Fishing for Sockeye on the Russian and Kenai Rivers

Fishing for Sockeye (Red Salmon) in the Russian River on the Kenai Peninsula

Kevin and John fishing

Russian Falls - There were salmon jumping up the falls

Fishing

Hooray! My first sockeye.

We saw a grizzly bear the 2nd time we went.

Chilling on a cliff near Russian Falls

John took this picture on the way back from the Russian River at the intersection of the Seward Highway and the Sterling Highway

Fished the confluence of the Kenai and Russian River on my third trip and caught two more.
Fished the confluence again on my fourth trip and caught the limit of 3 sockekye. This is the biggest one. It is about 8 lbs. and took me 15 minutes to reel in.

Salmon fillets! There is a few weeks worth of salmon in the freezer.

Whittier

Trip to Whittier, Alaska - About 50 miles from Anchorage

The Turnagain Arm - About 5 minutes from Anchorage

Tunnel to Whittier - The longest highway tunnel in North America. It was originally a railroad tunnel but has recently been converted to a one lane road/railroad tunnel. Traffic leaves from each side once every hour.

The tunnel is a couple miles long. You drive on railroad tracks.

Portage Glacier

An old ship near Whittier

Whittier, AK
An iceberg that broke off of Portage Glacier

John and the iceberg

Kevin and the iceberg

Tony Knowles Coastal Trail Bike Ride

Tony Knowles Coastal Trail

We rented bikes on Caitlin's last day and rode on the Tony Knowles Coastal trail from downtown Anchorage along the coast.

A cliff overlooking the bay.

Anchorage from a distance

Low tide on the bay