#halibut ii

[nashbutler]

Seafood Main Dishes - Grilled Halibut II Halibut fillets marinated in lime juice and herbs are simple and delicious, and perfect for any occasion. Pineapple and mango salsas - or any of your personal favorites - make for a perfect finish fresh off the grill.

[sufferingcity]

Recipe for Grilled Halibut II Halibut fillets marinated in lime juice and herbs are simple and delicious, and perfect for any occasion. Pineapple and mango salsas - or any of your personal favorites - make for a perfect finish fresh off the grill. 1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary, 6 fillets halibut, 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

[missjojokiss]

Grilled Halibut II Halibut fillets marinated in lime juice and herbs are simple and delicious, and perfect for any occasion. Pineapple and mango salsas - or any of your personal favorites - make for a perfect finish fresh off the grill.

[superinjun]

Halibut (State I of II) - 2007

Susan A. Point (Musqueam)

[plandthealguidebooktranslation]

Azran Legacy Guidebook: Page 44

Professors Layton and Sycamore’s Lecture Course

Why is Professor Sycamore’s name so frequently mistaken?

On our trip, there were a lot of people who would get Professor Sycamore’s name wrong. Wondering why that was, I conducted my own investigation. If there is key characteristic to a researcher, it is that they can’t neglect when something is weighing on their mind. To begin, let us consider the mistakes that were made.

Each time they make the mistake, the professor will stop and correct them, so they surely know his correct name.

Investigation I: The Mistaken Name

Harald: A Froenborg resident (the things he calls Sycamore in Japanese): Salmon, sardine (a small type of pilchard), sirloin, sayori (stickleback), sasagarei (halibut). It seems he often mixes up the name with items of food. He also calls him suspenders and Summer-festival.

Mascha: A Froenborg resident This might be an example of her picking up her husband Harald’s error.

Amanita: A Phong-Gi resident Haamaisan, Maasaihan. Amanita often gets the syllables of his name the wrong way around.

“Now I think about it, the people who get his name incorrect are the ones who seem to have a fondness for the professor.”

Investigation II: The Cause

People’s reactions to Sycamore

(Screenshot of him telling the ‘Never judge a buck by its mother’ joke, except in Japanese its a completely different story about boiling eggs. I have a horrible translation of it here. )

Morel, the Chief The first time that he heard the professor’s joke, he didn’t understand its meaning, then he said clearly that he was bored.

Lepidella, Morel’s husband She’s been worried about her husband, so she is grateful to the professor. She doesn’t say anything about the joke, though.

Sycamore’s Response

To get a well-rounded perspective, a second investigation was conducted to see if the cause lay on the professor’s side. Somehow, he also manages to misread the feelings of others. Harald and the others feel a sense of closeness and at ease with him. Perhaps the fact that they make mistakes is a sign of their trust towards him.

研究講座 ~なぜサ ー ハイマン博をは名前を間違われるか~

「そういえは名前を間違えてしまっている人は、みんな博士に対して好意的という点も似ているね」

今回の旅ではサ ー 八イマン博士の名前を間違う人があまりに多くてね。なんでだろうと私なりに検証してみることにした。気になることがあれば放っておけない人間がいるとしたら、それこそが研究者なのだからね。ますは間違われた結果から整理してみよう。

博士は間違われるたびに反論・訂正しているから、相手も博士の正しい名前は知っているはずだ。

検証 I: 違われた名前

ハラーケさん スノーラ在住 サーモン、サーディン(マイワシ類の小魚)、サーロイン、サヨリ、ササガレイ。食べ物名と間違うことが多いのかな。サスペンダー やサマーフェス工イバルもあったね。

ママンヌさん こちらは夫の八ラ ー ケさんの間違いをそのまま受け入れてしまった例かな。

ヒトヨさん ムスロッホ在住 八一マイサン、マ ー サイ八ン。ヒトヨさんは発音の順番を間違うことが多いようだ。

原因を探る

サーハイマン博士の行動人々の反応

ムスロッホ長老シメジイさん 博士のジョークを聞いた長老は、最初は意味がわからずに聞き返し、ニ度目は「シラケたわい」とはっきり口にしている。

シメジイさんのアミガサさん 夫のことで心痛があったせいか、奥さんは博士に感謝している。だがよく聞くとジョ ー クについては何も言っていない。

博士の対応 検証Ⅱは博士側にも原因がないかを多角的に探るために行ったものだよ。どうやら博士も相手の態度を読み違えることがあるようだね。ハラ ーケさんたちはそこに親近感を覚え、安心して気が緩むのだろう。間違うのは信頼の証なのかもしれない。

