Blogs from Seward, Alaska, United States, North America - page 12

We decided to change the scenery, so we left Seward, we visited Exit Glacier, which is fed by Harding Icefield (when explorers were wanting to leave the Icefield they came down this route and thought it was a good way to 'exit' the place. Unfortunately we were not able to get to close as the river was up too high, but we got the impression of its power and size. Driving all the way to Homer was not as scenic as we were led to beleive, but we made it here, to this larger city, dominated by Halibut fishing. Dinner for us was Fish and Chips (Halibut) and we treated ourselves to a bottle of chilled white wine, to wash it down. Walking around along the spit of Homer it is quite difficult to describe this ... read more

Seward is a fishing village located in the northwest corner of Resurrection Bay, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. It was established in 1793 by the Russians as a shipbuilding site, but came into its own as a port after Alaska was purchased by the US government (Remember "Seward's Folly" from high school?). When gold was found in northern Alaska, since shipping access to the mining areas on the Bering Sea coast were shut down by ice from October to June, a winter overland supply route became essential. This was accomplished by a 938 mile dogsled route from Seward to Nome, carrying supplies into the mining camps and returning with gold. This route became known as the Iditarod Trail, and is the basic route followed by the famous Iditarod dogsled race, although the route has been ... read more

We’re all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don’t make any big ones.-----------Andy Rooney July 12, 2005, Tuesday. We arrived in Seward and did some walking in the downtown, but the weather was not cooperative, rainy and cool. The Alaska Sealife Center sound good, indoors. Well it was great! It is an educational center on sealife. We observed harbor seals and stellar sea lions swimming about. The ranger’s talk on seals was quite informative. The seals in Seward are disappearing….why? That is the reason for research. We spent most of the afternoon at the sealife center and then moved on to Stony Creek Campground. Nice and clean. Time to do laundry. July 13, 2005, Wednesday. Stopped at the beauty shop and had the nicest young man fix my hair. Most ... read more

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