WELCOME To My Off-Grid, Alaskan Log Cabin (Smoking With A View)
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Greetings from the cabin. In this video we are smoking some of my favorite fish; Copper River Red Salmon. We caught the salmon ourselves earlier this summer. We are using a simple brine made of water, salt and pure maple syrup. The smoking itself takes about two hours once the fish is properly dried. It is absolutely delicious.
As always, please feel free to ask questions or offer advice. I have been smoking salmon for many years now, but I certainly do not consider myself a professional. I am sure I could learn much from many of you.
Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the video.
Peace to you from Alaska.
I believe in life there's too much noise. The still & the quiet is comforting & peaceful. The view is medicine within itself.💖
I agree 100%. Thank you for watching. Peace to you.
😂🎉😢😮😅😊 2:05 😊😅
It's the same tradition: from here in Norway, smoking salmon. and the ørret.
I really like your videos. Tnx.
Thank you Bernado. I appreciate it. Yes, there are a lot of similarities between Norway and Alaska. The people seem to be similar in many ways. I would enjoy visiting your country one day.
WOW, The view is absolutely beautiful.
And the salmon made my mouth water.
Thanks!
Sydney, thank you so much for watching and for taking the time to comment. Peace to you.
Sir, so glad to see you and your wife and Stella having a great time. Your channel and work skills is some of the best I've ever seen on YT. You also really give me a wonderful perspective about the Great Alaska! Wish you the best!
I so appreciate your kind words and yes, we were having a great time! I truly hope that watching my videos helps to give a real impression of what it’s like to be here. Thank you and peace to you!
I ljve thousands of mills from Alaska, but i fee like am right there with you. Zm always facenated with this country.
Watching your videos makes me want to come to AK even more! Where ever you are stationed, it's breathtaking! My cousins live in Chugiak.
Wow!! That's some place you have there. You have the best view in the world, I'm sooo jealous
Thank you. I must admit, I kind of agree with you. We are very blessed to be here. I appreciate the comment. Peace
👍 Danke fürs Hochladen!
👍 Thanks for uploading!
👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you!
👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke
My god, that view from outside your cabin… that must be such an incredible thing to get up and greet you every morning!😳🥰❤️
Shut up
@@coconut_oils_shady_mcoy5113 Shut up.
Bless up
Yeah, what a great world we live in - big cities, money, conctrete everywhere... and few of us have THAT view everyday, while rest of us pay probably once a year for few days of this view...
@@maciej-x5g well stop complaining and go live there. The land is free.
Good morning! Enjoyed your video with my morning coffee here at the office. Have a great day, stay safe.
Peace to you my friend & fellow coffee lover! Thank you for watching!
what a beautiful scenery to wake up to every morning, I sure do miss alaska, awesome video
Good morning my friend. Thanks so much for watching. We’re you station at Elemendorf?
That first piece of salmon falling through the grate was the laugh I needed at the end of a long day 😂
Ha! yes, she was trying to do a good job for that camera and then that happened. Off camera, we spend most of the time laughing at ourselves while making these videos. I am glad you are enjoying them. Have a wonderful evening my friend.
One very happy dog, getting hand feed smoked salmon by dad, 🐟🐟🐟🐶🐶🐶
Yeah she’s pretty spoiled lol. Thank you for watching!
Just found your channel this week and I am making my way through all your content. What a wonderful way to live and to share your life with us. Your grandchildren are adorable and I like how you are showing them how to help you, you are the best teacher.
Welcome Amanda. I am so pleased that you found me. Let me know if you have any questions. I always do my best to respond
Love, love your view. Faithfully watch your videos. You are so talented. Thank you.
Very cozy, thanks for the video
I love Alasa very much ❤️
Thank you friend. Peace to you.
You and your wife look so in love and at peace with each other - I hope to find that with another person one day, and hopefully share these same wonderful experiences out in nature. God Bless
Haven’t been back to Alaska for many decades. Seeing the scenery touches my soul. Thank you for sharing your life with us. I absolutely love salmon & it looks delicious. Enjoy it for all of us! God bless you & your family.
Good smoked Alaskan Salmon! Beautiful Lab. Very well behaved.
The dog is a groomed poodle.
@@williecourthers9450 Opps, still beautiful dog!
@@kenshores9900 Absolutely.
She is a good girl and yes, she’s a poodle. And YES the salmon was also good haha! Thank you so much for watching friend!
