After our brief trip through Valdez, we were anxious to see what a big city in Alaska would be like. We did not plan to make the long journey in one day however and stopped at a small campground near Glennallen. It was situated on a creek with every RV camping spot directly on the river. Andrew had a great time fly fishing and landing his first Artic Grayling from the stream. The rest of us couldn’t stay out too long due to the jumbo jet sized mosquitos at sunset. All in all however, it made for a nice rest and allowed us to take plenty of stops to see the views on our way to Anchorage.
We arrived in Anchorage on a Saturday and stayed at the Golden Nuggett campground. It was conveniently located in the city and we were able complete our shopping needs. But we felt a need to get back to nature asap. We took a trip downtown and found a quaint street and two visitor centers. There was also a street faire that had some interesting local foods such as reindeer sausages and halibut and chips.
Andrew of course had to find out where the fishing was so after some research, we found Ships Creek that wound directly through town. He and Ken ended up scoring on silver salmon, a huge sockeye and a few Dolly Varden (a kind of a trout). We think Andrew may be moving up to Alaska as he so prefers catching to fishing!!!
Sallie was off to Orlando for a week so we all went out for Vietnamese Pho as a farewell dinner. While she was gone, Ken would be taking the kids down the Kenai for more…..FISHING!!!
