Bobby fishing the Upper Kenai River and travel toward Valdez, AK

08/07/13

Wednesday morning found Bobby, Don, and Bob Relyea up early and out on the Upper Kenai River with guide Mike Adams drift-boating fishing for trout and salmon.  With cooler, drizzly conditions the trio faired pretty well catching a number of trout and three nice salmon.  We did a bit of laundry and had a nice dinner of barbeque at the only local restaurant.

Bob lands a beautiful trout but it's Catch and Release

Bobby hangs onto his first salmon

Bobby is all smiles landing his first Kenai River salmon

Later in the day he lands another

08/08/13

Thursday dawning foggy, rainy, and cool as we packed up at the Russian Falls Campground in Cooper Landing, AK.  Joy and Bobby took the Jeep ahead planning at stop in the Potter Valley to hike to Byron Glacier (where Sarah, Jason, Joy, and Don had hiked).  No such luck as fog had all but obscured the views.  Don followed solo in the motor home with Bob and Sharon up the Seward Highway toward Anchorage.

Joy and Bobby took the opportunity to stop at Humpy’s Restaurant in Anchorage for lunch to enjoy a previous treat – the Crab Roll.  Early afternoon found all gathering at the Fred Meyer’s in Palmer, AK before driving about 20 miles north of Palmer to see Hatcher Pass, an old mining community in the mountains.  This gravel road still is passable westward to Willow, AK.  After some sightseeing we returned to our coaches traveling westward about another 60 miles to near the Matanuska Glacier stopping at a beautiful roadside campground – Grandview RV Park.

Bobby barbequed dinner for all – burgers and reindeer sausage.

Beluga Point approaching Anchorage the sun appears

Panorama on the Glenn Highway east of Palmer

Hatcher Pass look west toward Willow, AK

The trail snakes through the Pass

Don, Joy, and Bobby at Hatcher Pass

Mining in still active here for Gold

Looking down on the city of Palmer, AK

Fireweed is about done in this beautiful valley

The Sustina River east of Palmer

Matanuska Glacier from Glenn Highway

Bobby tackles some barbecue for the group