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This is my first-ever lake trout, caught on a spinner before we stopped to unpack the fly rods near the beginning of a 4-day float trip.  I caught another of about the same size soon thereafter.  The coloration is incredible compared to other lakers I've seen -- a much more believable cousin to the brook trout. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
This is my first-ever lake trout, caught on a spinner before we stopped to unpack the fly rods near the beginning of a 4-day float trip. I caught another of about the same size soon thereafter. The coloration is incredible compared to other lakers I've seen -- a much more believable cousin to the brook trout.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 5, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 5, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
This is my dad's first wild Alaskan rainbow trout. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
This is my dad's first wild Alaskan rainbow trout.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 5, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 5, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
The Fireweed here grows thick along many roadsides in Alaska, including the Richardson Highway here with a view of the glacial Delta River and the Alaska Range. From the Delta River in Alaska.
The Fireweed here grows thick along many roadsides in Alaska, including the Richardson Highway here with a view of the glacial Delta River and the Alaska Range.
StateAlaska
LocationDelta River
Date TakenJul 5, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
Baby moose along an Alaskan highway. From Richardson Highway in Alaska.
Baby moose along an Alaskan highway.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 5, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Delta River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationDelta River
Date TakenJul 5, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Delta River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationDelta River
Date TakenJul 5, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
My dad scrambles along the rocks at the base of this canyon as an 18-inch, wild Alaskan rainbow gives him the best fight he's ever had from a fish. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
My dad scrambles along the rocks at the base of this canyon as an 18-inch, wild Alaskan rainbow gives him the best fight he's ever had from a fish.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
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This is my biggest and certainly best stream-resident rainbow to date, a wild 19-incher pulled from a Class III-IV rapids.  It's also the first fish ever to take me into my backing. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
This is my biggest and certainly best stream-resident rainbow to date, a wild 19-incher pulled from a Class III-IV rapids. It's also the first fish ever to take me into my backing.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
This isn't quite the size of salmon I was looking for on this trip... From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
This isn't quite the size of salmon I was looking for on this trip...
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
A Bonaparte's Gull cruises low over a rapids. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
A Bonaparte's Gull cruises low over a rapids.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
A Bonaparte's Gull perched on a rock. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
A Bonaparte's Gull perched on a rock.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
Here my dad drops his largest resident rainbow ever, after a spectacular fight.  It's a good 18 inches.  From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
Here my dad drops his largest resident rainbow ever, after a spectacular fight. It's a good 18 inches.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
Here I'm netting a nice rainbow in the rapids. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
Here I'm netting a nice rainbow in the rapids.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
Mean-looking 17-inch rainbow. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
Mean-looking 17-inch rainbow.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
Turbulent Class III-IV waters. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
Turbulent Class III-IV waters.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 6, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 7, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 7, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
This float trip gave us a couple views of the distant peak of Mount Wrangell, an inactive volcano. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
This float trip gave us a couple views of the distant peak of Mount Wrangell, an inactive volcano.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
Here's my first Alaskan salmon, a small king that put up a fun fight. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
Here's my first Alaskan salmon, a small king that put up a fun fight.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
 From the Salcha River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationSalcha River
Date TakenJul 14, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
This is the glacial Tanana river, a major Yukon tributary.  The water is so opaque with glacial silt that you can't see half an inch into it. From the Tanana River in Alaska.
This is the glacial Tanana river, a major Yukon tributary. The water is so opaque with glacial silt that you can't see half an inch into it.
StateAlaska
LocationTanana River
Date TakenJul 14, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
The sun slooowly sets over a crystal-clear grayling stream. From the Delta Clearwater River in Alaska.
The sun slooowly sets over a crystal-clear grayling stream.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 14, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
A beautiful arctic grayling. From the Delta Clearwater River in Alaska.
A beautiful arctic grayling.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 14, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
 From the Delta Clearwater River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 14, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
 From the Delta Clearwater River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 14, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
Unfortunately the lighting didn't allow me to show it very well in my photos (though you can kind of see it here), but this is probably the clearest river I've ever seen, and definitely the clearest of its impressive size. From the Delta Clearwater River in Alaska.
Unfortunately the lighting didn't allow me to show it very well in my photos (though you can kind of see it here), but this is probably the clearest river I've ever seen, and definitely the clearest of its impressive size.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 14, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Delta Clearwater River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 14, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
 From the Salcha River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationSalcha River
Date TakenJul 14, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Tanana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationTanana River
Date TakenJul 14, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Tanana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationTanana River
Date TakenJul 14, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Delta River tributary in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Delta River tributary in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
Alaska has the right idea here.  I would like to see them add another digit to that number, but they're still doing pretty well compared to everyone else in that regard.  It shows, too -- there doesn't seem to be very much litter along this highway. From Richardson Highway in Alaska.
Alaska has the right idea here. I would like to see them add another digit to that number, but they're still doing pretty well compared to everyone else in that regard. It shows, too -- there doesn't seem to be very much litter along this highway.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Delta River valley in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Delta River valley in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Delta River valley in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Delta River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationDelta River
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
The Gulkana Glacier is an iconic landmark for north-bound travelers (or, I suppose, south-bound travelers looking north) on the Richardson Highway.  Thankfully, its silty runoff drains not into the Gulkana River drainage but into Phelan Creek in the Yukon drainage instead. From Richardson Highway near Summit Lake in Alaska.
