[GeoStL] Re: Caching in Alaska

Judi,

I sent you an email off list about some caches and excursions we did in 
Alaska.  I didn't hear any more from you, so I just wanted to make sure you got 
the 
email. 

Also, one helpful hint I forgot to pass on.  This time of year, the sun is 
setting at about 11:30PM and rising about 4:00AM.  Even when the Sun is down, 
it 
doesn't get very dark.  If you are spending any time in a hotel room, or if 
your stateroom on the ship has a porthole, take along a few safety pins.  We 
found we got a much better night sleep if we pinned the drapes shut securely to 
keep out as much of the "midnight sun" as possible.

One other bit of trivia that we learned from one of our tour guides.  Very 
soon the salmon will start their up-stream spawning run.  In some of the small 
streams, the salmon are so thick, you can walk across the stream on their 
backs.  But only men can do this.  It was explained to me that women can't walk 
across the streams on the salmon's backs because they don't like to step on 
scales.

Sniper1
Mark

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