Along Richardson
Highway (finished Denali Highway at Paxson)
Middle Gulkana river,
so peaceful,
finally caught 2 Red
Salmon. It just has a light flush of pink on the skin, meaning they have not
left the sea too long.
Beautiful view of
Wrangell Mountain.
A calm evening at a
lake near Squirrel Creek,
caught some trout,
they are stocked ones,
sparkling trout skin.
Worthington Glacier,
has been retreating for the last 30 years.
Chugach Mountain
View near Blueberry
Lake
At Solomon Gulch,
there is a shallow pool before the up hill salmon run, a bear stationed there
to catch them,
the bear eats salmon
eggs only and leaves the rest for sea gulls to finish.
There is a salmon
hatchery at Solomon Gulch, where millions of Silver, Pink and Chum salmon are
hatched, raised for 4 weeks before releasing into the sea. The hatchery has a
salmon ladder that resemble natural salmon run up stream, so that only the strong
ones can reach the target hatching room.
Valdez, a lively town,
fantastic mountains surrounding it,
a feast for the eyes,
picture postcard view.
It will be great to arrive Alaska at Valdez than at Anchorage, as Valdez is what
I imagine Alaska to look like.
The highly rated
Silver salmon is late in their run up the river, every fishermen waiting at
Valdez are very frustrated. Using secret weapon, a pink and green fluff as bait, landed
a 4kg beauty.
Along Glenn Highway - on the loop back to Anchorage,
Wrangell mountain from
another angle
Chugach mountain
Taslina Glacier
Nelchina Glacier
Matanuska Glacier
Braided river at
Matanuska Valley
Moose Creek
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