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Moose taunting me. This bull moose with little paddle antlers was in an "any bull" area near Fairbanks. I could have put him in the freezer if I hadn't signed up for the guaranteed Denali Highway caribou permit (which prevents me from moose hunting anywhere else).

Should-be grouse habitat

Street in Kotzebue

Sunny fall colors

Lingonberries (low-bush cranberries)

Halibut bait. The herring cut herring is the main treat, but the pieces of octopus really stay on the hook. Combine them, and you'll have something down there to get the halibut to keep nibbling if it steals the herring.

Heading out on my first halibut-fishing trip. The gear is a little heavier than what I'm used to.

A float plane takes off from Willow Lake near Glennallen along the Richardson Highway.