@@ThisIsMyAlaska Waiting for your next adventure.
Now this is the way to do it! Fantastic fish prepared in one of our favorite ways 😉 Thanks for sharing!
I cant imagine a more beautiful view. You are truly blessed!
I couldn’t agree more! Thank you for watching, Friend!
You, your Wife and your family are living the dream, I know that you work to make your lifestyle a reality that most of us can only dream of! BTW the smoked salmon sure looks yummy, your dog sure loves it from what I can see. Thanks, I never miss any of your videos, as they are among the best on You Tube period!
Your kind words encourage me more than you know. Thank you for watching. It is a lot of work but it’s a good life. Peace to you, friend.
Living in Alaska is expensive yes but it can be cheaper than you think if you know how to spend your money. My family lives in a log cabin on a lake and it’s not like super expensive, it’s a good house too. The food and gas is more expensive though.
What a beautiful view, little piece of paradise. Maple syrup on Salmon, yummy, my mouth is watering, can taste it from here.. lol. Nice to see both you & your wife having some relax time together. Cheers & Blessings from Victoria Australia 🇦🇺🐨👍🏻😁😁😁😁😁
Lynne, thank you! I wish I could share a bit with you and everyone else who leaves such kind comments. I wish you a blessed and relaxing weekend! Peace!
Hi my friend the view is breathtaking I could watch it all the day , the smoking fish looks delicious and spicy, seeing stella makes me happy , thank you for this video cant wait for more cozy videos
The fish was delicious and did not last long! Thank you for the kind encouragement! Peace to you!
Greetings from Italy. This is not a video, but it is a masterpiece! Meanwhile we are happy to see you with your beautiful half of the sky, (beautiful and charming woman), relaxing. And Princess Stella.... A forbidden tidbit every now and then can not hurt her. And that fantastic view! But do you have any idea of the luck you have to live in that place? It is a wonder that you have the DUTY to enjoy, even for us poor earthlings 😃. And you made me remember with nostalgia, a period of my life lived in Vancouver and to have had the immense pleasure of having enjoyed a salmon prepared more or less like this. Even now after 30 years when I think about it, I feel the taste and the scent. Thank you, for reminding me of this. A piece of heart arrives from Italy. 😊💞🇮🇹
What a beautiful memory, I’m honored to have a part in bringing that back to you. I know that Italy has its own beauty and someday it would be so wonderful to visit there! Thank you so much for watching and for the kind comment! Peace to you!
Hello, you and your family are living an amazing life. Every place you show have an amazing scenery all around. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching and for the kind comment. Peace to you friend.
Finally get to see you putt'n the lil lady to work, lol. Such a wonderful view & as always the beautiful doggie...
Good afternoon Roderick. Thanks for watching. Yep, she's absolutely the better cook in this marriage. Peace.
What an amazingly beautiful space!! Absolutely gorgeous!!
Class. Hello from Russia.
Hello to you, friend and peace to you from Alaska.
Oh wow this brings back memories! When I was a kid in the 60s and 70s my dad and opa (german grandpa) would go salmon fishing in Oregon. Then opa would smoke the fish in a smoker he made out of an old fridge. Not copper river reds but delish none the less! Your kids and grandkids are so blessed that you are continuing traditions like this.
Kirsten, thank you for sharing that memory! I think about it often- what will my children and grandchildren remember when I’m gone? I hope they will think of these sweet moments! Thank you for the kind comment. Peace to you!
I'd say that's a perfect day in my book. A quiet, peaceful day with the one you love the most, spectacular, stunning views, wonderful food courtesy of Mother Nature's bountiful blessing, and Stella, the sweet soul that she is. Yep, a perfect way to spend a day. Blessings to you, your wife and the entire family. And give Stella a scratch behind the ears for me please!
I couldn’t agree more!! All the ingredients for a perfect day and it was that! Blessings to you and yours as well and thank you so much for the encouraging comment. Peace.
That is a well-disciplined dog you have there. He apparently left that salmon alone!😆
S Q U E A L🎊🎉!!!!! This is over the top!!!!! The salmon, THE VIEW (omg), the weather and your lovely!! wife..... Get out of town!!!!!!!!! And lets not forget sweet Stella! !!!! God is good and you are living the dream!!!!! I just love smoked kippered salmon! Hugs all around from Colorado❤
Indeed He is good! Thank you for the kind comment, Ginger and my lovely wife says, “bless you!” Take care my friend! Thank you for watching!
