A Berry Fun Day!

This morning we all got up at 9:30am. ate hashbrowns, eggs, and toast. Then off we went Salmonberry picking! We drove in all directions. First to the dump. Toxic berries! Yuck! Then toward Cold Bay. Lars had one foot in the truck and an arm out gathering berries. He wouldn't let any one out until he felt comfortable that there were no bears around. Lars brought a 22, 357, and a 12 gauge. Just to be safe! It was a beautiful day for picking and hiking. There are alot of places we would like to do day hikes, or just ride the 4 wheeler to the top and look out over the ocean. Well we found a place to pick berries and they were everywhere! We just hoped that the bears didn't like that spot as well. We drove down to the end of the road that is being built to COld Bay and didn't see any bears. Maybe next time! There is a Salmonberry contest this weekend. They weigh them and messure them. Saije and Lars have the biggest ones out of our family. We'll have to see. Trace has been working very hard to tie his shoes. He'll get it one of these days! We need to go picking one more day, we came home with about half of what the recipe calls for.