Monthly Archives: August 2010

Anchorage

It was a lovely warm evening last night, and again this morning, one of the warmest nights we have had for some time.  Today is actually quite warm.  We drove north towards Anchorage, stopping along the way at Beluga Point … Continue reading

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Bird Creek, near Anchorage

It drizzled rain all night, and was still raining slightly when we awoke.  We ate our breakfast under the back door of the Yukon, and put the tent away as quickly as possible.  The fly was very wet, but the … Continue reading

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Norman Lowell Gallery

Last night we met a couple around our age when we arrived at Anchor Point and walked on the beach.  Enid talked to the woman and found that they were from Cincinnati, but originally from South Dakota, so they actually … Continue reading

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Homer Alaska, End of the Road

We are in Homer Alaska today.  This will be as far as we go.  We’ve run out of road, and so now we will be heading back.  We’ve been on the road now for over five weeks, and we won’t take … Continue reading

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Anchor Point, Most Westerly Highway Point in North America

This morning was very cold. Although it was clear, the sun didn’t strike our tent site before we left at 9:30, and the tent was very wet with dew when we packed it. We drove along the Kenai River and … Continue reading

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Cooper Creek

We drove north to the junction with Highway One after leaving Seward.  There are supposed to be Trumpeter Swans at Tern Lake; however, we didn’t see any.  We drove to the campsite at Cooper Creek.  They have a big red … Continue reading

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Tonsina Point and Creek

Once again it was another another beautiful day in the Seward area.  Originally we had planned to hike in to the Exit glacier, which is about 8 miles out of town, but when we got close, the road bridge was … Continue reading

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Aialik Glacier, Kenai Peninsula

This morning the sky showed some signs of blue when we awoke, so after breakfast we decided that we would try and book a cruise today.  We signed up with Kenai Fjords Tours for an 11:30 departure, and the day … Continue reading

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Seward, Alaska

Seward is a small town, and its main purpose for existence seems to be tourism.  There are a lot of tourist activities in town centering around Resurrection Bay which is the large bay forming the harbor, the fjords, and the … Continue reading

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Primrose Creek on Kenai Lake

We were slightly embarrassed to find that we had interrupted the going away party for Colleen and Father Robert’s son Ben, who is leaving to go to Washington, DC.  He had been working on the North Shore (the “slope”) oil … Continue reading

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