September was an interesting month. Salmon fishing slowed down, salmon had been smoked or canned and conversations turned to moose and caribou hunting. Pickup trucks hauling camp gear and 4 wheelers were a regular sight on the Parks Highway. Vacation time was taken for the hunt. Moose hunting is very important to the people of Alaska. Even those who are not really into hunting, make time to moose hunt as the quantity and quality of meat provided is large. While I made an unanticipated trip to California, Bucky and Carlisle started the hunting season. Carlisle was anxious to fill her caribou tag and Bucky was eager to assist. Leaving by float plane from Talkeetna, they landed on Deadman Lake in the Talkeetna Mountains to experience Fall in the high country. The Talkeetnas rival the Alaska Range in their beauty.
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| Deadman and Deadman River |
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| glassing |
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| Arctic Ground Squirrel |
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| Carlisle |
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| curious onlooker |
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| the pot of gold |
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| shed antler |
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| the big boys |
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| ptarmigan |
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| tasty greyling |
I returned to Anchorage after a week away and was greeted by the smiles of Bucky and Carlisle. It felt weirdly refreshing to leave the warm sun of California behind and to be reunited in the cool drizzle of Alaska. It's starting to feel all to comfortable.
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