Blogs from Kenai, Alaska, United States, North America - page 4

Kenai Peninsula July 23-Aug 8 This blog is posted out of order. Bird Creek We stayed at a state park on the Turnagain Arm of the Cook inlet. We could walk up to Bird Creek and watch the people fishing for salmon. That was interesting to watch, but less tightly packed than we had thought combat fishing would be. My fascination with the tides continues and here there are mud flats that can be deadly. When the tide is low it exposes large expanses of silty mud that appears to be an interesting place to walk. Unfortunately it is a dangerous place to walk and there are warnings to keep people off. Apparently the solid surface can turn quickly into quicksand. It is difficult for rescuers to get safely out to attempt a rescue. If they ... read more

It seems our Alaskan adventurers have survived their rafting trip. The low water levels meant there was quite a bit of raft carrying - not ideal, and a lot of paddling (220kms). They saw lots of beavers, otters and some moose but no bears. The scenery was apparently great but the weather was not by the sound of it with "just about everything but snow". It rained for a number of days and so they were wet and cold, more so by fallling in the river a few times too (Brian anyway). They returned safely to Fairbanks and then drove on down to Anchorage. They will be spending the last few days before Brian flies out on the Kenis Peninsula doing some "real white water rafting", fishing, hiking, camping and "what ever takes their fancy". Apparently ... read more

Jon and I took the Alaska Railroad up into the mountains on the Kenai Peninsula- not bad for my first train ride ever! We caught the train downtown in Anchorage and headed out, the railroad follows the Seward highway until you get near Portage which is about an hour out of town. On the way out of downtown Anchorage the railroad runs through about thirty back yards that make up an airstrip. It's been grandfathered in since you'd never be able to get away with that now - really, it's like twenty five feet from these houses. We finally saw some dall sheep today, up on the cliffs near Turnagain arm. There were four of them, just hanging around and eating. It's insane watching them walk along these mountain ridges hundreds of feet in the ... read more

A couple of shots from the train ride back from Seward, and few taken today near Goose Lake, behind UAA in Anchorage. ... read more

I never imagined myself living in Alaska; especially not a fishing lodge in Alaska, but here I am. Though the circumstances that brought me here are confusing, and the outcome of my stay is not what I expected, I am still very happy that I chose to live for nearly half a year in this amazing place. I left Seattle in April of this year to drive through British Columbia and the Yukon so that I could arrive in my temporary home, the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska by May 1, 2006. I have now been here a little over 3 months and I have had the good fortune to see and do some amazing things since my arrival. The first place I was able to visit upon my arrival to camp was Homer, AK for the ... read more