August 3-5, 2018 — Kakushdish, Denny Island

The weather was a mixed bag, but I didn’t let it stop me from getting in a paddle every day.  Usually, I’d paddle to the creek at the entrance to Kakaushdish.  There are a few salmon around, but not nearly as many as usual for this time of year.  Consequently, there isn’t as much wildlife.

The sandhill cranes were still hanging out at Kakushdish, as they do every year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are usually lots of eagles at Kakushdish, but not this year.  I did manage to get just a  few shots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve found Canadian geese almost everywhere this year, and Kakushdish was no exception.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There were very few yellowlegs around, but I managed to find this guy.

 

 

 

 

 

There were a few least sandpipers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, there were a couple of loons.

 

 

I managed to get this one shot of a Steller’s jay.

 

Wildflowers were still blooming near the Indian shack at the head of Kakushdish.

 

 

I was on my way back to the boat one morning, after finding hardly anything to photograph, when I spotted this doe standing on the beach.

 

 

 

 

Now, that was a much needed surprise.

Another nice surprise was the arrival of our friends, Rolly and his wife Marion, on Tropic Isle.  We didn’t realize they were in the anchorage until we saw a couple in a canoe paddling toward us, on their way back for picking gooseberries. 

We invited them over for wine after they got their berries back to their boat.

This was the first chance we’d had to visit with Rolly for years, so it was nice to catch up.  And, they brought us a delicious salmon fillet.  Al hasn’t fished at all this year, so the salmon was really appreciated.