[rabbitcruiser]

Morro Bay Harbor, CA (No. 2)

During World War II, there was a U.S. Navy base, Amphibious Training Base Morro Bay on the north side of Morro Rock where sailors were trained to operate LCVPs. The breakwater on the southwest side of the Rock was built in 1944–45 to protect the LCVPs entering and leaving the harbor. Soldiers from Camp San Luis Obispo would come to Morro Bay and practice loading into the LCVPs. Many of those men were at Normandy on D-Day.

In the 1940s, Morro Bay developed an abalone fishing industry; it peaked in 1957, and stocks of abalone have declined significantly due to overfishing. Halibut, sole, rockfish, albacore, and many other species are still caught by both commercial and sport vessels. In addition, oysters are aquacultured in the shallow back bay.

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company built the Morro Bay Power Plant in the early 1950s, which created jobs and increased the tax base. The city incorporated in 1964. The plant closed in February 2014.

Source: Wikipedia

[malbecmusings]

Juneau, Alaska

July 26 & 27 - A warning that was stressed over and over and over by guides we talked to while planning this trip: DO NOT underestimate the bears. A grizzly has a sense of smell exponentially better than a bloodhound. With the ability of said 1,000lb plus behemoth to hit 40, yes f-o-r-t-y, miles an hour for up to 2 miles nonstop, shit could hit the fan faster than you could imagine. The prep we've done, including for a potential unfriendly wildlife encounter could be a book in itself. We're all carrying bear spray; the boy scout and I are each carrying a different type (potency/volume vs range). Everyone is also carrying chest holsters with big bore handguns, and yes, praying we don't have to use them.

My first thought this morning was one of of gratitude for not having any large, nosey critters come into camp in the middle of the night. My second thought was about how good I felt. We spent for-effin-ever trying out different tens, sleeping bags, and sleeping pads before we found a combo that we liked. Although it was in the 50's we stayed warm and didn't wake up feeling like we had spent the night sleeping on rocks, which is exactly what we had done.

Half our party was already up having coffee around the fire when I unzipped the tent to assess the world. The clouds were pretty low so there wasn't a need to get in a hurry. While everyone primarily responsible for flying is instrument rated, meaning we could get up and call for a clearance to fly into Juneau.... why?

Instead of rushing to get everything packed up, we decided to make a big breakfast and chill while we waited for the weather to lift. There wasn't as much concern about cooking this morning because we'd all be up and *might* be able to see or hear something coming. Our resident chefs went wild and made the biggest, best tasting breakfast burritos and pancakes I've ever had. My contribution to the feast was virgin Bloody Marys which were almost as good as the high test variety.

The ceilings lifted by the time we finished breakfast, got everything cleaned up, and the planes packed. We flew upriver in search of more gravel bars to do touch and go's on. I made two full stop landings in a slight crosswind that even I was proud of. It pays to sleep with know a good CFI.

Juneau holds the distinction of being one of only two state capitols that are wholly inaccessible by an outside road system. In addition to being a government town, it's also tourist central, with a yearly average visitor count of more than a million tourists. That's a lot, especially considering the metro population is barely 36K. But, it is stunning. Turn in any direction and you'll find mountains, the ocean, glaciers, and wildlife within arms reach.

We got lucky and found a VRBO big enough to house all of us rather than staying at a hotel. Bonus points for it being close to the airport. Our host was quick to recommend the Salmon Bake for dinner. Her instructions were to dress warm and go hungry. Imagine a rustic outdoor Cracker Barrel buffet. It was a bit very touristy, but isn't that the point? You can belly up to the bar, chill around a campfire and roast marshmallows, pan for gold, shop for stuff (of course), and enjoy an "Alaskan experience" while feasting on pretty decent food. Two tips: get a table by the creek if you can and get the glazed salmon.

Juneau Part II: We had a chill night and crashed early because we had a fishing charter scheduled this morning. Another cool, beautiful but wet morning. To hopefully minimize the risk of a lung issue flareup, I broke out both the layered cold weather and foul weather gear. It took two boats to haul all of us and the better part of an hour to reach the fishing grounds, which looked an awful lot like ALL the water we passed before reaching that spot. Our guides were amazing though. Between us, we caught a literal boatload of halibut, salmon, and rockfish surrounded by some of the most mind blowing scenery imaginable. The guides are going to process everything except what we saved for dinner and ship it to us when we get home.