@@ThisIsMyAlaska OMGravy!!! I am so pleased your wife commented! Made my day and blessings right back to her! See you next week! Looking forward to it!
Living in paradise! Amazing view👍 Sure spend some time watching!!! Salmon looks very nice and tasty 👍 Barry MB. Canada 🇨🇦
Barry, the salmon was tasty, the Copper River Reds are some of the best in the world and we’re so grateful to be able to harvest some each summer. Thank you for watching!
All I can say is Awesome. you and your family have a great life. Good on you. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Good to hear from you Darrell. Talk to you soon.
Hello my friend and the beautiful wife of this beautiful scenery. I was here to watch the construction and the beautiful views all around. It was beautifully covered in snow at the time and it's almost that time again. But I am still in awe of your surroundings. Your dinner looks yummy 😋. Hugs to our fur baby, and the lovely lady of this scenery. Peace be with you both.
Clara, you are so kind. Thank you for taking time to comment and compliment. It was a very delicious dinner! Hugs to you from Alaska.
Wow. Awesome video! Thank you!
Stella the beautiful is back just made my day. That looks delicious. Thank you beautiful scenery.
She is a beauty ❤️ Thank you for the kind comment!
Beautiful living! Oh my God the view is incredible!
loved this video....was a treat to see your wife and Stella in it..I laughed along with your wife when the first piece of salmon fell through! lol.....also I love her boots!
Copper River is the best in smoking! My daughter literally loves to chew on the skin when her daddy makes a special sweet batch for her. It doesn't last long at all in our household. Thank you for sharing!
Quelle vue vous avez!!.. beaucoup de travail, mais un délice au final...bon appétit... qualité de vie👍
I love your rocking chair 😊
Thanks Gloria. I love it too. Peace
It made happy you guys sharing that delicious salmon with your dog , good job 👏
So glad you enjoyed the video my friend. Stella (my pup) sends her love as well
Now that’s life. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome Gerald. Thanks for watching.
Awesome view.....freedom at its best...living free.......much love
Thank you Carlis. Peace to you my friend.
Thank you very much as always, for this precious share of your life in that wonderful country. I love salmon, here in India I get frozen Nordic salmon, and I am grateful to have some salmon, although I would love to try the one that you smoke ......... it sure is delicious, full of love.
I see that your summer is ending, that it is a peaceful winter, a hug full of PEACE and GRATITUDE
Uma, thank you for the kind comment. I hope one day you can come to Alaska and try some of our fresh smoked salmon. Very true that winter is almost here. The air has changed and is cooler and the leaves are turning yellow. Wishing you peace also. Hugs from Alaska!
Enjoyed watching the show. Only my 2nd video of yours to watch. Will watch again soon. Thanks for sharing your amazing story.
Good afternoon Carla. So great to have you here. You are welcome. Peace to you.
Just Beautiful !
Peace to you from Alaska!
Oh my goodness - that view!!! It's mesmerizing! Wish I was there! Salmon is one of my favorite...looks delicious!.. and so happy to see Stella having a taste.🐕💕 🙏🌷
Stalla had her fair share and then some! It truly was an especially beautiful weekend! Thank you for watching and commenting! Peace to you!
I used these videos to go to sleep. Very relaxing my favorite is one it’s snowing and he has his stove going at night oh my gosh
It is so very peaceful and I’m glad that comes through in the video and I’m glad my videos can take the place of counting sheep, for you! Sleep well, my friend!
What a wonderful view on a perfect day! Oh that salmon looked delicious it was good to see the preparation & smoking it, my favourite fish & Stella enjoying it too! Lovely to see your wife & thank-you for another great video 🤗
Ann, thank you for the kind words! Peace to you, friend!
Gale, Watching you and your lovely wife preparing the salmon, I felt I was there in Alaska sitting on the deck, playing with Stella, your lovely, intelligent Poodle. I had a min. Poodle Penny, whom I loved dearly. A person couldn't ask for more, living in nature, among the trees, the beautiful scenery, the animals, breathing the clean air. I understand why it is in your blood. People who live in Alaska have to be strong and tough. You have to get through the winter months with your snow storms and ridge temperatures. Your fans and I are enjoying your videos, thanks to You Tube. Reading the comments from your followers is very relaxing until I turn you off and turn on the TV for the nightly news. Once again I 'am back in reality with so much sadness going on around the world. You and your Alaska gives us peace within ourselves watching you. If we can only have peace around the world? Thank you Again for Sharing - A friend from NYC
Anna, thank you for the thoughtful comment. You are so right, there is much sadness and loss in our world. I pray peace for the sorrowing and I am grateful that you find a bit of a break from reality as you watch.
