Dolly Varden Trout ( Salvelinus malma ) at Russian River We avoided traveling in summer 2020 due to the pandemic. Taiga was really bummed because he was planning to go for Salmon fishing. When we were deciding our vacation destination for the Independence Day weekend of 2021, Taiga was all set to go back to Klutina River for Sockeye (Red) Salmon, and Valdez for Pink Salmon, just like the trip we did in 2019 ( link ). Salmon runs are different every year. We checked various sources a couple days before the weekend, but salmons weren't running hot in Klutina nor Valdez. So at the last minute, we changed the destination, and headed to Kenai peninsula. I'm just writing down about the trip for this post before I forget. We had a late start on Sunday, July 4, but we managed to drive to Byers Lake Campground. The last time we stayed here, it was infested with mosquitoes, but it wasn't bad this year. We grabbed sandwich materials for dinner on the...
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