SALMON ARE RUNNING IN ALASKA!

Hello all:

I'm back in the saddle again. I just returned home from Alaska. It is gorgeous country. The population is sparce. The largest city is Anchorage; approximately 250,000 people. So if you like the great outdoors, Alaska is the place for you. Check out a few pictures of the countryside and some fishermen hoping to catch a salmon or two. During the summer, its light for 24 hours and the temperature stays between 59 and 72 degrees. Its nice, but your sleep pattern goes haywire.

As a service to the people I worked with, I broiled some fresh salmon and halibut on the grill two nights before I left. Unfortunately, I failed to photo document the entire process. You'll have to take my word that it turned out very good. I deviated from the Alaskan way of preparing both types fish. They like to batter fry halibut, and bake or fry salmon with a bunch of different spices. My method was was to grill/broil them both, massaged in olive oil and seasoned with salt, pepper, lemon pepper, fennel, dill, and butter. My peers loved it. Even those from Alaska found it good as they never had their salmon prepared in such a manner.