Hope

Hope est un village au sud de anchorage. Plus simple d'ecrire en anglais...We drove there, the 3 interns and me, to assess if any anadromous culverts where there. We had a map from the borough and had to checked those specific point that they considered possible .

Well, have no idea where their map came from but one of the stream was completely off track and not there, instead we found a new stream and stagnant ponds. It was nice to hang out with the interns as they are all leaving withing the next 2 weeks.I saw my first black bear. It was just unbelievable though he stood on the other bank and it was only a pupp, at the same time fisherman chatted with us and I learned how to filet a fish (J to espen)

We surveyed,

crawled in bushes,

tramped in mud

and at last had a nice meal at the bar: The seaview café.

The flat landscape gives place to surrounding mountains and the sun arose at the end of our day around 16. I am eager to go hiking there soon though I''ll require 4 hours drive from soldotna. Gloups...

Hope is  small but giving a wonderful sight on mudflats and anchorage. At high tide, belugas and seald are supposedly hanging out on the other side of the bay. White water rafting is common in the area and I might try it soon.

The return trip was quite and most of us slept. Luckily not krista who was driving.... Proof...

Comments

[Waterbaby]

Well, I still have those rather outrageous and compromising videos of our national day, spent in the street...of you...I am taking hundreds of pics and I beleive you'll see them all in october if not on this webpage...

Hair crime, I like that!!!!! eh,eh,eh. Still blond and going to stay that way for a while. You did a good job, thanx for the help and who knows you might have to change career for a hairdresser diploma soon;)

[Soph]

It looks like it!

I totally can imagine you evolving in such a peaceful environment! Save the salmons Estelle, go Estelle go!!

Take all the picures you can, you will be able to download them on your way back from Alaska (the new apartment cannot wait to welcome you).
:-)

Please send us some pictures of you... Are you still reddish blond ? ;-)

Your partner in hair crime...