2016 Aug Alaska 9

We left Anchorage at the top and travelled to Homer at the far south side of Kenai Peninsula.  After 4 nights in Homer we travelled back toward Anchorage on the same highway, but then took Seward Hwy to Seward for 4 nights.  I tried to highlight the path we took, but it doesn't show up very well. 

Below it's salmon season.  Lots of fishermen on the rivers.

This man showing us his lure.  Seems like the salmon like colorful lures.

Pretty good size salmon, but it had to be thrown back, because it was snagged. This fishwalk (platform along the river) was built by the city of Soldotna.  This was on our way south to Homer.

Sorry, just another pretty mountain picture I have to share.

Just outside a museum in Homer and not 30 feet from the foot path we saw this mother and her two calves just taking it easy.

The spit at Homer seen from Skyline road above Homer.  Below is a picture that was in a museum taken from the air and the opposite end of the spit from the picture I took above.  When we were here 23 years ago, there was just a boardwalk wharf at the end with shops and restaurants. Now there's condos at the end.  The marina in the center is protected by a man-made earthen barrier.

We were told that the Sand hill Cranes are starting to form flocks to fly together south.  These two did not look interested in joining any group to fly south.

Very old Russian Orthodox church near Homer.

Above is a house that is being built by a couple we know.  They work for Adventure Caravans and have been full timing for 14 years.  They are so excited about this house in Homer.  You can understand why, when you seen there view (below) out the front of their house.

Eagle just hanging out on a light post on the Homer spit.

Maybe I was wrong about the Sand Hills.  These are definitely heading South.

This flower is called fireweed.  It starts blooming early in June at the bottom, and then the bloom moves up the stalk.  When this fuzzy stuff starts happening, the locals say it's time to start getting ready for winter.  Holy crap!!  It's only August.

We drove past Homer on the southeast side to the end of the highway and the end of the bay.  It was settled by the Russians early on.  As you can see on this bathroom, it looks like they still speak Russian.

Okay, I get it.  When the moose has it's ears down, run like  "*%*".  As the warning below says, they are herbivores.  Lets hope.