Yukon Sam

Well the story continues as everyone must wonder where I am and what I have been up to, just living life to the fullest ,from one adventure to another, digging for Gold to fishing for Salmon.  It has been 3 months since leaving Nelson, living in my 11′ Scamper Trailer wherever I happen to go.
I have just come down from the Gold fields in the Yukon (arriving there in early May) arriving in Kitimat for the Salmon fishing.  The Yukon is an alluring place full of wonders and surprises, it is teaming with life, countless butterflies, birds, foxes, the list goes on.  One has to get used to the land of the midnight sun, with 24 hours of light you can suntan at 11:00 pm.  The climate in the Yukon is like Mexico, hot and humid so even when it rained I could be out working just with shorts on, so it is a little shocking to be here where I have to bundle up due to the wet & damp conditions. (as it has been raining since I arrived last Mon.)  I will post more about the Yukon later.
I just got back from a fishing trip (camping overnight at a trappers cabin)  down Douglas Channel by Gill Island (2-1/2 hr trip from Kitimat in a 16′ boat) where we fished around sleeping humpback whales (see pics from last years trip).  As soon as we put our lines down it wasn’t long before we started getting hit after hit from large Coho.  I was kept busy on my feet in rough water pulling  in fish, setting down-riggers, cleaning fish, so by the end of the trip my legs felt like rubber.

Now after canning some fish we are planning the next trip which may be the last here as I feel the need to get back home for awhile to catch up with friends and rest before the next adventure starts.