Mom's trip to Alaska

Trout

Today I walked down the street from Jesse's to this little pond which I think is an old quarry hole. I threw a spinner in a few times and this big trout bit. Couldn't believe it. Biggest trout I've ever caught. Probably 5-6 pounds. Jesse and I went back later but no luck. He might have been the only one in there. I fixed it up with a little lemon and dill. Mmmm!

The Moose is loose

Went for a run this morning and remembered to bring the camera. We ran across this mid size moose on the trail. They remind me of a cow with an attitude.

Humpy's Marathon

Drove back to Anchorage Saturday night and woke up early again Sunday to run the Humpy's marathon. Since I had little to no distance in my legs I was going to shoot for a time of 3 :30.

I'm usually a 3:05-3:15 marathoner but the wheels came off at mile 16 and I ended up with a time of 3:43. I will never be unprepared for anything like that again. It hurts my legs and my ego too much.

Halibut Fishing

After a two and a half hour trip we dropped anchor at the spot in 200 feet of water. The action was continuous. If we weren't catching a dogfish (trashfish) or rebaiting our hooks after a strike, we were catching some halibut. I was hoping to land what they call "a barn door" because these fish can go 400 pounds or more, but settled for these two. This was definitely the highlight of the trip for me. We all brought back the limit of two and most of us threw some back also. The crew filleted them on the way back and we ended up with 40 pounds of fillets between the 4 of us. We had them vacum sealed back at the dock and they are now sitting in our freezer.

Halibut fishing in Seward

On Friday we drove from Fairbanks to Seward. The scenery was beautiful especially between Anchorage and Seward. Getting up early the next day we boarded a boat for a day of Halibut fishing in Resurrection bay

Kayaking and stuff

This is me paddling with and without a kayak. Buz took it away from me so I wouldn't break it.

The third picture is me timing Buz on how long he can hold his breath while sitting in a kayak upsidedown underwater. Also a shot of Mt McKinnley. At 20,000 something feet the highest in the USA.