The Playground, part 1

Great report, Dave. Thank you.

mark hald
pepperell, ma


"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
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Mike writes:

Maybe this is a dumb question but did you bring your own gear or do
they supply the rods reels ect inquirying minds want to know

I brought my own 7 wt stick with floating and sinking lines. However,
after
seeing four rods broken on fish, I started to use their rods - 8 wts for
rainbows and salmon, and 6 wts for Dollies. They were Orvis Trident
mid-flex 9
foot rods, with Battenkill large arbor reels.

If I go up again to this lodge, I won't bring a rod. I couldn't get my 4
piece
Sage XP 7 wt through security at Logan Airport. "The tube could be used
as a
weapon," whined the guy running security. When I arrived in Salt Lake to
transfer to a flight to Anchorage, there were *hundreds* of terrorists
running
around with tube weapons. Why, I barely escaped with my life. Some of
these
terrorists had longer tubes than mine; I felt..... inadequate. d;o)
Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

Great report, Dave. Thank you.

mark hald
pepperell, ma


"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
Mike writes:

Maybe this is a dumb question but did you bring your own gear or do
they supply the rods reels ect inquirying minds want to know

I brought my own 7 wt stick with floating and sinking lines. However,
after
seeing four rods broken on fish, I started to use their rods - 8 wts for
rainbows and salmon, and 6 wts for Dollies. They were Orvis Trident
mid-flex 9
foot rods, with Battenkill large arbor reels.

If I go up again to this lodge, I won't bring a rod. I couldn't get my 4
piece
Sage XP 7 wt through security at Logan Airport. "The tube could be used
as a
weapon," whined the guy running security. When I arrived in Salt Lake to
transfer to a flight to Anchorage, there were *hundreds* of terrorists
running
around with tube weapons. Why, I barely escaped with my life. Some of
these
terrorists had longer tubes than mine; I felt..... inadequate. d;o)
Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

Dave,

Glad you had a safe and wonderful trip. Sounds awesome
over there. I look forward to seeing your pics,

Jon.

Dave,

Glad you had a safe and wonderful trip. Sounds awesome
over there. I look forward to seeing your pics,

Jon.

(Jonathan Cook) wrote in news:d812bd9.0408120643.478ed3b0
@posting.google.com:

Dave,

Glad you had a safe and wonderful trip. Sounds awesome
over there. I look forward to seeing your pics,

Jon.


....yeah, what he said..missed yuh Pirate, welcome back.


Frank Church
...ex-alaskan

(Jonathan Cook) wrote in news:d812bd9.0408120643.478ed3b0
@posting.google.com:

Dave,

Glad you had a safe and wonderful trip. Sounds awesome
over there. I look forward to seeing your pics,

Jon.


....yeah, what he said..missed yuh Pirate, welcome back.


Frank Church
...ex-alaskan

(Jonathan Cook) wrote in news:d812bd9.0408120643.478ed3b0
@posting.google.com:

Dave,

Glad you had a safe and wonderful trip. Sounds awesome
over there. I look forward to seeing your pics,

Jon.


....yeah, what he said..missed yuh Pirate, welcome back.


Frank Church
...ex-alaskan

Mike Makela wrote:

Would be a good location for an Extreme Western Clave some year.

Now you're talking, clavemeister.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"rw" wrote in message
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Mike Makela wrote:

Would be a good location for an Extreme Western Clave some year.



Now you're talking, clavemeister.



Heh . . .heh . . .then there is also that pesky "money" thing.
Sounds like Dave was doing okay with the planes and boats . . .and even a
playground. I'll bet I couldn't even get all that stuff for $40 per night
(US), all air fare included . . .they'd have to give use of the playground
free of course, for that price.
BestWishes,
DaveMohnsen
Denver
(sigh . . . collect and sale more aluminum cans . . .collect and sale more
aluminum cans)

Dave M. writes:

Heh . . .heh . . .then there is also that pesky "money" thing.
Sounds like Dave was doing okay with the planes and boats . . .and even a
playground. I'll bet I couldn't even get all that stuff for $40 per night
(US), all air fare included . . .they'd have to give use of the playground
free of course, for that price.

I did alot of investigating before I invested in this trip. I initially
thought I would do a 6 or 7 day float trip, either down the Moraine or the
Alaknak. The cost would have been about $2500 plus airfare to and from King
Salmon. But, I'm too old to do without a potty, shower, and soft bed at night.
However, for you "younger" folk, it would be the trip of a life time. BYOB

That is the biggest problem with Alaska (or Russia ftm) is expenses. The
airfair, especially from the east coast, is expensive, and local (within the
bush) is very expensive. Any of the well known lodges will be very expensive.
If you plan on driving around and finding places to fish, you could find
crowds. Any of the streams along any of the hiways probably hold artic
grayling, but if you can reach a place by road, chances are you will be joined
by others. The only answer is to fly into the interior and that is expensive
regardless your facilities. I guess a car-camping clave is possible, but I
don't know how successful it would be. Alaska is very crowded from June to
September. You would need someone who lives there and knows where the crowds
aren't.


Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html