Sunday, June 14, 2015

The fish are jumping

But Sue didn't fish today after all. She wants to wait till the salmon are thick in the water. It's a little early in the season and the fish are just now starting to show up. Here in the Russian River the fisherman are so thick they have to time their casts according to their neighbors. I'm not kidding; they synchronized their efforts to avoid crossing their lines. The people we talked to weren't catching anything though.



So we went for an 8 mile hike today instead. We hoofed it up to the Russian River Falls, where you can't fish, but sometimes you can see the grizzlies feeding on the salmon. No bears today, but if they had been there they would have had a feast. We saw at least 100 lolling around in a little cove waiting to catch their breath before they tried getting up the falls. We can see them in the picture, but only because we know they're there. On the other hand, they were jumping enough that I was able to get some pics of that too. We were standing on a viewing platform 100' from the action.


One thing about this trip, we're seeing things we haven't seen before. Awesome!!

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  1. TraceyJune 14, 2015 at 8:13 PM

    Awesome pics Dave! I can't wait till we get to go to Alaska! 😄

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  2. MarshaJune 15, 2015 at 7:20 AM


    http://www.adn.com/article/20150615/dozens-structures-around-willow-so-far-lost-fast-moving-wildland-fire

    I'm sure you have learned of this fire. Good thing you made it through before the highway was closed. Many people in the lower 48 are surprised to hear that AK has massive wildland fires. They think AK is covered with snow or nonburnable vegetation. Your photos make me homesick. I've traveled your path about 8 times. Hope to get there again next year.

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  3. LouieDJune 15, 2015 at 8:56 AM

    Actually Marsha we hadn't heard of this yet. Thanks for the headsup. I'm sure you'll be back soon enough ; maybe to buy a second home?

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  4. UnknownJune 15, 2015 at 11:57 AM

    looks beautiful. Hope you and Sue send pics with each holding a salmon in each hand.
    Do bears swim slower than they run? If so I hope you can walk on water

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