We were planning to hike up to Mendenhall Glacier when we got back but pulling all these fish up from the bottom of the damn ocean wore us out. Instead we built a fire in the fire-pit, had a few drinks, and enjoyed a chill night. Tomorrow we head north again for another few nights off the grid. Our first stop will be the town of Cordova where we'll refuel and provision before heading to a Forest Service cabin on Hinchinbrook Island.

[randomvarious]

Today's compilation:

What Surf II 1987 Surf Rock / Surf Punk

Alright, a little bit of history here before we get into this very short and also very good comp that presents surf tunes from both the past and a then-present 1980s. The label that put this release out, the Los Angeles-based Iloki Records, did not always have that name. Prior to that, Iloki was known as What Records, and its biggest claim to fame was that they had put out some seminal LA punk releases in 1977, both The Germs' debut single, Forming, and The Dils' debut, I Hate the Rich.

But label owner Chris Ashford would end up selling the name to a Christian label in Texas called Word Records, and that move would then force him to come up with something else to call his company. At the time, he had found that he was really into instrumental surf music, so he chose the name Iloki, which sounds Hawaiian and reflects the label's own surfy output, but doesn't actually mean anything in Hawaiian itself. What it does refer to, though, is Ashford's own attitude as someone who was running a record label: "I, low-key."

Now, the coastal SoCal 80s had this little indie and punky surf revival scene going on, and Ashford was into both the music that spurred on that revival in the first place as well as the products of that revival movement itself. So, that's what you get on this little 22-minute, 10-song record: straight-up surf stuff from the 60s, like teen and biker flick soundtrack staple Davie Allan & The Arrows; 80s bands covering 60s classics, like The Surf Raiders' take on The Ventures' "Surf Rider" and The Halibuts' rendition of The Lively Ones' "Rawhide (Surf Drums);" and then some 80s surf-punk cuts as well, like the kings of that 80s Cali scene, the OC's own Agent Orange, playing a punkier version of a Dick Dale tune.

Plus, some of these fantastic tracks appear to be exclusives too. The Burglars, a one-off trio that consisted of another LA punk legend, Chemical People frontman Blair Jobe, seem to have contributed the only song that they'd ever recorded: "Run for Your Life." And then there's The Pandoras, an all-female band who were more part of the 60s garage rock revival scene at the time, delivering a cover of an instrumental version of the theme tune from a 1967 racing flick called Thunder Alley.

So, overall, some great Cali surf, surf revival, and surf punk instrumentals all throughout this little 80s LP. And a portion of them appear to be rare gems too 😊.

Highlights:

The Burglars - "Run For Your Life" The Surfraiders - "Surf Rider" The Halibuts - "Surf Drums" The Pandoras - "Thunder Alley" Agent Orange - "Surfbeat '85"

[h8whatiseeinthemirror2]

20/12/22

dzisiaj miałam dużo wyzwań, podróż + obiadokolacja hotelowa, ale wpadły do tego narty 2h i jakoś poszło

ŚNIADANIE - 160 kcal

chlebek chrupki

serek do smarowania

II ŚNIADANIE - 92 kcal

chlebek chrupki

serek do smarowania

OBIADOKOLACJA - ok. 520 kcal

sałatki różne

brokuła, marchew, kalafior na parze

halibut z warzywami

pierożek w stylu chińskim

TRENING - 380 kcal

2h jazdy na nartach

razem 396 kcal <333

[theclubhero-blog]

Xbox Game Pass: todos os próximos jogos confirmados para 2024

Por Vinicius Torres Oliveira

O tema Game Pass é sempre central quando se fala do universo Xbox: como também vimos no recente Developer_Direct a política da Microsoft (que lança todos os seus exclusivos desde o primeiro dia dentro da assinatura) também continuará com os próximos grandes lançamentos, como como Hellblade II e Indiana Jones.

