As I was heading up the Dalton Highway (The haul Road) It only seemed right to start this leg of the journey at Carlile Transportation, the trucking company from Ice Road Truckers. Fairbanks to Coldfoot Starting off early Sunday morning, Carlile was closed, so I didn’t get to meet any one there. Once I took…
Apparently the third time is the charm, On the first two outings for graylings I didn’t get any (Talkeetna). Finally on the Chena River outside Fairbanks was the ticket, as the arctic grayling was still the only target fish on my Alaska list I had yet to catch. Chena River the Chena runs through downtown…
Stage 2 was the middle part of this trip and kicked off in earnest at Talkeetna. Here are some of the highlights and links to related posts and videos. Side Trip & Misadventure Before heading to Talkeetna, I spent the day with my Navy buddy Huck and we had a nice lunch in Wasilla and…
Took off from Talkeetna float plane dock for a day of fishing a glacier fed creek and lake outside Denali National Park. We had a 25 minute flight out to Chelatna Lake (62.516, -151.475), where the pilot landed and we departed for our fishing in one of the most secluded areas ever. there was no…
At more than 9,446 sq mi 24,464 sq km), there is a lot to see in Denali National Park and Reserve. There are also many ways to see it from hiking, climbing, fishing or by air. Part 2 by Air and Up Close My old Navy buddy Huck came up from Wasilla and joined me in Talkeetna for…
Denali National Park and Preserve is a little smaller than Belgium and bigger than the US state of Connecticut. I was able to see and experience Denali NP from the air, from the water and from the land. All in all I spent five days in the Denali area around Talkeetna of which three days…
Today kicks off another shark week, which I will probably not watch again. I’d rather pursue, catch and release sharks in real life than watch them on TV. All photos are sharks I have caught and released. Shark Fishing Basics Shark fishing is a bloody, brutal, boring as well as exhilarating and exhausting all at…
In any other state this would be a river, which seems to be part of the taxonomy of waterways in Alaska. Regardless of its classification, Montana Creek right outside Talkeetna, offers some awesome scenery and fishing. Baby Moose and A Fall in the Water Wildlife highlight was watching a baby moose swim across to his…
The prehistoric Ice Age animals once roamed with Wooly Mammoths and saber tooth tigers. Today there are a few wild herds in the Northern Slope of Alaska, Canada and Greenland. The Musk Ox are graceful, beautiful creatures that have adapted to changing climate at the end of the last Ice Age. Musk Ox Farm The…
Stage 1 was spent mostly on the Kenai Peninsula and was my introduction to Alaska. I arrived on June 6 and the following day enjoyed seeing Anchorage, visiting a museum and an old Navy friend from the USS Niagara Falls. Seward-Sterling Highways First adventure was taking the famous Seward Highway then the Sterling to Homer…
