Alaska is great. Tuesday afternoon Andrew taught me how to fly fish, and I landed a trout. Then we took the four-wheeler on a tour of some of the trails down by the lake, and while we were driving we rode right past a grouse just walking along the tundra. We grabbed a shotgun and stalked down the bird and a few of his friends - I got 2 and Andrew got 2. I even learned how to clean my own birds that evening. Dinner was some delicious salmon with mayonnaise and spices an tomatoes that I would never have thought to put together, but I guess people who eat a lot of salmon come up with a lot of interesting ways to cook it. That evening I got my butt whooped on the Wii by Andrew at just about everything, but Katy killed us both at basketball....she's got the 3-pointers down.
Wednesday I took the four-wheeler out for a bit myself during school, and I didn't get too far before it started to pour. It was a rather short-lived adventure. But that night we did go moose hunting, after eating the grouse we shot the day before. We didn't get a moose, but I got more than my fair share of bugs. If you sit still swarms of them surround you. They are awful. I made a face shield from my jacket and a beanie hat, which was fairly effective, but wretched if one got stuck inside. The vegetation at this time of year is starting to turn red and beautiful to look at, but not so much fun to walk on for long. It's like a giant sponge, and every now and again you sink in up to your knee. We also rematched on the Wii, and I held my own this time....just for the record.
Wednesday I took the four-wheeler out for a bit myself during school, and I didn't get too far before it started to pour. It was a rather short-lived adventure. But that night we did go moose hunting, after eating the grouse we shot the day before. We didn't get a moose, but I got more than my fair share of bugs. If you sit still swarms of them surround you. They are awful. I made a face shield from my jacket and a beanie hat, which was fairly effective, but wretched if one got stuck inside. The vegetation at this time of year is starting to turn red and beautiful to look at, but not so much fun to walk on for long. It's like a giant sponge, and every now and again you sink in up to your knee. We also rematched on the Wii, and I held my own this time....just for the record.
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