3kKnbnxShKnt4DBF-wZ-wCPUQICLjCl1Qz_bpXtdGDIGKPCuttjh4N3f4r6uIcwYYbZBVQ2iGHKB5z1HfnL7qSox53o6jVHAtNAZd8xiaMoA/s320/DSCN4640.JPG" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Denali/Mt. McKinley: I did get to see the big one from about sixty miles away, and since the skies were abnormally clear, I took lots of photos. Its wild to think that it towers over 10,000 Ft peaks standing just over 20,000 ft. It was an emotional moment because I was let down by my lack of planning and yet the mountain was just superbly immense. I left, anxious to return and maybe one day to climb it. I should also mention that some people fly out to see Denali and due to inclement weather never get to see it. My Dad for example, only got to see the peak for fifteen minutes when he went a really really long time ago (just kidding haha). </span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">From there, I continued South to Anchorage and found some fishy creeks which had fish in them because I found my first two decomposing salmon carcasses. I took a couple small grayling and then made Ramen noodles with a couple of eggs, repacked my car, and passed out. </span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today, I drove through Willow and Wasilla (where Sarah Palin is from) and fished three unproductive rivers/river mouths. I got in contact with a salty river guide named George who invited me to his place to show me some spots to fish on a map. In a very caffeinated tone, he said, "Do you have a gun? Good, you'll need it because where Im suggesting you go is real bear country." I get to the spot and were talking chest high brush, extreme fog, almost no casting space, and a narrow creek that held no fish. An adrenaline rush wakes you up more quickly than any amount of coffee and it is also more addicting. I learned that fishing for salmon is different than for trout. Salmon are on the move to their original spawning beds, not caring about the water temprature, clarity, or what the weather is doing. So when someone suggests where they think the fishing may be productive, they mean that they may be there because water that seems perfect to hold fish (like trout) may be temporarily barren. Then I fished the mouth of two rivers and found LOTS of bear tracks. I headed out after realizing that I know very little about salmon fishing. Rivers are huge, the trout follow the salmon up stream, and the silt in the water makes it impossible to know where the fish are. Hopefully my luck increases as steeply as this learning curve is. </span></span><br />
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