Oh thank you so much for sharing this! It sent me on a full nostalgia trip to my childhood! I spent a big chunk of it in Icy Bay, a logging camp at the base of the Wrangell-St. Elias mountains north of Yakutat and had many adventures, including more than a few with the coastal grizzlies.
And it sounds like you lead a beyond adventurous life, which made me smile all the smiles, and gliding through the water on kayaks no less!
Can’t wait to read more of your posts😊
Hi Generikat, thanks for the wonderful response. I'm so glad it brought a smile to your face and reminded you of good times. I pass some of the remains and relics of the old logging camps. I can't imagine 600 people, and their kids, living in what is now a ghost town. You must have some stories indeed.
Oh yes, it's always fun to see people's reactions when I tell them how we had to fly home from town in a plane on skis over a glacier the size of Rhode Island lol! It was definitely a wonderful and formative part of my story and there are times I miss the bears, orcas, and even the Sherman tank our camp mechanic resurrected and we got up to mischief with.
But like I have to regale you with stories, after taking a look at your most excellent blog, it definitely seems like you have more than a kayak-full of your own adventures, that made me smile more than anything!😊