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Kings of the Yukon: An Alaskan River Journey
by Adam Weymouth
Kings of the Yukon is a riveting and engrossing account of Adam Weymouths' voyage, 2000 miles through Canada and Alaska, to the Bering Sea, searching for the treasured King Salmon.
Firstly, this book blew me away, literally. I felt I was there, alongside the author, in my glass-fibre canoe, in the same cold, meeting the same people. Adam Weymouth has a way with words. The further I got in this book, the more I felt the pull of the wilds of Alaska, a longing for the wilderness and freedom.
When starting this book, I was expecting no more than a travelogue of a 2000-mile canoe trip, but it was so much more. I never fathomed how much there was to learn about King Salmon, the people, the culture and how much of an importance the Kings played on the local people, who depend on King Salmon runs to make their living, and to go about their lives.
Along the way, you learn of the past runs of the Kings, where salmon was plentiful, and the local people would fish up enough to make their wages and feed their community. But you also learn of the hardships along the way, losing family members, floods, and stricter regulations from the ADF&G where fishing was made more controlled, which was before unheard of. I found myself engrossed in their lives and experiences, smiling at their recounts of “the good old times” and shedding a tear at their hardships.
Kings of the Yukon taught me the importance King Salmon holds and highlighted the importance of their preservation. Threats to wild Pacific salmon include habitat destruction from development and mining activities, dams and blockages, unregulated overharvesting, and a rapidly changing climate. I hope we can do something to prevent their loss. I never thought I would need a book to learn about these incredible fish, but I am glad Kings of Yukon was my resource.
Firstly, this book blew me away, literally. I felt I was there, alongside the author, in my glass-fibre canoe, in the same cold, meeting the same people. Adam Weymouth has a way with words. The further I got in this book, the more I felt the pull of the wilds of Alaska, a longing for the wilderness and freedom.
When starting this book, I was expecting no more than a travelogue of a 2000-mile canoe trip, but it was so much more. I never fathomed how much there was to learn about King Salmon, the people, the culture and how much of an importance the Kings played on the local people, who depend on King Salmon runs to make their living, and to go about their lives.
Along the way, you learn of the past runs of the Kings, where salmon was plentiful, and the local people would fish up enough to make their wages and feed their community. But you also learn of the hardships along the way, losing family members, floods, and stricter regulations from the ADF&G where fishing was made more controlled, which was before unheard of. I found myself engrossed in their lives and experiences, smiling at their recounts of “the good old times” and shedding a tear at their hardships.
Kings of the Yukon taught me the importance King Salmon holds and highlighted the importance of their preservation. Threats to wild Pacific salmon include habitat destruction from development and mining activities, dams and blockages, unregulated overharvesting, and a rapidly changing climate. I hope we can do something to prevent their loss. I never thought I would need a book to learn about these incredible fish, but I am glad Kings of Yukon was my resource.