This is one of them ‘steps back’ I refer too about Cordova. It may not make much difference to most people but I cant be the only person to notice it; Just outside of downtown the Copper River Highway skirts the shores of Eyak Lake, Mt’s Tripod, Eyak, the Queens Chair and more of the Chugach Range fill your vision. Arguably its one of the most scenic drives in this part of Alaska.

The other side of the road however is a different matter. Seems the road side beautification project has been left too Waldo the Psychotic Wood Whacker… and this goes on for miles. Oh well, hopefully it will grow back.., someday.

meet 'Glacier'

No its not a race, its Pothole Patching Day-

Red sky in the morning...

Does the wind blow much in Cordova?

A group of fifth graders look on as 100,000 Coho Salmon ‘fry’ are released into holding pens near Hippie Cove. Considered to be more of a fish ’ranch’ than farm this project is run by PWSAC. Salmon always return to where they were raised, by letting these salmon grow and adjust to these waters and then releasing them into the ocean (about 60 yrds away) in a month or so they will return as adults in 3 or 4 years for the local anglers to enjoy.

You might be ‘book smarter’ than these fifth graders but remember most of these kids can give Bear Grylls a good run for his money.

During them months when the UV index rarely gets above 1 and the rainfall is measured in feet- if you get weather like this, class or not it’s a good idea to be out in it.

Responsible for a vast majority of Cordova’s economy the Copper River Salmon fishery gets underway for the 2010 season. Dennis reels a freshly mended gill net from the back of my truck onto his boat the Meghan Denise in preparation for tomorrows 12 hour ‘opener’ (fishing period).