Day 55 (7-25-12 - Thompson Pass)

We woke up to partly cloudy skies and the sound of crows pecking on our roof top, which is better than rain drops.  Lauren looked like a witch chasing the crows off the roof with a broom at 6 a.m.

Lauren decided that he wanted to try to catch a Pink Salmon, (AKA Humpy).  We walked a little ways to a fishing access point. The fish were churning the water.  Lauren fished for about 15 minutes and lost his bait.  We went back to the camper and got more baits, and yes I had my bear spray in my holster on my side.

We watched a sea lion in the water. You could hear him roar when he came up for air.  It might have been laughter instead of roaring because the sea lion caught more fish than Lauren.

Lauren managed to snag a fish and clean it in less than an hour.  He could have caught more but we don’t have freezer room.  We figured that we will have 2 meals off this fish and that is enough.  We need to have fridge room in case he catches another species of fish.

We traveled 40 miles to Thompson Pass and are staying at Blueberry SRA.  We are camping here for the night.  It is a beautiful campground.  It is absolutely gorgeous weather with the high today in the mid 60’s.   We are camped on the lake.  We have great views of the green and snow tops of the Chugach Mountains.

We took a short drive and found an off the beaten path road to a better view of the area.  A better description of the road is a beaten path road.  The road was very rough.  After a rough ride and a short hike we saw a spectacular view.

We took a short hike in the campground and found pretty much the same view as we had in the truck.  Putting the truck in 4 wheel drive to see the first view was a lot more fun and more like the Alaskan Adventure we dreamed of.

You must know by now, that the sun is shinning and we have been cooped up for a couple of days.  Yes, all the windows are open, the back door is open, and every rug, blanket, jacket, and comforter we have are airing out in the Alaska sunshine.  I bet the other campers are driving by and thinking, they must live in that camper. 

Ferny meowed and looked at the other bed until I lowered the bed for her to plunder.  She finally decided to come outside.  She ate a lot of grass and went deep in the thick brush.  She likes to explore and have her own personal space. She made the most of her quiet, secluded camping spot. 

Lauren cast a few times in the lake in the hopes of catching a rainbow trout or grayling.  No success.  We grilled some of the pink salmon.  It was okay. 

Pictures  https://goo.gl/photos/bLVsFkHGi1k48Jez8