The Gulkana Glacier is an iconic landmark for north-bound travelers (or, I suppose, south-bound travelers looking north) on the Richardson Highway. Thankfully, its silty runoff drains not into the Gulkana River drainage but into Phelan Creek in the Yukon drainage instead.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
This is one of the clearest lakes I've ever seen.  All the white smudges in the foreground are midges hovering over the bushes. From Summit Lake in Alaska.
This is one of the clearest lakes I've ever seen. All the white smudges in the foreground are midges hovering over the bushes.
StateAlaska
LocationSummit Lake
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Gulkana River just below Summit Lake in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
The lack of access on this large river makes combat fishing the norm for anyone who hasn't planned ahead and got a permit from the native tribe controlling the land above the river.  It's a choice between this and trespassing.  I fished for about 20 minutes before I got tired of it and headed to a different stream. From the Klutina River in Alaska.
The lack of access on this large river makes combat fishing the norm for anyone who hasn't planned ahead and got a permit from the native tribe controlling the land above the river. It's a choice between this and trespassing. I fished for about 20 minutes before I got tired of it and headed to a different stream.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
This glacial river's blue-green water is incredibly opaque, but much prettier than the gray-brown of most other glacial rivers.  It is also fishable, though I prefer more clarity. From the Klutina River in Alaska.
This glacial river's blue-green water is incredibly opaque, but much prettier than the gray-brown of most other glacial rivers. It is also fishable, though I prefer more clarity.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Klutina River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
There's a fish-cleaning table right IN the river at this landing.  Driving out on the gravel bar is the norm, too.  It was a good place to field-dress my sockeye salmon.  Tossing the guts out into the river has them devoured by hungry gulls within seconds.  That's illegal in many places, but in Alaska it's the preferred way of dealing with fish waste: these ecosystems are driven by dead salmon and fully equipped to deal with it. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
There's a fish-cleaning table right IN the river at this landing. Driving out on the gravel bar is the norm, too. It was a good place to field-dress my sockeye salmon. Tossing the guts out into the river has them devoured by hungry gulls within seconds. That's illegal in many places, but in Alaska it's the preferred way of dealing with fish waste: these ecosystems are driven by dead salmon and fully equipped to deal with it.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
A professional photographer (whose name I forgot to get) just happened to be nearby as I finished up my sockeye fishing with this hefty limit of fresh, tasty salmon.  He took several pictures with his good camera, which hopefully he'll be sending me soon, and he snapped this one with my point+shoot camera. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
A professional photographer (whose name I forgot to get) just happened to be nearby as I finished up my sockeye fishing with this hefty limit of fresh, tasty salmon. He took several pictures with his good camera, which hopefully he'll be sending me soon, and he snapped this one with my point+shoot camera.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
The Copper River is another of Alaska's major glacial drainages, hosting huge salmon runs which spread out more thinly into its clearwater tributaries to spawn.  

This panorama is best viewed full-size. From the Copper River in Alaska.
The Copper River is another of Alaska's major glacial drainages, hosting huge salmon runs which spread out more thinly into its clearwater tributaries to spawn.

This panorama is best viewed full-size.
StateAlaska
LocationCopper River
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
Another panorama of the huge Copper River. From the Copper River in Alaska.
Another panorama of the huge Copper River.
StateAlaska
LocationCopper River
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Copper River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationCopper River
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
These seagulls live at the salmon-cleaning station during this time of year. From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
These seagulls live at the salmon-cleaning station during this time of year.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Copper River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationCopper River
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
A raven flies over the Copper River. From the Copper River in Alaska.
A raven flies over the Copper River.
StateAlaska
LocationCopper River
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
A raven returns to its cliff-side nest along the Copper River. From the Copper River in Alaska.
A raven returns to its cliff-side nest along the Copper River.
StateAlaska
LocationCopper River
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
This is a pretty cool silhouette of a bald eagle carrying some food, even though it isn't terribly well-focused or well-lit.  I was actually driving when I took it (though it was on a no-traffic campground driveway, so it wasn't unsafe) and the eagle swooped into the roadway right in front of me, then flew around to the side and gave me this profile. From the Copper River in Alaska.
This is a pretty cool silhouette of a bald eagle carrying some food, even though it isn't terribly well-focused or well-lit. I was actually driving when I took it (though it was on a no-traffic campground driveway, so it wasn't unsafe) and the eagle swooped into the roadway right in front of me, then flew around to the side and gave me this profile.
StateAlaska
LocationCopper River
Date TakenJul 15, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From Richardson Highway in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Gulkana River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
Here's a nice view of the Alyeska Pipeline from the highway. From Richardson Highway in Alaska.
Here's a nice view of the Alyeska Pipeline from the highway.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From Richardson Highway in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From Richardson Highway in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From Donnelly Creek in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From Donnelly Creek in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From Donnelly Creek in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From the Delta River in Alaska.
StateAlaska
LocationDelta River
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From Richardson Highway in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
 From Richardson Highway in Alaska.
StateAlaska
Date TakenJul 8, 2007
Date AddedJul 19, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
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