2008 Part 4: AK - Dad Arrives

Dad arrived in AK on August 16th. The first few weeks on my own revealed a few things - A) August 2008 was very cold and wet. It rained every day, river levels were very high,  and temps were about 10-20 degrees below average. Locals were calling it the 'Year of No Summer'. B) Because of that, Salmon run were late and since everything up there is timed with the salmon, the Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout and bears were behaving accordingly. 

I introduced Dad to AK with a couple days on the Kenai with instant action with salmon, Dolly Varden and trout, and we headed in Anchorage for supplies, picked up a raft, and headed to the Gulkana for a multi-day float.