The pinks (humpback salmon) are spawning in the river. They are in the river along the shore lines. You can also see the leftovers from the bears. They are mostly eating the eggs and the insides. The dead fish line the banks and there are hundreds of seagulls that were not there earlier in the year. The pinks are jumping everywhere! They jump up to 7-8 times. We watched them from camp.
Drove up the Haines Highway (back towards the Canadian Border). Stopped several times along the way. Then met John & Jen the hosts from Chilkat Park and Nick from the Parks Department at 33 mile house. Best hamburgers in the area! Back to camp and built a big fire. Watched the fish jump. I spotted a mink just below “the rock” at the water line. Bob was able to get his picture. Gave away some firewood today to several campers. Did a little packing, took the borrowed canoe back and moved the guys 5th wheel into his shop for the winter for him.
Young eagle along the Chilkat River.
A little chilly out today!
Mink below camp.
Went down to the river about 6:00 tonight. No bears for about an hour then saw a bear named Clueless along the bank right below us. He is one of the collared bears and has gained quite a bit of weight since May. Across the river there was a sow with two 2 year old cubs. Then another sow with two 1 year old cubs showed up. Not a good mix! They managed to stay out of each others way. There was one more big bear back towards the lake. Back to camp at 8:30 (dark).
Nightly visitor
