Category: Alaska
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Bearfooting in the Kenai Peninsula
We completed our “bear footing” (having a good time), in Alaska’s playground – the Kenai Peninsula. It left us full of wonderful experiences and spectacular scenery. The bountiful wildlife in the peninsula borough allowed us to meet the real locals (critters) in Cooper Landing. We got hooked, we clammed and then traded clams for Halibut in Ninilchik.…
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Rivers of Ice, Knik Glacier – Palmer, Alaska
From Portage we drove to the east on the scenic Glenn Highway and spent a few days in Palmer located 42 miles northeast of Anchorage. This town is considered as the garden hub of Alaska due to its microclimate which produces amazing giant vegetables but we missed seeing most of them since it is too…
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Land of ice and rock – Portage Valley
We back-tracked on the Seward Highway heading north. The drive on Seward Highway, which is designated as National Scenic Byway, would have been spectacular for the scenery it offers along the way. The highway winds along the coast and through two separate mountain passes, Chugach and Kenai Mountains. But we could not enjoy it as…
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Whittier – A nice surprise at the end of a tunnel!
After setting up at the really nice Williwaw Campground in Portage that we learned about from our friends Joe and Judy, we decided to drive our car to Whittier, which can only be reached via The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel. The tunnel is the longest combo vehicle-railroad tunnel in North America. It is open to…
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Water music – Seward adventure part 2
One morning in Seward we woke up with a surprise, the sun showed up! When we reserved for the Kenai Fjords National Park tour, we were expecting rain and so were happy the sun chose to come out this day. We took a 7-hour cruise tour of the Kenai Fjords National Park and on board was a…
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Rainy Daze in Seward, Alaska
After basking in the sun in Kenai, we packed up and moved to the southeastern side of the Kenai Peninsula to Seward. It is a small picturesque city ringed by steep mountains on one side and the sparkling waters of Resurrection Bay on the other. This is not only a fishing town but it also offers a…
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Some fishy facts about dip netting in Alaska
After a few days in Homer, we back-tracked on the Sterling Highway and went up north to Kenai, the largest and the oldest city on the Kenai Peninsula . This was a “lazy stop,” since we had been in this area before and didn’t need to explore much. The RV park we stayed at had…
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Fun on the spit, Homer Spit that is…
Homer is at the “end of the road” of the Sterling Highway in the Kenai Peninsula. And Homer Spit is a 5-mile long narrow finger of land jutting into Kachemak Bay and that’s where our RV park is located. We have heard good reviews of Homer from locals and tourists before arriving here and we…
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Halibut and Razor Clams in Ninilchik – yum, yum!
Ninilchik, meaning “peaceful settlement by the river ” was our next stop on the Kenai Peninsula. This town has a rich Russian influence dating back to the early 19th century. A Russian Orthodox Church was built in 1901, and the historic cemetery on the hill continues to overlook the rustic village of Ninilchik. This is also a…
