Gorgeous Day!

Splendid sunshine brightens my day!

Gorgeous King Cove

Today is one of the most striking days I have seen since the first day I came to King Cove. It astonishes me how sunshine boosts your mood! I wanted to spend all day in the beautiful sunshine & play with Tucker. So as soon as I got home he & I went on a walk, strolling down to the beach enjoying the warm sunlight along with a cool breeze. Before I could even tell him to go get the birds in the water he had already dived in & was on his way out to catch some seagulls! ha silly nuggy. I'm always amazed he loves to play in freezing cold water! As soon as my feet felt the chilly temperature it took my breath away, only worsened when Tuck would splash by me at full speed.

Waiting to see if the birds land

Swimming is what he does best! This little Golden would live in the water if he could, watching him hop his way towards the birds in an effort just to catch one was absolute comedy. He finally gave up wasting his energy splashing his way towards them, he jetted right out thinking he could swipe one out in the ocean. He swam so far out there it made me nervous! Never mind my whistles & hollering, all this pup had on his mind was birds!! "gotta get one! gotta get ONE! I'm gonna get ONE!! ....Aw ma just be quiet already you ruin all my fun!" ha I imagine he was thinking this about me when he was just about to have some real fun. Well soon enough he'll get his first bird, after all our home is well known for its world class duck hunting. Soon enough he'll be having the time of his life!

See him way out in the water, crazy pup :]

He'd swim out there for hours if I let him

On another note I went Halibut fishing all day Sunday, and scored!

Here is the end result after splitting up the share with the neighbors/co workers, needless to say Travis and I are going to be eating well the next month. Waahoo! It was a great fishing adventure, I have been wanting to go since I arrived in Alaska and it's never a dull moment here in King Cove.

After a long day of fishing it was time for some beer battered halibut! Mmm

There isn't much better than fresh fish & this little recipe is actually quite simple. I'd say this was quite a rewarding meal at the end of the day, and it was more than we could finish! 

Absolutely delicious!

Ingredients: Halibut, flour, 1 coors light ;) & a splash of garlic salt

Also Saturday I was eager to go on a hike! I woke up early, showered, got ready, made some breakfast and headed out instead of working. I mean who in their right mind wants to work all day Saturday when there is hardly anything to do? Which let me briefly explain, I came out to King Cove expecting to begin work on the access road May 15th. Unloaded all the equipment off the barge, moved it out to the jobsite, and set up our field offices. Unfortunately our project has been pushed back due to a bear den survey & birds nesting window. Meaning we are unable to begin blasting our pit for fear of the possibility a bear could still be denned within the perimeter or a bird might still be nesting. So to take proper precaution the project has been pushed back to begin June 15th, and it will be here soon enough. But even with that said I stay quite busy throughout the week I almost wish there was more time in the day. Hiring, payroll, reports, office managing its no wonder I was acheing to go out for a hike!

About to begin the hike, Tuck was just as excited!

So out I ventured, for a full day of roaming! Starting with the tucked away valley I have been eyeing since day one. Once back in the valley it was easy being aware of your surroundings as the trees have not started turning green. When everything blooms and gorgeous green bursts through it will be extremely difficult to spot bears, wolves and wolverines let alone any other lethal creature. After hiking around the valley I decided to head more up the mountain to one of the many gorgeous waterfalls. I have been wanting to go to one for some time now, and I was excited! While ascending up the mountain it is amazing to hike through something you only look at, I say this because looking at the path to the waterfall didn't seem impossible. Yes it was going to be a difficult hike, but as soon as I came closer visibility of the surroundings dissapeared. With trees & bushes as tall as me, making it difficult to try and hike. Getting closer to the waterfall only made our situation worse, now I couldn't hear anything but loud running water. I immediatley knew it wasn't a smart idea, I began getting irritated with the situation but pressed on. Until an uncanny sound reached my ears from a distance. Without hesitation I knew it was time to turn around and get out of the shrubs. Swiftly making my trek back to the truck I felt more and more at ease now having full visibility and no sounds of running water near me.

I loaded Tucker up and decided to drive to the end of the road so that I may shoot a couple rounds off. On my way back I slammed on the brakes to take a closer look. And sure enough looking up on the hillside running effortlessly through the brush, that I could bearly be seen in, was a massive brown bear! I took the binoculars and was astonished at the pure magnitude of his size upclose, he was a DIESEL! I have never seen a bear out in the wild before, and the eerie feeling sank deep in my stomach watching him tear through the same brush & shrubs I was just in that I could bearly walk through. He was in a hurry disappearing into the wild before I could snap a photo. I couldn't believe the story that I had to tell now, regardless to say I LOVE my adventurous life in Alaska!!

Beginning the hike, excited!

Entering the shrubs & brush down at the valley

After returning from my exciting hike I thought this sign next to my house was quite commical, I always think 'Now entering bear country....beware!' haha

I could throw a rock at this sign from my house
I live in Bear Country!