Tiedman

A break in the wet weather aligned with a three day weekend, and we headed down the Alaganik to Tiedman cabin.  We've only been there once before, and that was three years ago.  We all squeezed into the canoe for our first trip, this time we used the canoe and one kayak.  It was an easy paddle down to the cabin, and great to see the Hallquist family en route! They met us at the cabin, and took the boys for a quick boat ride before heading off into the sunset.

We spent our second day there exploring the Delta by foot and canoe.  

Such a different landscape, with water everywhere.  Thick moss, floating vegetation, big skies, new snow on distant mountains, and a strong sense of changing seasons.  We collected seeds for Peter's school project, and the boys spent a long time jumping in the thick moss and creeping as close as possible to ducks.

Greg paddled down to meet us for an evening, and the boys had fun building a fort, sledding down mud slopes with the kayak, and resurrecting an old tree stump together.  Greg has been such a life force for our family these last weeks as we transitioned home and into a new routine with work and home-school; he's taken the boys on wonderful adventures that they have returned from full of energy, and stories, and joined on family fishing and duck-hunting trips.  Thanks for everything, Greg. 

The paddle out was long, with a good head wind.  We had to walk a few times, pulling the boats to make much progress up river, and had many breaks on beaches on the way, but we eventually made it.