07/02 - 07/03, Naked Island, Alaska

Yeah :) good job :thup

Don't think I'm gonna maker :( (sorry bout that :embarrased ) Guess I'm stayin-in and workin on the can durring the holiday :disgust never know... might pop-up yet :xseek course yer-all-out-there now... :crook :| ..... :lol: enjoy :thup
 
Good to meet everyone at Naked Island. Good pictures too. Dan, Bidarka pulled out about an hour after you and headed toward Falls Bay (following 3 foot seas the whole way) to visit a friend who lives there and deliver a watermelon for July 4. Left there in improving weather and worked our way north around Applegate Island (saw a CD25 trolling for silvers there who said the fishing was pretty good), and went on up Culross Passage and into Long Bay. Anchored about a 1/4 mile from C-Max (CD-22) and kayaked up the head of bay and into the lagoon so we could hike up to Schrode Lake Cabin.

The thrill of the evening was Penny managing to fall out the boat while brushing her teeth. You heard it right, she was trying to not get tooth paste on the boat and leaned over too far. Got wet but didn't even lose her glasses. Said something about needing a shower.

Tom
 
Great weekend, in spite of a little rain and a little bumpy water. It was neat meeting up with some more C-Dory's and their crews. Nine in all made the trip to Naked Island. Considering the remote location and the fact that we packed all the amenities with us, ie: restaurant, entertainment, and facillities, it made the turnout pretty impressive.

The hats, so generously furnished by C-Dory, and the 4th of July potholders made by Paige, DogOnDory's chief operating officer, were greatly appreciated. Thanks!

In addition Paige's grilled hamburgers and Dan's "Kona" coffee sure hit a hot button for the motley crew of 3rd Byte.

After leaving Bass Harbor and giving 3rd Byte a little workout in the crunchy water it was nice to duck into McPherson Passage with DogOnDory for a little snack and pull a few zzzz's while King Neptune ran his roller over the water and smoothed things out a bit. Leaving McPherson about 3:00pm, 3rd Byte and DogOnDory found that the water quickly smoothed out and was flat most of the way to Bligh Island. The rain had long since been left in our wake and it was a beautiful run.

A whale was making it's presence felt in the distance and dozens of sea lions were cavorting around, just off Bligh. We fished for a short while and DogOn Dan once again showed that the skills of accelerated experience and youth prevails over the 'ole boy with the gray hair.

3rd Byte then split off and headed for Valdez harbor. Here again, the water was beautiful, flat all the way in. The charter boats and others were returning to port as well. The winding down of another great day on the water!

I agree with Dan, in the sense that it would probably be a good idea to have, at least some of the get-togethers, located in varying destinations that include some additional amenities such as "towns" were some alternate facillities are available, should the weather be uncooperative.
Whittier, Valdez are always good options, but I would be amenable to stretching that to any number of destinations accessible by road and water.

A special thanks to Dan and Paige for orchestrating, a great weekend!
 
OH MAN those are awesome pics. I'm totally drooling. Unfortunately I'm still having engine problems. Can't say how envious I am of you guys. I expect to see one of those pics on the home page next month.
 
3rd Byte":28iqf19y said:
I agree with Dan, in the sense that it would probably be a good idea to have, at least some of the get-togethers, located in varying destinations that include some additional amenities such as "towns" were some alternate facillities are available, should the weather be uncooperative.
Whittier, Valdez are always good options, but I would be amenable to stretching that to any number of destinations accessible by road and water.
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What kind of town type facilities are there in Tatitlek? That is kind-of sort-of in between Whittier, Valdez, and Cordova. There are some lodges up in Port Fidalgo that might be good meeting spots. I sat on a flight back to Anchorage with one of the lodge proprietors, and got his business card. I can find out more if there is some interest.
 
Good goin' guys & gals! If the Valdez Narrows pic of Third Byte doesn't end up on the front page, then the nerds ain't payin' attention! Wish we could have been there, so beautiful...And why do you need amenities such as a "town" when Dogon Dan's delivery service is available? :lol:
 

What kind of town type facilities are there in Tatitlek?
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Not good (last I heard----that was last fall) Then again, I could be wrong again :teeth I read of the vill' in the PWS Guide; comments were to keep your visits short as to the very limited dock space.
I heard a boat hailing the vill last year, no answer... :|

Congrats on the safe and innerestin trip :beer be back latter to scope-out pix :wink

out ... poof :bat
 
C-Biscuit seconds that motion. All in favor, say AARRGGGHH!

