Season 1 · Episode 4
Episode 4, Tred Barta Get Off The Couch Expedition
Up North Journal Podcast · Mike Adams, Dan DeFauw and Tred Barta
July 11, 201953m 51s
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Show Notes
The guys catch up with Tred Barta who is hanging out in Valdez Alaska
Talking about the exteme heat and wildfires
- No rain for 10 days
- Wildfires
- Extreme heat
Big water fishing
- Seal Rock
- Home to sea lions
- Halibut
- How do you fish for halibut
Still not finding it easy to deal with being alone so far away.
Looking to head to Homer Alaska
- Streams easier to fish
- Easier to hunt
Commercial and sport fishing for Salmon
- Working together
- Building a renewable resource
- Fish rearing
- Hatcheries
- Now have a successful fishing industry
- How the people in the fishing industry work together
A very close encounter with a grizzly bear
- Riding his bike and came around a corner and wrecked bike to keep from hitting a bear
- Bear was about 8 yards away
- Laid out on bike path and drew pistol on bear
- Bear woofed at him
- Bruised up
Two tone water color in river
- Glacial melt and sea water
- Specific times of the year
- Smaller streams give way to lighter colors
- Teaming with fish
4th of July in Alaska
- Valdez had a huge town parade and festival
- Food everywhere
- Small town feel
- Coast Guard in parade