Commercial Salmon Fishing
	Dillingham, Alaska Summer, 2004

A big catch of King (Chinook) Salmon Photograph by Nelle
Nelle and Phil waiting for fish to get caught. The splash behind them is a fish hitting the net.	Caught!
This day we caught so many fish that our net sank. Then when we pulled in our net the boat almost sank. Photograph by Nelle
Salmon eggs, each about the size of a small blueberry.
Traveling Alaska Nome, Anchorage, and Denali National Park
A statue of one of the three lucky Swedes who found gold near Nome in 1898. In the background is a church from the gold rush era, now used as a community center.
A bull musk ox near Nome. I approached to within about 20 feet of him by watching the herd's behavior and slowly letting them get accustomed to me.
Fireweed.
Denali (Mt. McKinley), 20,320 feet.
Blueberries abound in the tundra of Denali National Park...
...and they made a wonderful addition to our oatmeal.
In summer the theme in Anchorage is "City of Flowers."

Created July 20, 2004