"We were cruising along..."

Monday, Dennis and I went on the boat cruise Dennis and the boys went on when we were in Alaska for the Kayak Trip. At the beginning of the trip we visited by camera a pilot in a float plane. He took off right past us, flew overhead, and then landed next to us. I thought about how much my grandchildren would have enjoyed seeing the plane. Then when we got to the point where the 2 rivers meet, we saw another plane land on a sandbar. Aaron, this is at the point where you saw the marriage of the rivers. In the last 3 years the water was lowered and the silt has settled that a large sandbar has diverted the river. They had to move the docking for the village experience and moved the fish trap, too.

The lady has died who owned this dog sled homestead, but her husband carries on the tradition along with their children. It was so much fun to see how excited the team got when they realized they were going out for a demo! They were so hot when they returned they ran straight for the river. Normally a fence keeps them in the area, but the water being so low gives them an escape route and a couple of the dogs head out in the direction we travelled. The one daughter got almost across where the 2 rivers meet before she headed back, unfortunately, without a dog. We assume he trailed back on his own.

Sharing information about influence of the European. Talking about the various furs and which were the most valued. Mink was the least valued.

The lady who manages the fish village and demonstrates beading also keeps the gardens. We took this picture to give Bobbi and Robbie some ideas about how to deal with their critters invading their gardens.

Dennis couldn't resist!