Aniak Pictures

[John H]

I did a float on the Anaiak a few years ago and have had pictures from the trip a my screen saver slide show for awhile. I really like them and have thought about making a post a few times. Adam's note was the tipping point. It was an early September trip and the typical day was 53 degrees with rain coming and going. No basking in the sun on this trip. There had been a lot of rain that year and the river was high. It seemed like the holding spots for fish were few and we did not get as many as we had on other trips. The upper river had dramatic mountains that almost looked like they were in Hawaii. The lower river was wide and flat and could have been the Sacramento if there had been a few cottonwoods. All point and shoot. My brother-in-law actually took most of them. My favorite is the blueberries.


The float plane drop off
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/FloatPlane.jpg



Mountains above the Aniak Lake
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/Aniak/Mountains.jpg



Beaver dam at Aniak Lake.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/Aniak/Beaverdam.jpg



Lake trout. These were abundant close to shore. One was 9 pounds but most were 3 pounds.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/Aniak/SS7.jpg



The river sliding by a gravel bar.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/Aniak/SS10.jpg



Bear tracks and trees leaning into the river.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/Aniak/SS2.jpg



Lots of silvers in the river.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/Aniak/SS6.jpg



Some fresher than others.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/Aniak/SS3.jpg



Rainbows on mice. Not enough of this on this trip.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/Aniak/SS1.jpg



Salmon head.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/Aniak/SS5.jpg



Stopping to check out the tundra on the lower river. Raft on the bank in the background.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/Aniak/SS12.jpg



Cranberries on the tundra.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/Aniak/cranberries.jpg




Bluberries.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa22/jhodgson55/Aniak/SS4.jpg

[Adam Grace]

Thank you for the cool pictures. That looked like a fun trip.

[jbird]

Amazing! Thank you for the beautiful pics!