Cold Bay, Alaska

I just got back from one of my favorite sites in AK. Cold Bay. It has great fishing and hunting plus there's enough work to keep me pretty busy until it's time to knock off for any of the afore mentioned activities.
Just look at the some of the fish I caught this last trip.

Just prior to catching these beautiful reds I saw what was probably the biggest bear I've ever seen running away as we approached what became our fishing hole. Big and the color of dark chocolate with a belly that almost drug on the beach.

In other news, my lawn which I had hydroseeded(what a wonderful invention) has blossomed forth into a most magnificent growth. So much so that in the month since it was first sprayed I must now mow for the first time. All hail to the land of the midnight sun and the giant produce it produces.

I've also noticed that yet another neighbor in this neighborhood has copied my fence design. Of course I merely copied it from my fathers design but they wouldn't know that now would they? For those who have stopped to read this blog and don't know me or have never seen my excellent custom fence, suffice it to say that it rocks and I am definitely a trendsetter in this neighborhood.

What else might I spew forth tonight....?

I've read in a number of places on the finding of the USS Lagarto, a WWII Balao class submarine sunk by Japanese mines in the Gulf of Thailand in May 1945. An English shipwreck diver is seeking permission from the Pentagon to explore the wreck. From what I've heard they won't get the permission because it's a war grave. I can only agree with this and wish my brethren on eternal patrol to remain undisturbed.

The Navy is considering quite seriously a new riverine/naval infantry type of unit. Don't they already have that capability with the special boat units? Aside from the task of delivering SEALs and other spec ops units, don't they already do that job? Wouldn't you just want to increase their numbers?

I recently heard back from a long lost friend. I was searching the submarine forums lurking out there on the 'net and came across someone whom I had been trying to get in touch with for some time. He was living in a state were I was not looking for him and not doing the kinds of things to make himself easily found. I'm glad to have gotten ahold of him again. Isn't the internet wonderful?

In interesting local news, a Boy Scout from Texas was mauled by a bear near Cooper Landing. It's a good thing there were other scouts on the hike since they certainly had some expertise in first aid. I think the best part, aside from the fact the 15 year old Boy Scout survived with surgery and is listed in fair condition, is this quote from the young man himself after startling the bear "I think I caught it going to the bathroom"! That ought to end up in Whitekeys place somehow (for those not in the know, try flybynightclub dot com).

That's enough for now I suppose.

G'night.