Palworld (19 de janeiro) Go Mecha Ball (25 de janeiro) Phantom Abyss 1.0 (25 de janeiro) Brotato (30 de janeiro) Persona 3 Reload (2 de fevereiro) Anuchard (6 de fevereiro) Train Sim World (7 de fevereiro) Madden NFL 24 (8 de fevereiro, via EA Play) Resident Evil 3 (13 de fevereiro) Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (14 de fevereiro) PlateUp! (15 de fevereiro) A little to the Left (15 de fevereiro) PlateUp! (15 de fevereiro) Return to Grace (20 de fevereiro) Tales of Arise (20 de fevereiro, Bandai Namco) Open Roads (22 de fevereiro) Inkulinati (22 de fevereiro) Lightyear Frontier (19 de março) MLB The Show 24 (19 de março) Diablo IV (28 de março) Open Roads (28 de março) Botany Manor (9 de abril) Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (24 de abril) Manor Lords (26 de abril) Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (21 de maio) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (5 de setembro) ARA: History Untold (final de 2024) Avowed (final de 2024) 33 Immortals (TBA) Age of Mythology: Retold (TBA) Another Crab’s Treasure (TBA) ARK 2 (TBA) Avowed (TBA) Bounty Star (TBA) Bushiden (TBA) Cities Skylines 2 Console (TBA) Citizen Sleeper 2 (TBA) Commandos Origins (TBA) Dead Static Drive (TBA) Dungeons of Hinterberg (TBA) Ereban: Shadow Legacy (TBA) Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (TBA) Flock (TBA) Frostpunk 2 (TBA) Galacticare (TBA) Ghost Bike (TBA) Harmonium: The Musical (TBA) Harold Halibut (TBA) Indiana Jones e l’Antico Cerchio (TBA) Little Kitty, Big City (TBA) Magical Delicacy (TBA) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (TBA) Nirvana Noir (TBA) Pigeon Simulator (TBA) Replaced (TBA) Routine (TBA) She Dreams Elsewhere (TBA) Sopa (TBA) Still Wakes the Deep (TBA) TOAT (TBA) Towerborne (TBA) Vapor World: Over the Mind (TBA) Way to the Woods (TBA)

A estes devemos certamente adicionar alguns jogos não especificados da biblioteca da Activision Blizzard, que a Microsoft certamente irá querer adicionar ao seu serviço de assinatura – mas ainda estamos à espera de saber quais e quando.

[d12ney]

Recipe for Grilled Halibut II

Halibut fillets marinated in lime juice and herbs are simple and delicious, and perfect for any occasion. Pineapple and mango salsas - or any of your personal favorites - make for a perfect finish fresh off the grill.

[slapthebass]

Source: www.ishootshows.com

[howwelldoyouknowyourmoon]

Jack White and his crew of five in the ‘Green Hope’ drowned off Alaska

Jake: In Alaska, Mr Chai assigned me to the Green Hope to take over and learn from the captain, Jack White. Mr Chai ordered me to go on it but I had a bad feeling not to go on it after the halibut season was over.

I remember seven years earlier I was in Alabama working on that boat as a tacker before she hit the water. I will never forget working on this boat in the hot humid sun of Alabama. My job that day was to clean the slag off the welding lines inside the belly of the large gas tanks. Picture yourself inside a gas tank scrapping rust and slag off of every inch and corner of these gas tanks so they do not clog the fuel lines when diesel is pumped into them. It must have been 120 degrees inside that gas tank and I was crawling around in the dark. I had one hand holding a flash light and the other holding a pick, picking this slag off the welds. My goggles steamed up so they were useless. Sweat was pouring off of me. The slag and rust were little shards piercing my skin. I did my best not to get these shards in my eyes. After 20 minutes I crawled out for fresh air and for my sanity. I could scream as loud as I wanted and nobody would hear me. I was not only in the guts of the hot ship, I was in its gas tank. I felt like one of the German submariners in the movie DAS BOAT.

Now here I was, seven years later, looking at this large boat ready to fish it.

I had a bad feeling about the F/V Green Hope because I didn't trust Jack White. I had watched him join Ocean Church and I knew his hard-hitting background of working on the oil rigs off the Louisiana coast. Two weeks on and two weeks off. He told me his two weeks off was grab a beer and grab a babe and he loved it. I felt he was too young and too inexperienced to command such a boat with a crew of five men.

My intuition was right because a month later Jack and his crew were all dead.

