Combat fishing involves standing so close to one another that you have to time your casts with the person next to you. Tangling your line with the person next to you earns plenty of dirty looks. . 
We fished the area where the Russian River flows into the Kenai River. You can see the Kenai, silty from glacial runoff, in the top of the photo and the clear Russian below. The waters of the two rivers are identifiable for over a mile downstream by their distinctly different colors. I spent the weekend backpacking on Kesugi Ridge with Toby and Darcy in Denali State Park. While the Alaska range was hidden in the clouds for most of the 28 mile hike, we did get to see a glimpse of the summit of Denali on Saturday morning.
The summit of Denali peaking out over the shifting clouds. Although you cannot see the rest of the Alaska range in this photo for perspective, it is still amazing how incredibly tall Denali is compared to the rest of the mountains in the area. It towers above pretty much everything!
The cairns along this trail were amazing. Someone had obviously taken quite a bit of time to artfully balance the rocks along the whole ridge trail. This, of course, required that we take time to appreciate them. 
Darcy and Toby hanging out during a quick break with the Alaska range in the background. 
While Denali was well hidden, Moose's Tooth decided to come out of the fog on Saturday evening. More to come...
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