Homer is a quaint little town with some areas dedicated to
tourists. We spent the day sightseeing
and admiring the Grewingk Glacier that is located across Kachemak Bay. Some of the locals say it reminds them of a
Mexican Sombrero the way the ice wraps around one of the “hills”.
The Bear Creek Winery was on our “to-do” list. Wine tasting/sampling is one of my favorite
things to do. They had some interesting
mixtures using locally grown fruits and vegetables mixed with other
juices. My favorite was a wine that was
made from 100% rhubarb. It was a dry,
white, wine that resembled a Chardonnay.
Random pictures of Homer.
Our walks on the beach at night just below where we were
camping in Homer provided some beautiful scenery.
On our way up the Kenai Peninsula, we took a side trip to
see a Greek Orthodox Church – Transfiguration of Our Lord Church - in one of
the small villages along the way. It
sits up on a hill that overlooks the village and ocean below.
When we arrived in Seward, Alaska, we visited the Kenai
Fjords National Park where we toured Exit Glacier which is part of the Harding
Ice fields. This glacier flows into
Resurrection Bay. The glacier used to be
called Resurrection Glacier until an explorer hiked across Harding Ice Fields
and “Exited” on this Glacier. It has
been called Exit Glacier ever since. We
were able to hike up to the foot of the glacier. Along the way they had markers noting where
the glacier had been so we could actually see how much the ice field is
shrinking.
There were several “hanging” glaciers scattered over other
mountain peaks that were no longer connected to the ice fields. Experts expect Exit Glacier to become a hanging
glacier in the very near future.
The Iditarod Sled Dog race originally began each year in downtown Seward. In years past the dogs travel 938 miles
to Nome every March. The locals help their
dog teams by making booties for the dogs to help protect their feet from the cold
snow and ice. Now the race starts in Anchorage.
Seward is a pretty little town, especially in the older part
of the town. We walked around downtown, visited
an old fashioned hardware store, quilt shop, and had lunch overlooking the marina.
One of the locals was walking around town
with his pet reindeer.
We had to cut our trip in Seward, AK short due to Shiloh getting
an infected foot (probably from walking on the beach in Homer). She was able to see a veterinarian in Anchorage,
AK and get some antibiotics to clear up the infection.
The drive back to Anchorage provided some spectacular scenery
that we weren’t able to see on our trip to Seward due to clouds and overcast skies.
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