Salmon fishing is big in Alaska during July and August . Folks dip net, fly fish, or use a spinning rod to catch them. Russ caught one this week in Resurrection Creek using a spinning rod. He released it with the help of this local resident
Her mom told me she catches them with her bare hands sometimes because she’s too small to handle a dip net! I do believe her spirit animal is a bear.
Locals have so much salmon they just want to give it away. It’s like growing zucchini back in Illinois!
Hope (where we stayed while Russ fished) is a beautiful little town on the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet From our campsite we watched the tide roll out revealing extensive mud flats, and listened to the waves lapping as it rolled back in.
We had a sweet little site for our tent at Porcupine Creek Forest Service Campground where we had our own bear proof box for food, and a nice fire pit with a view.
On our way home we got a nice surprise visit from our favorite mountain!
