Eagle, Eagle, what are you going to do?
Watching eagles dive from tall trees across from our home on Odiak Slough to catch pink salmon exposed at low tide reminded me of...
Time and tide
Duck season is upon us, and river running skills will be put to the test as hunters navigate the many braided sloughs of the...
No water, no problem
I’ll never forget our first trip to our cabin site at Pete Dahl. Mainly because we didn’t get there. Back in 1958, Alaganik Slough was accessed...
How not to make a duck pond
Duck hunters are known to go to great lengths to bag their wary prey. Probably the most infamous episode on the Copper River Delta of...
A copious amount of rain
Rain.Let’s face it.If you have lived in Cordova for very long you are either part duck or you have come to accept it.Even though...
A dog named Copper
Early in the days of our duck cabin at Pete Dahl, we had a dog we named Copper. The runt of a litter of...
Baja Taco closes with considerable fanfare
Baja Taco, one of Cordova’s favorite eateries, closed for the year on Thursday, Sept. 28. It opened on April Fool’s Day, and for the...
Just where is Pea Doll?
Ask any gill netter and they can tell you exactly where “pea doll” is. Ask a newcomer, and they may perhaps, justifiably, scratch their...
Volunteers improve ski area trails
Every year the chair lift at the Mt. Eyak ski area goes through a variety of safety protocols, including a load test. Basically, this means...
History of slough names on the Copper River Delta
The names of sloughs and other key features of the Copper River Delta fall into four broad categories: names which contain Eyak, Chugach, and...
