Seward was a great little town.

I spent the summer there driving one of the Army charter fishing boats, a small reward for working 6 days a week/12-16 hours a day for over a year, and count that as one of the best times of my life.

For me Alaska was a total paradise of:

Hiking
Climbing
Repelling
Camping
Fishing
Skiing
Snowmobiling

God I miss it.


Charles J. Ryan 
Sr. Systems Analyst
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Mark Wonsil
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:44 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: OT: Wild Alaskan Salmon (taught to swim to China)
> 
> > Now all I can think of is the fresh, and I mean so fresh that
> > the meat is still quivering, halibut/salmon/etc... I caught,
> > cleaned and ate while stationed in Alaska.
> >
> > I miss living there more than any place I have been in my
> > life... /sigh.
> 
> We arrived in Alaska on the day that Sarah Palin resigned and drove
> through
> Wasilla on the 4th while she was there. A lot of wild fires and not a
> drop
> of rain our entire trip. Loved it.
> 
> While in Seward, a Park Ranger told us how to use our hand to remember
> the
> different kinds of salmon:
> 
> Thumb rhymes with Chum
> Pinky for pink
> Middle (big) finger for King
> Ring finger for silver (as some rings are silver)
> And the index finger for Sock-Eye because if you poked someone in the
> eye it
> would look the same...
> 
> It was an incredible trip. We were there 18 years ago for our honeymoon
> and
> it still rocks.
> 
> Mark W.
> 
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