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Alaska
Hi Susie:
Well, Garrett arrived safely back in Seattle on the 4th of July.... He was full of individual vignettes but I think his favorite part was the initial "bush experience" in the Bristol Bay region and Lake Iliamna. ...while he was at Crystal Creek he fished the local river there for two days....he did love Rainbow King and the variety of fishing that they exposed him to...pike, halibut, rainbows, salmon, grayling.
His experience at North Face Lodge was a happy one too. He saw lots of animals and went hiking every day.... Came home with lots of photos.... He saw wolves, bear, caribou, moose and dall sheep and oh yes, a fox. He did make the Polar Flight that you set him up with, in spite of doubtful weather in Fairbanks. He enjoyed seeing the trucks that used the "ice road" and the pipeline.... Suffice it to say, he had a fabulous time...met lots of people and even took an all night hike in Katmai National park with some of the staff there. Sounds scary to me, but he loved it. Bears were in short supply in Katmal this year. A heavy winter and very late spring delayed the salmon and along with them the bears. He saw only one in Katmal....it's hard to believe since Nancy and I must have seen close to a hundred when we were there. All in all, a successful trip for him. Thanks muchly for all your good planning.... Fondly, Nancy
