7/23/13: Soldotna

Today we decided to take advantage of the very low tides and do some razor clamming down in Ninilchuk, which is about an 45 minutes from camp.  We had heard that the state put "no limit per person" on clams and also now there is no license required either.  Due to the high number of clams being harvested, we also heard the clamming was pretty bad this year, but we wanted to give it a try for ourselves.  It was a beautiful morning as we left camp.  We were lucky and saw a Momma Moose and her calf on the way to the clamming beach -- it was cool!!  

After arriving, we were taken back by the total beauty of the day!  From the beach we were able to see three mountains/volcanos right in front of us!!  Ahhhhhh, gorgeous indeed!  We gave it a really good go for a few hours, but in the end we came back to camp with a grand total of 11 clams -- yep you read that right....  11 CLAMS!!!  Much different from the last time we were here and harvested 70 EACH!!  Oh well, it was enough for a batch of clam chowder for sure.

We headed home, cleaned the clams and then it was off to fish for the day.  It was a slow day, only caught four fish, but any day that we can put fresh sockeye in our bellies for dinner and then more in the freezer for more dinners, we are very thankful for!

Here is the Momma Moose and her baby:

Mt. Redoubt from the beach:

Clamming boys:

The muddy walk out to the beach:

Boots are all clean:

Beautiful:

Oh yeah, more Sockeye:

Kailey is happy to help clean with Dad (that is the Kenai behind her)