What happened is Jack wanted to go home and be with his wife and new born son. He thought he could out run the storm but in my Coast Guard training you are told you can never out run a storm. Between the Bering Sea and the Shelikoff Straights there is nothing but open water. A storm 500 miles away can catch you quickly in open waters. It was said by other fishermen who were in the same vicinity with Jack that a rogue 50 foot wave hit the Green Hope broadside and capsized it. Never a body was found nor a piece of wood.  

When I heard from Jim Baughman that the Green Hope was missing I went home and cried for Jack. He was a dear friend of mine. I knew he was dead. I felt it to my bones and I should have been dead with him. I could read his mind before he set sail; he just wanted to go home and be with his wife; he wanted to make love and cuddle with her and make love again with their baby boy in the crib next to his side. He should have stayed in the Bay like the other boats did, but no, he had to run home and be with his blessed wife Masako! 

______________________________

Japanese member froze to death

John Williams died in a tragic Ocean Church accident in 2003

Sun Myung Moon’s fish business had plans to corner the shark fin trade

Shark finning: The cruelest cuts

Moon owned Sushi Company, True World Foods, Linked to Whaling

SEASPIRACY website

SEASPIRACY trailer (Netscape) Seaspiracy examines the global fishing industry, challenging notions of sustainable fishing and showing how human actions cause widespread environmental destruction.

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The F/V GREEN HOPE was built in 1979 at Master Marine, Inc. located in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, a shipyard which is owned by the Ocean Peace, Inc. parent company, US Marine Corporation. It was built as a 98' catcher vessel and fished in the Gulf of Alaska, delivering to shore side processors till 2001. It was then docked in Seattle till 2014 when it was completely overhauled and refurbished and then fished in the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands in cooperation with the factory trawlers F/V OCEAN PEACE and F/V SEAFISHER.

______________________________

Sun Myung Moon’s businesses in Alaska:

• Alaska Akaihana Corp. * Owns Akaihana Restaurant at 930 W. 5th Ave. Anchorage This company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Restaurant Corporation.

• Angel Garden, Inc. *

• International Marine Protein, Inc. – Wholly owned by International Seafoods of Alaska, Inc.

• International Seafoods of Alaska, Inc * Kodiak, a wholly owned subsidiary of True World Group, Inc.

• Kodiak Island Charters *

• Ocean Enterprises of Alaska, Inc. * Owns the Power House Restaurant in Kodiak.

• Ocean Peace, Inc. * Wholesale fish company that owns the vessel Ocean Peace. Company is 80% owned by U.S. Marine Corp. and 20% owned by Happy World, Inc.

• Top Ocean, Inc. * Company owns fishing vessels Top Ocean and Top Ocean II. Both vessels are 308ft. in length with Kodiak as their homeport.

• True World Restaurant of Alaska, LLC * True World Restaurant, Inc.

• True North Adventures, Inc. of Alaska * Sixty percent owned by World Carp, Inc. and forty percent owned by United Vision Group, Inc.

• True World Travel of Alaska, LLC * This is a New Jersey LLC that is wholly owned by True World Market, Inc. of Delaware. The company owns the Russian Heritage Inn located in Kodiak.

• US Marine Corporation * Company owns commercial fishing vessels running out of Alaska including Green Hope, One Ocean, Ocean Hope One and Ocean Hope Three.

[scotchfield]

Perfect Garlicky Avocado II

Perfect Garlicky Avocado II

5 quarts waffles

7 gallons jalapeño

3 ml burrito

5 pinches yam

2 pounds halibut

1 cake pan ketchup

7 pounds lobster

Stir the ketchup into the yam. Scoop into muffin cups. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or non-stick skillet over medium heat. Scoop into muffin cups. Place the jalapeño and waffles in the pitcher of a blender; blend until smooth. Microwave burrito and lobster in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 minute or until burrito are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring every 30 seconds. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Meanwhile, prepare halibut according to package directions.

[miscellaneousmeditations]

Earth is Not in the Midst of a Mass Extinction - A Critique of Climate Change

Being the skeptic that I am, I wanted to look for an article that would offer a different perspective on the 6th great extinction. Which led me to an article by the Atlantic titled, “Earth is Not in the Midst of a Mass Extinction” which was perfect. The description spoke of a scientist’s duty to be accurate. 

Doug Erwin, the scientist that claims that power grid failures and mass extinctions are linked, makes some pretty interesting points. Since World War II, 90% of all large ocean predators have been removed. Where are they going? Delectable dishes that include cod, halibut, grouper, tuna, swordfish, marlin, and sharks are going onto our dinner plates. Just to put it into perspective, about 270,000 sharks are killed every single day. Every day the number of fishing boats increases with advance fish-finding technology. 

