 Hotel Alyeska |
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 The view from our room |
 Girdwood, AK welcome committee...of one! |
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 Seven Glaciers Restaurant |
 A view as we ride the tram up to dinner. |
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 View from our table |
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 Appetizer: Crab Cake |
 Cheese & fruit |
 Elk Chops |
 Alaskan King Crab |
 A stroll after dinner...9:30 PM |
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 Looking down at our hotel |
 Down, anyone? |
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 This a very blue Himalayan Poppy |
 Along our walk after dinner... |
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 Be prepared for anything! |
 Intrepid fisher friends at the start of the trip |
 No point looking back! |
 On our way to Crooked Creek Retreat |
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 We arrived.... |
 Salute! Chris, Nancy, and Dottie |
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 Chuck's Rainbow |
 Nancy gets in the groove - fising for Kings |
 It's the LAW! |
 I thought we were in Alaska! |
 We floated this river.... |
 This guy knows what to do! |
 Immature bald eagle flying overhead... |
 Fully furnished, brand new, no one seems to live there! |
 Aha! Action! |
 Can it be? |
 It is! |
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 Brian gets a good look... |
 Great job Nancy! |
 Can her smile get any wider? |
 I think she likes it! |
 Badger approves |
 Nancy & Chris bring home the bacon...er...kings |
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 The girls float the Kasilof |
 Gorgeous day... |
 But alas, no fish! |
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 You can just see the Homer Spit in the distance... |
 Guess what's big in Homer? |
 Local shopkeeper |
 The fleet |
 Taking in a bit of sun.... |
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 ....just in front of this Homer classic... |
 Badger and Chris get ready for the Halibut! |
 Supplies... |
 My First Halibut! |
 Dustin seems pleased with my catch...thanks Bob for grabbing this picture. |
 Badger making sure we have enough bait... |
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 A very helpful Badger gives me a few pointers |
 Father & Son |
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 Bob - looks like he's tangled with a Halibut! |
 It's a keeper... |
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 Nancy and Badger...a boy's gotta do what a boy's gotta do... |
 Chris' fish... |
 Oh my word! |
 Badger checking it out.... |
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 Quick stop along the road... |
 Laying out the day's catch under Badger and Max's watchful eyes |
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 Not shabby! |
 Team Halibut |
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 A quiet Max |
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 Saturday's Halibut |
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 The fisher-people! |
 We decide to flyout for sockeye and hopefully bear-watching |
 Started here |
 Misty morning start... |
 Views from above... |
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 Very cool! |
 The fishing line-up as we leave |
 Looking for bear or moose....no luck... |
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 Rusty, our guide |
 The guys... |
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 The girls' catch |
 View from our boat |
 Rusty prepares our lunch.... |
 Nancy lending a hand... |
 This guy sat in the same spot for a very very long time... |
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 We finish fishing, climb back into the plane, and take off.... |
 The pilot takes on a great ride back... |
 Glaciers...... |
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 You can see the bluish, glacier ice |
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 As we flew over grassland the pilot spotted some bears! |
 ....and more bears.... |
 Can you see the Mama with her cubs? |
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 Flying over "civilization" |
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 Our plane |
 Back of the Crooked Creek Retreat |
 Another view |
 Lupines by the water |
 Mama moose and her baby wade in Dorothy's stretch of the creek... |
 Mama and baby.. |
 Dorothy and Dustin |
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 On our way back to Detroit...a sliver of moon hanging over the plane wing |