Some of the roads we've backtracked have been in search of the elusive sockeye salmon, which just didn't run as predictably as usual. We have ONE, and that is because a really nice young gentleman in line at the fish processing/shipping place told us to take one from his giant catch from a fish wheel. We do have several pinks and plan to smoke and/or can them.
We heard the fish were running in Hope, and it was on our way anyway so stopped there and ended up staying 2 nights. The fishing was good, the campground neighbors were all fun, and we were right on the bay. When we left, our freezer was about as full as it could be so we were sort of on our way home, and a friend we met texted us to join him in Valdez where the pinks were running. He and Randy caught their limit of fish (6 each) in about 10 minutes! We enjoyed a nice visit and yesterday started back on our journey to the "Lower 48" as they call it around here. We're taking a different route home down the Cassiar Highway with new scenery to see & new sights and smells for Annie to investigate. She has been a great traveler and especially enjoyed many romps at the Soldotna 3 Friends Dog Park.
We are in Tok, AK and will cross into Canada tomorrow morning. I'll try & update the next time we have internet connection.
Note: I tried to publish this a couple of weeks ago, but it didn't work so it's a little old.
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| Campground view in Hope |
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| Finally some salmon! |
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| Cute little campground in Valdez--beautiful flowers all over |
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| Randy & Greg with their catch of the day |
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| Thompson Pass just outside of Valdez--not as much snow as when we were there in early June |
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| Fish weir at the hatchery in Valdez |
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| Blueberry Lake campground by Valdez (There was still 3 ft of snow over the entrance when we were there in early June so couldn't stay there. I'm glad we got to go back & see it before we left.) |
