Chatanika

It was a perfect day to hang out by the river. There was a shallow area where I felt comfortable letting the kids play on the edge of the water. No buckets, bottles, or hats were lost to the current.  

Zoe, with her Daddy's help, caught her first fish, a little Arctic Grayling. She was scared of it "...because it just kept wiggling and wiggling."

The big kids fly fished.

There were fire pits all over the rocky river bank, and in the late afternoon Kyle located one shaded by tall spruce on the opposite side of the river. With all his mud oven and barbecuing experience, he has fire building down to a science. A butane torch gets the dry cottonwood splits burning fast, no kindling necessary! Sizzling hot dogs and sausages were ready in no time. Kyle and Leigh really know how to do a day at the river up right. We had a great time.