Poodles are wonderful animals and a sweet dog can do a great good in lifting spirits and is never ever forgotten.
Blessings to you and yours. Thank you so much for watching.
My mouth was watering watching the delicious looking cooked fish. Please open a restaurant soon! 😍 (just kidding)
I want to be clear. I’m just kidding about opening up a restaurant. The other statements are honest and true.
Alaska looks beautiful
Yes it is. My favorite place on earth
I love your poodle. Just magnificent! We had a registered miniature poodle for 17 years when I was growing up. He was a great dog, plus no shedding.
Stella is the first poodle and also the best dog we have ever owned. She’s smart and has a ton of personality. Not shedding is a definite bonus! Thanks for watching!
Congratulations, your family have such majestic life.
What a peaceful place and the view is stunning. It's a peace of heaven ..
Leah, we do feel like it is a little piece of paradise on earth. Thank you so much for watching. Peace.
The lake in front of his house is Heart shaped... I am addicted to your videos it's like therapy for me...lots of love from Kashmir India
Stella loves salmon too. Great meal, great view and great time together. My friend I love that piece of tranquility. We are in the woods and my wife would love to have that view. Enjoy
She sure does! Her little nose was twitching the whole time it was cooking. It is a very peaceful place and the view is better than TV. Thank you for watching, friend.
Congratulations on the beautiful house and wonderful view!
I will try to reproduce your salmon recipe that looks delicious!
Thank you for your contribution and greeting everyone!!
Andre, please let me know how it turns out if you get a chance to make the recipe! Thank you for watching, friend!
Hi guys, thanks a lot for the video!
How I love these views... and this kind of life!
Beautiful Alaska 😍
Alessandro, thank you for watching and for the comment! It’s a good life, I cannot complain. Peace to you from Alaska!
That motor boat was pretty intrusive - a jarring reminder of the modern world when it invaded your peace and quiet. Salmon looks delicious! Glad to see you still have summer to enjoy. It’s winter and chilly here in New Zealand. Thanks for your video.
Good afternoon my friend. Yes, I agree. I thought about cutting it out, but I like the unedited moments, and want to share some of them with you. Boats are not very common on this lake, but is see them several times a summer. Thanks so much for watching. Stay warm on New Zealand my friend
Stunning. Cooking with a view.
It is my favorite place on earth
You know, the first views that I had of this cabin were in the Winter. I thought, how desolate, in the middle of no where. I do love the snow and those stars and the the Northern lights! Then when I saw the summer. Oh my gosh!!! The view! I wonder how many miles you can see?! Amazing beauty! Your smoking technique looks great, I love the maple syrup! The three of you are so lucky to be able to experience all of this beauty!!!
Good morning Donna. Thanks for watching. We are several hundred feet above the lake here on the mountain. We can see quite a few miles in every direction. One of my favorite things about being up above timberline is the hugeness of the sky, especially at night. It is just so vast. Peace
I set and had my morning coffee with u two and the dog. Thanks for the view.
Good morning Chris. What a wonderful comment. Thanks for joining us. In turn, I am having my morning coffee while answering you here. Peace to you from Alaska.
What aview spectacular and good looking smoked fishes👍🏻
Thank you! It tasted good too! Peace to you!
What a gorgeous view!!!!!!!!!
We’re pretty in love with it! Thank you for watching!
Nice video and I had the opportunity to eat salmon last time that I went to Anchorage 4 years ago. That was the best experience I had. Thank you to bring back that memory
The dog crunching satiated my ears
Haha! She’s very good at crunching and she’s happy to do so anytime! Thank you for watching.
Universe is generous and happy with both of you. Congratulations you are living a life of heaven an unreal reality.
Another great video thanks for all your hard work 👍👍🤠
Truly in Gods country my friend. I had a strong feeling Ms. Stella was going to enjoys some salmon also. Looking forward to tomorrow mornings cup of coffee and your cabin build video.
Thank you for watching! We will return to that build very soon! Winter is knocking so we’re trying to fit in all the things!! Peace to you!
God bless you brother
God bless you too Sunny!
