ALASKA

A few weeks ago I took the trip of a lifetime up to Alaska. It was a week-long fishing trip that my brothers, Dan and Tyler, and friend, Kevin joined me on. We spent the week touring around and fishing on the Kenai peninsula. This was mine and my brothers' first time up there. The trip was really too incredible to try and describe here, so I'll just post some pics and call it good.

Day 1 - Leaving Anchorage

View from our hotel in Seward

Our boat for halibut fishing - Got Fish!

We all entered a derby where you could win $10K. We fell well short of that, but the daily prize for biggest fish was a free charter for next season. The daily winner the day we went out was 128 lbs. This fish was 120 lbs! Close, but no cigar.

That there is a freezer full of 'but -- about 300 lbs worth!

Exit Glacier just outside Seward - the picture just does not do it justice.

Day 3 - this is the first thing we saw when we pulled into our lodge in Soldotna. In fact, this picture was taken from my driver's seat before I even stepped out of the car when we pulled up.

This was our lodge in Soldotna - Jimmie Jack's Fishing. Awesome people and place. These guys were great.

This is Mt. Redoubt - an active volcano on the opposite shore of the Cook Inlet. This picture was taken from the private ocean front property at Jimmie Jack's -- about 30 yards from our lodge.

Russian River MADNESS!! We had to experience it once. Unbelievable how many people cram onto that river -- it was packed like this for miles in both directions.

This is what all the combat fishing is for -- Sockeye salmon. This was our take for the day.

A fantastic ending to an amazing trip!