A 7 day trip to Alaska
I had a very busy year; there were product launches, sprints, deadlines; and many of them. I love what I do; but still there was so much pressure and stress in work that one point I desperately wanted a long break; I wanted a vacation to a faraway place; where I can forget all about work and just relax.
So finally decided
to take a break; and after bit of contemplation and deliberation finalized on a
vacation to Alaska. All I wanted was to run away from the hustle bustle of
city, and from work; what can be a better choice than Alaska? I am from Seattle
and as I started talking to people, figured out that most of them have taken a
trip to Alaska. I heard their experiences; and was really looking forward to
it.
Then finally
the day arrived. I was there after a six hour flight. I can't believe how nice
it was out there. It was a different world, altogether. The ice was going to be
at least a week late. The mornings were still pretty chilly; but the flower
started blooming. Small bodies of water including lakes and ponds were
completely frozen (I walked on a few of them and took some nice pictures)
and even a some of the bigger lakes had a small glaciers floating. I started
with plenty of surface activities on water. We went canoeing and then jet
skiing. It was pristine; and as if we had all the stunning visuals just to
ourselves. The still deep blue water; chilly wind and bright
sunshine; blooming flowers in the coastline; it was heavenly.
On the second day
went for fishing. Our guide Erick tells me these fish are loaded with
sticklebacks. We took a service named Bob’s
Cabin & Guide Service and it was pretty
awesome. They had lodges by the Kenai River with stunning views of glaciers.
They were featured on CNN & MSN and totally lived up to the expectation.
Anyway, our fishing trip was quite memorable one. I brought a fly rod and also
bought a ultra-light. It was almost the first weekend to fish in most lakes in
the area as the ice has started to melt.
So this awesome
trip finally came to an end and it was
kind of sad. On the last day of our trip there was a rainbow over the frozen
lake behind one of the glaciers. I want to come back to this place again.
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