July 2001 Katmai

We spent a weekend at a ranger's cabin in Amalik Bay on the coast of Katmai National Park. Paul's official duties as Chief of Maintenance were to upright the outhouse that a bear had turned over and to determine what parts were needed to repair the heater in the cabin. Those tasks took about an hour. We spent a day kayaking around to the islands that protect the bay from the full force of winds and surf of Shelikof Straits. The islands had sandy beaches backed by dunes covered with blooming lupine.