(Deb here) We were camped in Valdez, AK (Bear Paw II - right on the harbor) for several days - it was late summer, and several people were camped there who had brought boats and were catching their winter supply of salmon. I struck up a conversation with a nice woman while we did our laundry - she lived in Fairbanks and was killing time while her husband fished. The next morning, she knocked on my door and said "Come with me - you need to learn more about Alaska so you'll come back some day" She took me to the Valdez Museum (a fascinating place!) and then the day she and her husband were leaving, they gave us some fresh salmon!