Checking In From Alaska

I've been at Valhalla Lodge for a week now, working hard to get everything operational after a long, hard Alaska winter. Cracked pipes, leaky pipes, repairing docks, putting boats in the water, getting motors running, hauling propane, and the list is getting longer instead of shorter.

Regardless, today was opening day to fish for trout and we don't have guests yet, so instead of following our to do list, we went fishing. We have had beautiful, warm weather for most of the week until today, the day we go fishing. Typical! We managed some quality fish but no pigs. The grayling were fat and plenty but the rainbow trout were few and thin. None the less, a fun morning on the water. The weather was cold, wet, and uncomfortable. We decided to settle for a warm dry place after 3 hours or so of fishing.