Nan and I are in Cooper Landing, AK, at the Princess RV park owned by the Princess Cruise line. The campground is nice, but nothing special. But we get the use of the lodge that includes a hot tub and dining facilities. Some retirees work up here in the summer. In addition to pay and lodging, Princess gives them a discount on cruises in the winter if they want.
A few days ago Nan and I went with Jan and Paul on a 2-hour float trip down the Kenai River on a raft with our guide Treena. We didn’t see any bears, but we did see eagles, fish jumping, and several fishermen along the bank going after Red (or Sockeye) salmon. Treena told us a good place to look for bears that evening, so the four of us drove around at about 11:30 p.m. We didn’t see any bears, but we did see some salmon swimming upstream to spawn. A couple of days ago Nan and I went to the lodge for a presentation from Loraine, who has trained sled dogs to race. She also had a business to take people out on dog sled excursions. She told a story of friend of hers that also trained sled dogs, and a couple of her dogs were used in the Disney movie Snow Dogs. This lady was drunk one evening and arguing with her boyfriend. She pulled out a gun and said "No man will ever put a ring on this finger". Then she shot her ring finger off. Women have a saying in Alaska because there are so many more men than women up here. The odds are good, but the goods are odd. It seems like this saying could be considered trans gender.
A few days ago Nan and I went with Jan and Paul on a 2-hour float trip down the Kenai River on a raft with our guide Treena. We didn’t see any bears, but we did see eagles, fish jumping, and several fishermen along the bank going after Red (or Sockeye) salmon. Treena told us a good place to look for bears that evening, so the four of us drove around at about 11:30 p.m. We didn’t see any bears, but we did see some salmon swimming upstream to spawn. A couple of days ago Nan and I went to the lodge for a presentation from Loraine, who has trained sled dogs to race. She also had a business to take people out on dog sled excursions. She told a story of friend of hers that also trained sled dogs, and a couple of her dogs were used in the Disney movie Snow Dogs. This lady was drunk one evening and arguing with her boyfriend. She pulled out a gun and said "No man will ever put a ring on this finger". Then she shot her ring finger off. Women have a saying in Alaska because there are so many more men than women up here. The odds are good, but the goods are odd. It seems like this saying could be considered trans gender.
Yesterday Nan and I took a 5 mile hike looking for bears eating salmon in the Russian River. On the way we didn't see anything other than salmon when we reached the river. Nan was saying on the way back that there weren't any bears in the area. Just then we heard a branch snap, and a large grizzly crossed the trail about 50 feet behind us. Luckily I think he was more interested in going after salmon. Since he never even looked at us, and was crossing the trail rather than walking in our direction, I thought it was a fun thing to see. Nan didn't consider it fun. Her knees were shaking and her heart was pounding, and she considered that a little to close for her taste.
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