Follow me as I travel to the "Great Land"...........

This will be the first of a series of blogs as I travel to the land of the Unangan; a volcanic rock of an island that formed in the middle of the Bering Sea a long time ago. It is the land of fierce winter storms with sometimes brutal, hurricane strength winds that forces temperatures to drop below freezing with a salty spray that burns when you get hit in the face with it. It is a hub for the fleet of Alaskan fisherman to offload their catch including the famed fleet of crab boats who brave the elements for Bering Sea gold that include Red King crab and Opilio (Snow crab). It is also the only place on the planet to hunt to the beautiful King Eider, a large sea duck that looks like unlike any other waterfowl on earth sporting it's large lobe and baby blue head. It is a bird that stirs the emotions of seasoned watefowlers like no other in their quest to take one. It is deemed by my guide and outfitter as Island X, one of the pieces of rock that is part of the Pribilof chain of islands.

Due to it's extreme location and weather issues; I hope I get to add a post or two to my blog about the trip while I'm there.......if not; with any luck and the good lord willing I'll have plenty of stories and pictures when I return!!