Top 10 things I learned during my Yakutat trip

Here are more scenic photos of our Yakutat trip, and here are some of the things I learned during this trip:

1. Airport security will detain you if they find a 22-shell in your carry-on backpack. They will also take down your name, address and social security number. This is especially true if you are wearing overalls.
2. Airport security will most likely not discover bear spray in a checked bag.
3. The Travelodge in Juneau has an awesome Sunday brunch. Yum and double-yum!
4. You can literally catch a fish a minute if you're on the right spot.
5. It takes a minimum of 3 good swats to kill a Yakutat mosquito (and they might leave a bruise -- really).
6. Bring bug spray -- and lots of it. Reapply frequently.
7. Bring bear spray -- and keep it handy. Bears are everywhere. One recently went after a teenager on his walk home from school right in town.
8. If you have a chance to go to a Yakutat wine tasting, go! The food is awesome, there's plenty of it and they don't want to haul around any wine so make sure you stay until the end for all the wine you can consume without passing out.
9. Expect to pay $25/bag for sackcrete/quikcrete.
10. About the only laundry detergent you can find is made for front-loading washers, which is somehow (??) different than regular laundry detergent (but it still works). I'm guessing someone ordered the wrong thing or that's what the barge brought in and they're stuck with it.