U guys are really blessed with Nature
I couldn’t agree more! Thank you for watching!! Peace.
Thank you for sharing.
And thank you for watching!
A lovely sight
I love how devoted your dog is. She clearly is smitten with you
Good afternoon Mary. Yes, I am just a little smitten with her as well. Every day she makes me smile. What more could I ask for.
Mmm I love salmon and that's the best... thank you for sharing 💐
Yummy! You three make a fabulous team. Thanks, definitely forwarding this to my son-in-law…he just began smoking meats and fish.
Thank you! I hope your son in law shares a bite with you 😉. Peace!
@@ThisIsMyAlaska …. Yes he does. If he doesn’t I will show him your reply to shame him. 😂
All I can say is.. Beautiful.. absolutely beautiful!
Those look sooooo goood ! Great job !! 👍👍👍
Thank you so much! Peace to you!
So peaceful to watch. Thank you.
Вид не плохой с террасы, пиво да под рыбку в тёплый вечер, что ещё надо для хорошего отдыха
The fish 🐠 looks awesome, and the place looks gorgeous nice to see you both, take care
Thank you Halina. Peace to you.
That could pass for a day in paradise in my book. I like your situation and the way you cook. Stay strong.
Smoking genius!! Badass! Thanks for sharing 🔥
Great lifestyle enjoying your vidio thank you !! Cant wait to try the brine
Thank you Mike. You will enjoy it. I like to smoke with dry wood chips rather than soaking them. I have found it keeps everything much dryer inside the smoker and helps develop that wonderful dry sheen on the surface of the meat. Enjoy, and peace to you from Alaska
Природа великолепная! Райское место!
Полностью согласен с вами.
Greetings from Germany! I like your videos so much about your place in Alaska! It is so great to see the landscape. I look forward to the winter. I hope, you'll make nice pictures from your cabin and the landscape around you.
Best wishes from Germany to your great family and God bless!
I hope there will be many great videos this winter, I have lots of ideas swirling around in my head! Thank you for watching and for taking a moment to comment. Blessings and peace to you from Alaska!
I’m 51 and use this word rarely because, it, in my experience means to me “ something immeasurably beautiful and awe inspiring “ to the point that you could literally stare at it endlessly and still never fully appreciate it ! With that said, the view from your deck is EPIC !!! 😳. And the smoking of the Salmon that I believe is from the same place you took us all on an adventure to, the Copper river, was awesome to watch ! As always I’m in full enjoyment mode watching a new video from you ! Take care Gale. As always much love from the Great State of Maine !
Good evening Tony. It is so great to hear from you. Yes, this is the salmon we caught this summer in the Copper River, a few hundred miles south of here. I am so glad to hear you enjoyed this video. I enjoy making these to share with you (and everyone on my channel). It is such privilege. As always, please feel free to ask questions or offer criticism or advice. All is appreciated. Peace to you my friend.
So delicious. And the view is gorgeous.
It was very good and as always the view is good medicine! Thanks for watching, my friend.
Stella sure gets some great dog treats. Keep up the great video's
Yes, she really does- it doesn’t get much better! Thank you for the encouragement! Peace to you!
Oh my gosh that fish looked so good. I must say that puppy eats better than I do.🙂 I'm jealous.
Thank you. I watched the video with pleasure. I enjoyed the beauty of nature, harmony and peace.
Thank you for the kind words and for watching. I’m so glad you enjoyed seeing our little corner of Alaska. Peace to you.
I love Alaska❤️
Great views. Gosh, there is nothing better then a day with no wind.
absolutely stunning!!! What a great house you built there. I really dropped my jaw when I watched the video. Congrats!
Thank you my friend. Peace to you from Alaska
Everything is fine - from the stunning landscape to the boots)) That's the kind of life I would choose if I was given a chance to live another one))
Love to seethe family dynamics.
Wow que hermosura de paisaje, que tranquilidad se respira y en compañía de su bella esposa y un adorable mascota!!😄😃😃 Que delicia de salmón ahumado felicidades!!! Que tenga un excelente día My friend
Glad you guys are having a relaxing time. We all know you deserve it. Beautiful view sir. STELLA!!!!
God bless
Yes. Thank you so much for watching. We ended up getting a hard snowstorm here about two days after this video. Everything is white now. It will probably melt but,,,,
@@ThisIsMyAlaska snow in August? This just blows my mind.