One picture I have used on ODN for a long time is featured here again today. The reason: I finally found the original email from Ruby Alexis who sent it to me July 27, 2011.

The colour is spectacular and makes my mouth water.

“The photos were taken by myself, Ruby Alexis during a salmon camp at Gallagher Lake which was hosted by the Okanagan Nation Alliance and the En’owkin Centre. The first photo is of Okanagan River sockeye drying on a traditional rack.  The second photo is Gary Bonneau and Chris Armstrong showing an Okanagan youth,  my son-Raymond Alexis how to clean and prepare the salmon for processing. Several processing methods are being used at the camp, including drying, smoking and canning salmon. As a special note, some of the sockeye salmon being processed at the camp was harvested at Okanagan Falls, which was one of the most significant Okanagan-Syilx fisheries on this side of the international boundary.”

Thanks again Ruby Alexis