Delta River: August in Alaska

Everyone except Mike (Sorry Mike) got two days off in Alaska about 2 weeks before the end of the season. Our purpose was to run the Delta from where it starts at Tangle Lakes until it reaches the Richardson Highway. This section is about 29 miles long, and is usually done over three days with a lot of beer and trout fishing along the way. We had neither beer nor time, so we were forced to do it in two.

We set off with mostly flat water and/or very shallow streams.

Picked a spot about 8 miles down river between two mountains for camp. There was no evidence that anyone had been there before. Like, ever.

Set off the following morning.

Portaged the only big rapids.

And lazily continued down the ol' Delta

And then prayed Alaskans were nice to hitch-hikers.

They were. The end.

PS. I think Scott has pictures of how we (mostly) fit two canoes, four guys and their stuff into a 15 passenger van.