Emmonak School from the front steps of our house. These pictures were actually taken around midnight! I guess that is why they call Alaska the "land of the midnight sun".

On Tuesday the 11th, I had the opportunity to take a river boat trip to two village school locations along the Yukon. My travel companions were Hank (independent contract plumber) and Ray our school's head maintenance guy. He owns two boats that he uses mostly for fishing during the summer and boat trips like our for the local teachers and district administrators. He told me he averages about $50K during the summer months doing commercial fishing. He has lived in Emmonak all his life so he really knows the river and where you need to go for their annual subsistence type fishing and hunting.

On the way out of Emmonak, you can see the fish processing barges. At the end of September, they shut down operations and move the barges for winter storage.

The local K-12 school in Alakanuk. Notice the large play porch for the kids during bad weather.

The HUD housing built for the local natives and trailer type housing for the teachers.

Off to Numam from Alakanuk.

Notice the erosion on the banks of the Yukon. During spring breakup and flood season, the water line is all the way up to the tree-line.