Healing Towers – Day 2
The noise almost knocked me on the floor. I hadn’t jumped outta bed that bad since Iraq. You see, my bunk was directly under the anchor motor. You wanna talk about a loud noise… It was 5 something and Garry had already been setting things up for the morning. Did I mention he’s a machine? Cleve, Ed and I wiped our eyes and poured some coffee.
Today was the first day of fishing, and we were ready for business. As we headed to our next destination, we trolled for some silvers for supper later in the day. We were successful.
And Garry was… happy.
As we headed deeper into the area we’d be spending the week in, known as the Misty Fjords National Monument, I found myself completely amazed at what God created. Here are just a few shots that, as we often see, don’t do it justice.
Like I said- amazing, right? If that wasn’t enough to leave you in awe then try this tough guy out…
After what seemed like an eternity, we reached the spot Garry wanted to anchor up. We would head up the river in the dingy from here out. Garry is very serious with the HRB and navigates like a pro. I soon found out he wasn’t so concerned while in the dingy…
Here’s Ed with his should we be concerned look…
And Cleve with his I’m not trusting these straps look…
The ride was actually really nice. And of course, we saw some more cool wildlife. Who sees what’s goin on here?
If you couldn’t tell, leave a comment below. Maybe someone will help you out… So at this point, we started getting close. We started to see the pinks jumping like they’re known for. We knew it was time and the anxiety was beginning to set in. The river was getting more and more narrow, creating that bottleneck affect. The fish were…um…concentrated…
Go time…
It took us a little while to learn the fish, but once we did, it was game on. Ol’ Cleve was first to get rid of the stink.
The man, the legend, Ed was next.
And finally…
It got real. I mean we were catching pinks left and right. We were in a rhythm and had permanent grins. It was tough narrowing down all the pics, but I thought the following were the coolest GoPro ones.
Some people don’t need to use a GoPro and like to show off the fact. Notice the bent rod…
After what seemed like dozens upon dozens of fish, we got the call from Garry that the tide was going out and to get in the dingy if we didn’t wanna be grizzly bait. After all, what do you think those canisters are on our wade belts in the pics? On the ride back, we ran into another pod and so we urged Garry to get in on the fun. Get in he did.
Garry wanted me to get one more fish, and who was I to deny him that? I will never ever turn down a chance to fish. Ever. I caught a couple more. The first one we were able to get a cool pic and video of.
Although we saw a pile of eagles, this one last picture is just too bad to not share. What a beast.
And the good ol’ HRB…
Remember those silvers we got earlier?
I could get used to this…
Can’t wait til tomorrow…
August 22, 2014 @ 9:45 am
That looks like one hell of an adventure. Great story, great photos, and loved the GoPro footage. Keep it coming.
August 22, 2014 @ 10:59 am
Hey Tim. That it was. Thanks for the feedback. Always nice to hear people dig the stuff I put out!
August 22, 2014 @ 8:11 pm
Awesome stuff Josh!!!
August 23, 2014 @ 7:13 pm
Thanks Barry!
August 28, 2014 @ 4:23 pm
Looks as if you four were having a great time!! We can’t imagine JUST spending only one week in a place like that. Great pics! Thanks for ‘dropping by’. God Bless you…
August 31, 2014 @ 11:54 pm
Ha ha! Y’all were so kind and welcoming. God bless y’all too!
August 29, 2014 @ 4:16 am
Nice to see Josh and my good friend Ed getting into some fish
August 31, 2014 @ 11:51 pm
We hope the Spacey’s are doing well!