Ocean by Columbia Glacier, near Valdez

[Faster horses]

We tried to get clear into seeing the Columbia Glacier, but there
was too much ice. Still beautiful tho. (Now why are these photos not
all the same size? I didn't do anything to change the size.) :???:

They told us there was just as much or more ice below the water
than showed above the water. This ice is so cold, that if you put it
in a cooler it could last for days.

Silver Salmon. They told us the fish would jump in the boat if
we weren't careful. We laughed, but they were right. There was
fish jumping everywhere. Amazing.
We only caught the little ones tho...

You had to go down this ramp to get to where the boats were docked.

Kirk Wilson, our Alaska friend and fishing guide. I took this with the phone on his camera. In fact, all the pictures in this post were taken with
his camera phone, as my camera batteries were dead. We've known
Kirk since he was a pesky kid in Buffalo, Wyoming. He used to spend
time with us when we ranched there.

Kirk's wife, Julie. Man, is she ever a good cook. Their daughter got
married while we were there (Carhartt wedding) and she cooked prime
rib for everyone. I guess that comes from owning a lodge in Alaska...

 

[JDBalerman]

I"ll bet if that water was any colder you could walk on it!!
Those fish makes ones mouth water just looking at them.
Thanks for the picts.

JDB

 

[burnt]

Beautiful pictures and them's real fish!

 

[Nicky]

You got some awesome pictures!!! Keep em coming

 

[Shortgrass]

Beautiful pictures and them's real fish!

And really fun to catch! They fight on top of the water a lot. I once had one make a run up th Anchor River, and ran right out ont the bank. I dropped my rod, and got 2 hands on the fish about 4 feet from bank!

 

[Shortgrass]

These are REAL fish! Some fotos I scanned on from 32 years ago when we were last up there. These are King Salmon, 42 and 38 pounds if I remember correctly, from the Kenai River. And yes, Jan caught the big one

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The Silver Salmon are really the most fun to catch of any.

 

[Faster horses]

That's what we caught...silver salmon...in fact, that's the ONLY salmon
we caught, so I don't know about the others. I ran out of steam on
one and had to have some help landing him. Mr. FH had one that
really fought, he ran with the hook. He thought he really had a big
fish, but it was only a 16 pound one. They really are fun to catch
and they have been good eating (if you like fish). Kirk said the
Reds are the best eating the Silver Salmon are second best.

You are right, Shortgrass, them's REAL fish!!

 

[HAY MAKER]

That's beautiful country girl,looks like you had a well deserved vacation,hope to see some of the Northern country some day myself.
good luck

 

[gcreekrch]

That's beautiful country girl,looks like you had a well deserved vacation,hope to see some of the Northern country some day myself.
good luck

It's safe for you at the moment Haymaker. :wink:

 

[Yanuck]

That's beautiful country girl,looks like you had a well deserved vacation,hope to see some of the Northern country some day myself.
good luck

It's safe for you at the moment Haymaker. :wink:

okay i'll ask...what in the heck are those?

 

[Faster horses]

Whew, Yanuck, I thought I was the only one who didn't know... :shock:
thanks for asking!

 

[TXTibbs]

oh good lord Faster you know what they are...

they are Bushy Tailed Wood Rats......AKA Pack Rats

 

[Faster horses]

I wondered about that, but they are so grey!
The ones I've seen in W. Montana were brown...
but thanks for the info....they are YUCKY for sure!

 

[gcreekrch]

I wondered about that, but they are so grey!
The ones I've seen in W. Montana were brown...
but thanks for the info....they are YUCKY for sure!

The one that was ejected from under Hay Maker's grey horse's tail was likely brown also. :wink:

Where is Hay Maker again? I have five, genuine, Texas Equine Butt Plugs lined up for his perusal and approval and he's disappeared again. :roll:

 

[Yanuck]

oh good lord Faster you know what they are...

they are Bushy Tailed Wood Rats......AKA Pack Rats

thanks for the explanation...never seen a rat of any kind in my life.....thank goodness!

 

[per]

oh good lord Faster you know what they are...

they are Bushy Tailed Wood Rats......AKA Pack Rats

thanks for the explanation...never seen a rat of any kind in my life.....thank goodness!

Our Rat free Province has Muskrats. They are rather ugly. We have a police force dedicated to keeping the little buggers out and it is law to report any sightings so they can be dealt with. I had a meeting with a rat in Saskatchewan once and have never regretted spending tax money keeping them out.

 

[HAY MAKER]

I caint believe you girls did'nt know what a rat looks like,just lookin at the damned things makes my ribs hurt.
good luck

 

[Soapweed]

I caint believe you girls did'nt know what a rat looks like,just lookin at the damned things makes my ribs hurt.
good luck

Mine 2, from laughing at U.

 

[HAY MAKER]

I wondered about that, but they are so grey!
The ones I've seen in W. Montana were brown...
but thanks for the info....they are YUCKY for sure!

The one that was ejected from under Hay Maker's grey horse's tail was likely brown also. :wink:

Where is Hay Maker again? I have five, genuine, Texas Equine Butt Plugs lined up for his perusal and approval and he's disappeared again. :roll:

hay maker is alive and well,trying to stay busy around here doing some repairs and doing some late baling,weather has ever thing katty whompus round here and they have a new lady bar keep at the water hole supposed to be a friend of that Canadian hussy anyway she is a looker has what we call Je ne sais quoi been kinda busy there too :wink:
good luck