Mike Munhall

Dorrie’s aunt and uncle own a home in British Columbia. They spend part of their year in B.C., and every year they have Dorrie’s dad, grandfather and usually a couple of other people up to the house for a few days of salmon fishing. I went last year, but missed this year’s trip for various reasons. Here’s a sampling of family-album photos and a few others that I’m considering working with to make enlargements and then frame.

A quick synopsis of the trip: Dorrie’s dad and I flew to Oregon to stay with his mom and dad for a couple of days. We attended the annual family reunion while we were there. Dad, grandad and I then drove up the Oregon and Washington coasts and boarded a ferry to Vancouver Island. The day after we got to B.C., we picked up my brother-in-law, Patrick, from the airport and then spent the next three days in the Strait of Juan de Fuca fishing for salmon and yucking it up. We spent some time with some friends of the family during the evenings. The return trip was the opposite of the trip out: We boarded the ferry back to Washington, drove down the coast to the grandparents house in Oregon, then flew out the next day back to Colorado.

The highlight of the trip for me was the last day of fishing. We had some heavy rain during the night and the next morning was socked in with thick fog. Photographically, the day was simply amazing. The mood was dark and gloomy and made photographing super fun. But, I was shooting from the back of a boat, and that’s not very easy. Nevertheless, there were a few shots that I’ll be printing this afternoon and, hopefully, adding to the galleries in Flickr soon.

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