Coral reefs, on the other hand, are also getting hit by 20th century abuse. Eve though about 500 million people rely on them for food, storm protection, and jobs, they are being plagued by pollution and invaders. In 1998, 15% of the world’s reefs died and even more recently, the Great Barrier Reef also took a hit. 

Other scientists think that these facts are clear evidence of an extinction, but Erwin is skeptical. He ensures to his readers that it’s not that he doesn’t believe mass extinctions will happen in Earth’s future, it’s just that scientists should be warier of comparing today’s extinction with past extinctions. He says that trying to stop a mass extinction after it’s started would be like calling for a building’s preservation while it’s imploding. This makes me really confused as to what our current state is. There is clear evidence of a changing environment and species are obviously dying. 

It makes a lot of sense when Erwin says that scientists are trying to scare people into action, by claiming we are in a 6th mass extinction. In his opinion, if we were in a 6th mass extinction, there would be no point in conservation biology. However, since there is a point in conservation biology, it shows that there is sufficient reason enough to save these animals and plants. Whenever the world ends, when a real mass extinction happens, we will be looking to save rats and coyotes, not elephants and tigers. For example, passenger pigeons serve as the so-called 6th mass extinction mascot. In the 19th century, there used to be enough passenger pigeons, that they could “block out the sky”. The loss of their species is completely due to the destructive force of humans. But what’s even worse, there’s almost no fossilized record of them existing. 

Similar to the TED video we watched in class, the article I chose also spoke about the South American megafauna. The article said that there are many species that go extinct in the cloud forests but are never found. In fact, it is thoughts that modern society has only ever found .01 percent of all the species that has ever existed. Even though scientists are concerned about the lost species in these cloud forests, they cannot prove the existence of a mass extinction because they cannot find fossils. I mean, the only reason we even know about the Ordovician extinction is because of the fossilized records. 

In conclusion, it seems like Erwin’s argument that we are not in a 6th mass extinction, might let humanity off too easy. It’s pretty radical and harder to get behind. Many Republican Congressmen would love to look at articles like this. Their ties to corporates is what keeps them in power and corporates don’t want their consumers to believe in the pollution they cause. Politics is dirty and I think in order to really make progress in environmental conservatism, we need to combat the conservatism on the Hill. Scientists and students alike need to lobby and ensure that we aren’t going to face a real 6th extinction. A 6th extinction that would lead to all our demise. A quote that I really liked at the end of the article was from Hemingway. It talked about how bankruptcies work and it’s a lot like how Armageddon will work, “It happens in two ways. Gradually and then suddenly.”

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/06/the-ends-of-the-world/529545/

[courtikate26blog]

Alaska 2021

Jon and I went to a place on our bucket list this summer. Alaska. Now... Alaska is so insanely massive we barely made a scratch, but I’ll share some about it!

We flew from Minneapolis to Anchorage, which was a much longer flight than I would have thought. I’ve always pictured Alaska right next to Washington, and while some of it is... the majority of it is not! It is FAR away. I have the iPhone find my friends app and told my friend to check my location. (So past version of me, for the record, it is not right next to Washington.)

The plane ride was pretty normal until it wasn’t. It was beautiful! Mountains and glaciers galore!

A couple from the plane:

We landed after close to a six hour flight. The airport had the northern lights which I thought was pretty cool.

We rented a car as our plan was to city hop around the southern part of Alaska. Their car rentals were really expensive, so we just got the cheapest “compact”. It took us quite a while to find our car as it was sandwiched between two other normal sized cars, and ours was... stunted. Couldn’t even fit our bags in the trunk. 😂

We puttered into Anchorage and stopped at a salmon stream, realizing beauty was everywhere. We hadn’t even been on the ground for an hour.

The hotel we stayed at was right next to the railroad. I love trains, and love hearing them in the middle of the night, but these whistled every hour through the night right next to us - definitely loud!

The “Land of the Midnight Sun” was that indeed. I took this picture from our hotel room at 12:58 AM. Sunset was after 11pm, and it would stay sunset until about 4am when it was bright and sunny again. Never really got darker than this.

