Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted May 21, 2007 Root Admin Posted May 21, 2007 Day #2 Slept in till 5:30 am (8:30 at home). Headed to Seward, AK and took a 6 hour cruise out to see some animals. The drive over was beautiful and the cruise was too. Snow covered mountains everywhere. Short story - cause it's 2:22 at home and I'll feeling it! This is just a taste of the drive over. This is the dock at Seward and the boat we took out. Sea Otters Orca Whales- 3 pods of 2-4 in each pod. They were following the salmon in. Seals- sleeping by day and feeding at night. The name of this glacier slips my mind but it was a 1/2 mile across and 300 feet high at the water. We saw small pieces fall and it kept making pop sounds as loud as a canon. Very cool. Saw 3 Humpback Whales but this is the only one that would show his full tail. This is our crew. We saw eagles, black bears, doll sheep, wild goats, puffins and lots of other birds. Couldn't take enough pics of the islands and mountains but didn't do them justice. Shopping for a few last minute items in the am and heading to King Salmon at 1 pm- be there at 2 pm. Then off line for a while. Hope to be on again soon. Blessings!!
Rusty Posted May 21, 2007 Posted May 21, 2007 I'll make it up there one of these days. Who knows, I might hide in one of KFF bags. What are the gas prices up there?
Terry Beeson Posted May 21, 2007 Posted May 21, 2007 Wow... Orcas and humpies... VERY KEWL! Yep... one of these days... We expect a slide show of all those kewl pics when you get back, Phil... What fly did you fling at that Humpy? You might need a 12 wt rod to handle him... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Danoinark Posted May 21, 2007 Posted May 21, 2007 MAGNIFICANT!!! God did a good job! Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted May 22, 2007 Author Root Admin Posted May 22, 2007 Gas is 2.79 up here. Lots of things are cheaper- go figure???
duckydoty Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Huh?? Cheap gas??? Looks like I'm tentatively heading up to Anchorage around August 27th. Post some good patterns for us duckydoty A Little Rain Won't Hurt Them Fish.....They're Already Wet!! Visit my website at.. Ozark Trout Runners
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted May 23, 2007 Author Root Admin Posted May 23, 2007 Got to camp Monday evening to find our dining hall had been broken in to this winter and items taken. Jim and Phyliss are still accessing the situation... it's set us back a day or 2 to say the least. The locals say natives from other regions go around in snow mobiles in the dead of winter and reek havoc on the remote lodges and cabins. Not much you can do about it either. Some leave the door open and a note that says, "clean up after you're done". We'll take more precaution next fall when we "lcok up" for the winter. Cleaned out the hall and cabins, made new lists of items to buy (replace what was taken), making plans for the buildings and other projects- we've been busy. Hard to go to bed at a decent hour cause it doesn't get dark will 12:30 am- 3:30 am your time. Haven't bought my fishing lisc yet- too much to do. The wind has been real bad till about 2 hours ago- gusting to 60 mph off the lake... it's manageable now. We're in Naknek for supplies- the library has interent. We've ordered wireless at the camp there's a tower 2 miles away and we're hoping it will reach. But there's not wireless boxes available- we're on a "list". My dad, uncle and a friend are coming in this evening. We're starting on building projects tomorrow. Had a moose roam thru camp last evening- a big bull moose. No bears in the area that we know of yet. There are beluga whales in the river feeding on smelt- down river about 5 miles. We may boat down to see them. That's about it for now- sorry, no picks. Oh yea- before you pack up the kids and head up for the cheap prices... our gas here is over $5, milk is $7.89 a gallon and pop is $2 a can. Double bacon cheese burger and fries- $17.50 at the local pub.
Rolan Duffield Posted May 24, 2007 Posted May 24, 2007 Phil: That Glacier looks like the Harvard Glacier. It's the largest in the area. We were there in 1991. Enjoying your reports. Rolan
Rusty Posted May 24, 2007 Posted May 24, 2007 "Oh yea- before you pack up the kids and head up for the cheap prices... our gas here is over $5, milk is $7.89 a gallon and pop is $2 a can. Double bacon cheese burger and fries- $17.50 at the local pub." Milk 7.89 a gallon? With all the whales running loose up their, you would think it would be cheaper.
Terry Beeson Posted May 24, 2007 Posted May 24, 2007 Whale milk? TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
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