Getting Ready for the Season

Hi Everyone,
This is the time of year when the snow and ice are thawing out. This is the time of year the bears are coming out of hibernation and us people that live in the wilderness are doing the same. We spend a lot of time outdoors doing what we have to do to survive. We cut firewood, we fish, we hunt, we have to fill our generator with gas so we have power for our electronics, and we have to go with our containers to a spring to get drinking water, because we do not have running water. All of this keeps us active and doing things outside, but mostly we do spend more time indoors and the limited amount of daylight keeps the hours of being outside to a minimum. This is the time of year we start getting more hours of daylight and we are getting ready to "Spring Forward." I start going through my fishing gear, tying flies, and looking forward to Spring Steelhead fishing. This time of year is historically looked upon by the Native Alaskan Natives as the start of spring and happiness, especially when the Hooligan fish are running. This is a fish also known as candle fish. This is the first fish run that locals go dip net in certain rivers. It is a small fish, about 12 inches long, about 1 1/2 inches wide. We use dip nets to get dozens of these oily fish. The reason for the name "candlefish." You could literally burn a candle with the oil in these fish. After a long cold winter this is a sign of spring and abundance on the Coast of Alaska.

Here is a short video of holligan fishing. We prepare these fish by coating them in flour and frying them in a pan! Finally fresh fish, and Spring is here!!
http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fezi0c5d_s

LOST COAST

Hi All,

We have been privileged to be asked by National Geographic to consult their photographer that is following the Trek of Andrew Skurka. He is doing a 5,000 mile trek starting near Nome, Alaska in Kotz. He will travel all the way down to Southeast Alaska to Juneau. After that he will head back North through the Yukon then end up back in Nome, Alaska. Of course his journey is more detailed than that, if you would like to look at the exact map we have the link you can click on. http://http//maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=111793047197007606960.00047e06852dc22d57643&z=5

Here is Andrew's website to see more about him http://www.andrewskurka.com/.

We are very excited to be a part of his journey. We will be following along on the leg between Cordova and Yakutat, known as The Lost Coast. We will be providing support for the photographer, Mike along this stretch of coastline. Since we live on this part of the coastline we are using our expertise of the area to get Mike in position for the best spots to capture the best shots. We have many places in mind to take Mike that will make his shoot spectacular. Andrew has already started his trek, and plans to float down the Copper River. We are meeting Andrew and Mike in Cordova and will be traveling the coastline to Yakutat with them.

Hope you all are having a great day, more to come!

Take care, from the Lost Coast, George & Jill Davis

Sitka, Alaska

Here is a picture of a flight we took in Sitka, Alaska with Ron Salmon of Salmon Air. We landed his float plane on a lake and hiked to a stream to look for some spring steelhead.

Life in the Alaska Bush

Hi All,

I am posting a quick note to all of you Alaska Lovers! Our goal at Alaska Wild Adventures is to share our true raw Alaska experiences with all of you. We want to share the true beauty of Alaska with our videos and pictures. We hope you enjoy!

Take care, Jill Davis
Alaska Wild Adventures
Lost Coast, Alaska