We left Anchorage in the morning and drove to Palmer, about 45 minutes north. Jon’s grandpa lived there for a short while when Palmer was being developed. The house he lived in is still there and is now a museum to learn about Palmer’s history, which is actually really interesting. In a nutshell, Franklin D. Roosevelt started relocating about 200 families to Palmer from northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan after the Great Depression (starting in about 1935). They had a long journey, taking trains to California before boarding a transfer ship to Alaska. They were only allowed a certain amount of goods/items to bring with them. In Palmer, they received a designated house (although they lived in tents until the houses were built), 40 acres of land, and tools/equipment to begin farming the land, developing the city, and increasing the population of Alaska. Jon’s grandfather was there for less than a year in 1940 before being drafted into World War II. Here’s a few of his house (which he shared with another family):

We continued on to go horseback riding. There were TONS of mosquitoes, but the scenery was amazing! 

https://youtu.be/NrIlJZIIJsI Horseback Riding

After horseback riding we walked across from our accommodations to eat. They had a large outdoor area with live music, great food, and beer. And the best part - the scenery!

We stopped on the way to Seward to hike up a mountain where an old abandoned gold mine was. We never made it all the way to the gold mine, but the mountain walk was really cool. We were high up so it was cold, and it was lined with snow, a river, and clouds - that were close being that we were so high up.

We continued the drive and stopped for a couple views along the way.

We took a detour to go to Whittier. The only way in and out (by car) is via a train tunnel. It’s narrow, carved out of a cliff, and has waterfalls going down through the inside along the rock. It’s not wide enough for cars to go both directions at once, so you need to line up on either side and wait for your turn - they let cars go into the city once an hour and out of the city once an hour. 

https://youtu.be/x_k23VdKjX0  Whittier tunnel

In Seward, we went kayaking through Glacier Bay. It was a 45-min boat ride out and was really rough!  We did see an otter though which is always fun. Once in the bay, we suited up in our wetsuits and went out!

https://youtu.be/q68Xn_IEMTg Boat Ride Out

Then back into Seward.

We went to the Alaska Sealife Center and got really close to some puffins! (And no, I’m not pregnant, I was just wearing a double layer of clothes that all gathered at my stomach).

The next day one of our tours was cancelled, so we went hiking in the Exit Glacier area - and I’m glad we did! Saw some moose, and the glacier was incredible to see up close!

The next day we went on a whale watching tour. Saw orcas, bald eagles, sea otters, and sea lions! Stopped for lunch on the way and had some reindeer dogs.

https://youtu.be/XcGr037-ozI Orcas

On our way to Homer we stopped to gold pan. Actually ended up with some gold and a garnet! Then continued on to Homer, and went King Salmon Fishing!

https://youtu.be/eDCbRDCLhrw Gold panning

I caught two King Salmon - a 45lb and a 40lb. They were too big to keep, so he released them at the side of the boat (so no picture of us holding up a huge catch). 

https://youtu.be/IrikORLEfJY Salmon Fishing

We stayed on the Homer spit, which really felt like the tip of the world. We went to the Salty Dawg which is a famous little hole in the wall. People leave dollar bills all over the walls and ceiling. They don’t even have beer on tap - just bottles, cans, and hard liquor.

Homer had a little fishing hole that was pretty popular. When tides were high the Salmon would swim in, and when the tide dropped they would be stuck in this little area. 

Jon went Halibut fishing and caught a bunch! Could only keep two, but they were big and we ended up bringing home a lot of fish! They fileted it on the boat, vacuum packaged it, and boxed it up with ice. We brought it on the plane as a oversized checked bag and have been eating fish every other night since we got back. ;)

Another day we went to Seldovia, which is an old fishing village that isn’t accessible by car. The only way to get there is by plane or boat. In the late 1700′s there was a Russian fur trade post there as well as a bustling marina which made Seldovia a popular stop for anyone coming to Alaska. However, once cars became a thing, Seldovia became obsolete as there were other cities more easily accessible. Homer became the new big “thing”. Seldovia’s population in the 2000′s is only about 250. The houses are all built on stilts as the tides rise and fall 25 feet throughout the day.

The next morning we headed back to Anchorage. Stopped for a couple scenic views along the way.

All in all it was a pretty amazing trip. I’ve heard one of two things mainly when mentioning Alaska. Either, “Wow that’s on my bucket list!”, or, “Alaska? Why would you want to go there??” It’s a pretty awesome trip with some pretty awesome history.  I highly recommend it!