Homer, AK and Cook Inlet

Maybe it is the mountains + the sea together, but this is my second favorite spot so far.

Homer is the Halibut Fishing Capital of Alaska.  It is one of the few places in the world where several glaciers and active volcanoes can be viewed at the same time.  It also has the distinction of having the 2nd longest "Spit" in the world.




Views from the Homer Spit.  (the Lupine was out in abundance)

Winter storms roaring out of the northwest try to separate the 4.5-mile strip of sand and gravel from the mainland almost every year, but rock walls and perseverance keep it intact.  The prevalent theory for the Spit's origin is that is the remains of an ancient glacial moraine, constantly reshaped by ocean currents.

I just got out of the car at the end of the Spit and saw this Eagle picking up and eating his lunch.  He was very cool to watch.  His "lunch" was too heavy to carry, so he ate it there with all of us watching.

East End Road - offers views of Kachemak Bay glaciers and mountains.














Anchor Point, about 20 miles north of Homer, has the distinction of being North America's most westerly highway point.

Farmers' Market on Saturday morning was interesting.  There wasn't much produce (too early in the year), but a large selection of homemade jams/jellies, honey, syrup, soaps, jewelry, and so on.

I had a halibut taco and a blueberry cookie, bought a pair of copper earrings and some kettle corn and called it a day.   I'm, once again, at the library using the internet to get this published ... I'll have to go back to the campground before I continue on as I forgot my phone.  Unfortunately, there is a huge traffic jam between me and there due to some road construction and a gay-rights "march."