When the Olsons Come to Town...

Our dear friends Cody and Chelsea came to visit us for the Labor Day weekend.  We were so excited to have them here, but honestly they have a traveling reputation!  Cody has been to visit before and the thing about it is that he seems to have bad weather luck.  Each year it has been horrible weather wise and this year was no different.  Sever and I failed to tell Cody and Chelsea about the anticipated Gale Force warning (winds 40 mph+)... we had planned a great hiking and fishing trip and the weather was not going to get in the way!

We hiked into a lake and by hiked I mean participated in the Iron Man 5000.  The trail was muddy and steep, we decided that it would be a smart choice to pack all our gear in by hand instead of using the boat...quickly turned into a bad choice on our part.  When we finally arrived at the lake we had a great time fishing.  The guys caught many 16 inch + Cutthroat trout.

We put Cody and Chelsea on the plane just in time as it started to blow 60 mph a few hours after their departure. 

Here are a few pictures from our great adventure!  (sorry the captions look weird, I can't seem to fix them)

 

Soaking wet and ready for a Paulson adventure! 

 Trophy trout hunting 

 

Our Cabin for the Weekend

 Moser Trying to Control his Excitement

 

Sever's big Catch

 

Moser's new BFF

 

Cody Pulling Shrimp Pots 

 

Sever and Cody, Moser swam out to meet them

 Someone is Too Good to Sleep on the Floor...hmmm

 

I love this Picture of the Boat

 

"Do we really have to go home?"

 

Yes, we BACKPACKED with this much gear...amateurs! 

The sign was misleading...it was hardly a TRAIL! 

Thanks Cody and Chelsea for making the trek to Alaska, we had a great weekend!  Here's to many more Alaskan adventures together! 

* Photography disclaimer, these pictures were all taken with my point and shoot and are SOOC (straight out of the camera)...I left my nice camera at home due to the weather.