Kiss A Fish Day

Not a lot in terms of photos today so it will be short. We took a drive and ended up at the American River for a short time. Just long enough to catch another Humpy and another trout. A few more I'll have enough to make some smoked Teriaki/Ginger/chipotle Trout (YUM). The Mrs is using the Humpy to make salmon jerky as we speak. She ground up the meat, seasoned it and now is drying it. Her jerky is great and a must on hikes and just for snacks









The Mrs. kissing the Humpy for good luck, wait she already caught it so she doesn't need the luck and well as the above picture shows the fish didn't have good luck














I mentioned earlier about the landslide we had here, this is another area that slides once in awhile and the last time it did was just from the wind and it not only blocked the road but sent a cloud of dirt back into the air. Pretty wild, but during this rainfall (6" in three days) nothing came down

Notice the alder trees growing at the edge of the slide, goes to show how tough they are to grow there. (A Side Note from Elizabeth: The reason why alders grow so well in disturbed areas is because they have a relationship with bacteria that live on their roots... essentially the bacteria help transform atmospheric nitrogen species into that which can be assimilated and used by plants. Examination of the roots reveals little nodules of this bacteria- and a very concentrated source of nitrogen that leaches into the soil, eventually making the soil suitable for other plant species. There are many "nitrogen-fixing" plants out there, most notable those in the legume family, such as peas.)








On the way home we stopped at the Mrs.' garden to pick up some fresh dill for her Halibut and Artichoke dip. It is coming along nice with lots of fresh veggies already being harvested






Well another early night as I am heading out Halibut fishing tomorrow and the Mrs. has to entertain a Russian delegation on a hike