Texoma Living! Monthly will be following the exploits and adventures of Charles and Jody Allen of Denison, owners and operators of the Alaska Expedition Company, and three Texoma area young men who are working as guides at the Driftwood Lodge. Patrick Erwin and Justin Maresh join veteran guide Brent Eubanks as they host visitors to the lodge in the Alaskan wilderness along the Tsui River.

I arrived about a week after my husband Charles and the guides, Patrick, Justin, and Brent. The flight was beautiful as usual. I never get tired of looking at the land patterns, the mountains and clouds, the rivers and trees as we fly overhead. Inevitably we see bears, moose or mountain goats during the flight. The cool weather was welcome after the Texas heat.

The brown bears are once again plentiful with several of the sows being observed with triplets so caution has been advised to all the staff members. Mostly, they are away from the river feeding on the wild strawberries but we have seen a few in the river as well. We also had a rather unusual sighting of a 55-inch bull moose right in our “backyard” a few days ago. They typically are further inland at this time but this one came very close.