Our day turned out to be another rainy day. First up was to move sites. There were two coming available this morning so we grabbed the one best suited for the length of our Airstream and the location to where we will go fishing.
The move did not take long but the rain began getting heavier. So we changed our day to a R&R day. Research and Recovery day! There is a good portion of our return from Alaska to the lower 48 that has not been researched. Along with the research we needed to plot out our return days on a calendar so that we don’t run out of days to spend somewhere … knowing it will happen anyway.
Finally the rain stopped enough to walk to the boardwalk and then over to the bridge on Quartz Creek. We enjoyed watching the salmon in the wild swim upstream in the swift water below. Amazing to watch the incredible power of Mother Nature.
These salmon have returned to where they were born after having spent their lives out in the ocean. Salmon are anadromous fish, which means they spend part of their lives in freshwater and part in the salty ocean. The deep red color designating that they are spawning. A week or so ago the looked silver like the ones Tim and I caught. After spawning their bodies rapidly deteriorate until their death. Both beautiful and despairing.
Once back to our basecamp we grilled dinner. Made a few tweaks to the big calendar and confirmed our fishing strategy for trout tomorrow.
Dinner: Grilled Teriyaki Salmon with a fresh side salad made of Shredded Cabbage drizzled with a White Balsamic Reduction and topped with Crunchy Chow Mein Noodles.
Sunset: 10:38 pm
Sunrise: 5:33 am
Wildlife viewings:
Salmon (in the wild)
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