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Summer in Alaska

10th September 2009

The summer heat in the DC area can be oppressive, causing feverish dreams of cooler places. This year I had the good fortune to escape to Alaska for a couple of weeks in August.

I went fishing with my dad right away. Slim here tried to explain how to catch salmon, but I wasn’t really [...]

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The Paul Buck

5th September 2009

While we were pulling a crab pot this huge tanker appeared to be heading out of Kachemak Bay right for us. I’m not whether they turned to avoid us, or they just always leave the bay in a curved path. Either way, it was fun to see a tanker that close, and nice that they [...]

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Pretty pollock

29th August 2009

I’ll get around to posting some photos from my latest trip to Alaska soon, but in the meantime please enjoy this lovely photo of a pollock.

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Alaska trip photolog

4th June 2009

Within 24 hours of arriving in Anchorage I was on Kachemak Bay with my dad, looking for oysters and salmon:

I talked my father-in-law into going on a couple of trips, including one with nice weather and fun fishing:

A lot of the Anchorage-area family came down to Homer for Memorial Day weekend, so for [...]

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Pulling a crab pot

23rd January 2009

A video from last summer of my dad and his friend pulling a crab pot in Kachemak Bay.

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