Captain Tanner

Snooze you lose was my mantra when I left rainy Valdez and drove over froggy Thompson Pass Friday night. I got my tent up with the view and woke up at THE LAKE.

Choice campsite. Enough room for everybody when they showed up. A few motorhomes pulled up Friday and I politely shooed them off to the State Park. I was on a mission.

Mr. FishTaxi hauled the paddleboat on the skiff trailer up early Sat morn. The boat launch was a short walk from our camp and from out on the water you could see our campsite and the end of Lake Louise road. We could also tie up our boats on the lake down from our campsite with a short trail up. Pretty handy!

The weather was perfect. The only mountains you could see were the Wrangels far off in the distance. Clouds just moved over and around Lake Louise with a few sprinkles that I wouldn't call rain being from Valdez. I am tanned after 5 days outside except for sleeping in my tent on Lake Louise.

The best time spent there was with my grand nephew. He's five years old and lives in Fairbanks so I don't see him much. We had so much fun on the paddleboat neither one of us even went on the skiff or the zodiac his dad friends brought. He was a little afraid at first but after he got his sea legs he was a pro. Full speed ahead Captain! Next year his legs will be longer and he can help Aunt Kathy paddle. Our plan is for the littlest boat to catch the biggest fish!