Wait a minute, we can only do this if 3rd Byte isn't here to defend himself...

We had a great time and wish we could have spent a little more time focused on the C-Brats and a little less on the fish. With the two girls and the rain, Alisha and I had enough on our hands keeping the crew morale up and the cabin interior a little less humid than a rain forrest.

Thanks to Dan for running the shootin match. Let's do it again next year.
 
A forest service cabin or something along those lines would fill the bill. We need a place, as Dan said, that we can get together, preferably under a roof, share some quality time and food. We have plenty of time to work that out for next year but it's not to early to start now.

My impression is that Tatitlek isn't that receptive to visitors, but someone else may have more information on that than I do.

Is the 4th of July weekend the best time for most folks or is there another perferable time slot?

I'm sure there are going to be some good ideas and options developing for next year.
 
Well I missed this one. Wish I could have met afew of you, but my weekend went about the same as yours. Rain and lots of dark clouds. I ended up breaking camp from Kenai Lake earlly. Fishing was really good after the 4th though and the weather improved greatly. I know most of you are all PWS loving people and I've spent some time there too, more if I were closer, but consider Seward as a possible destination. Seward's Silver Salmon Derby could be a possible gathering time. Anyhow just another possibility and if anyone ever needs a place to park their boat while they are in town just give me a PM or email.
Shaun
 
Hello from the Sundog Crew,

Sorry I was only able to briefly be with the gathering but it was good to meet those I did and thanks a bunch to the DOGONDORY crew for the hats and the oven mitt.

We had a lot of fun heading to Cordova and am glad to have done it - if you would like to see the photos from the trip, the link is: http://www.alaskaphotography.com/2005trips/cordova

Cheers,

Joe, Cathy, Caleb & Joshua :hot
 
Great pix, Joe! The one that caught my eye was you guys SWIMMING up there ...we can't do that much down here - the water is too cold. Or are we just whiners and wimps?


Sundog":lly38q1i said:
Hello from the Sundog Crew,

Sorry I was only able to briefly be with the gathering but it was good to meet those I did and thanks a bunch to the DOGONDORY crew for the hats and the oven mitt.

We had a lot of fun heading to Cordova and am glad to have done it - if you would like to see the photos from the trip, the link is: http://www.alaskaphotography.com/2005trips/cordova

Cheers,

Joe, Cathy, Caleb & Joshua :hot
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Thanks Pat,

I was amazed at how warm the water was, especially at Naked Island. It is a little crazy, but it feels so good after a swim - I say just go for it.

Cheers,

Joe
 
Good pix Joe :thup I still ain't modem'd-my-way through all the ones posted here, but so far there are some pro-lookin' shots in it. Way to go :thup :star

Warmest (recorded) surface-temp' I ever saw and swam in (with a bunch of old stinky-humpys) was 64 degrees :thup most the time (outside of the lagoon areas) it's at 57 degrees :thdown :xseek Colder yet is swimin the gulf waters :xseek I never checked the temp... just dove in anyway (I was melting---hate weather over 70 degrees :x ) 65 is perfect :) :star (air-temp)

:!: glad you survived all the Com' fisher-peeps' there in Cordova :crook We did not so well the last time we tried staying in the rowdy harbor :thdown :sad Indeed it's the Wild West up here. :(
 
Ended up back at Naked Island deer hunting after exploring the northern part of Knight Island, Disk Island, Ingot Island, and Eleanor Island. There are actually several good overlooks where you can see a lot of the sound. There is also a good trail leading from Bass Harbor over to the McPherson Anchorage. It's only a five minute walk. There was an old 1000 gallon propane tank laying on the ground a couple hundred yards back of the beach in Bass Harbor. I would say it was jettisoned from a helicopter many years ago (oil spill debris).

For next summer, we might want to consider something around Knight or Eleanor Island.
 
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