Homer Spit

... her ties to the rhythms of the moon. So many times I have stood on her shores with my heart open, grateful. On the Homer Spit, as the seas calmed, so did I, relaxing into the embrace of the sea. Across the waters surrounding the Kenai Peninsula ...

... low for reasons other than cloud cover. We encountered more activity in Montana and South Dakota, too. Before landing at Homer, we flew across Kachemak Bay up to the entrance of the Grewingk Glacier. Several glaciers cut across the southern branch ...

... is a very popular part of Alaska for Salmon and Halibut fishing.  We spent Wednesday (August 5) morning checking out the Homer Spit.  The spit is a narrow strip of land.  To go any farther you have to take the ferry to Seldovia. We walked ...

... rubber boots (actually fisherman hip waders). Our destination was Hallo Bay, in Katmai National Park, southwest across Cook Inlet from Homer.  On the one hour flight we saw Mount Redoubt, Mount Iliamna, and Mount Augustine, all active volcanoes in ...

... on a halibut fishing charter and I will have time to scour the galleries. When we got to the end of the road at Homer Spit, we noticed fisherman catching some kind of fish right off the shore and decided to join them.  Art casted several times and ...

... to turn around . . . The picturesque town that the TV series "Northern Exposure" was fashioned after . .      Homer Spit is lined with high end art stores and quant eateries. As well as a number of dead ships. This one reminded ...

... for early departure tomorrow. Stopped in to The Salty Dog for a beer and then to Happy's (only place still open) for dinner. Literally on the beach on The Spit! Great views -  a little windy, but what a view, and unlimited hot showers for a dollar! ...

... - but no..... we did not see any moose.      We went all the way to the end of the spit of Homer, which is a long finger-like projection out to the Kachemak Bay to locate our final stop, which was appropriately named Land's End Resort ...

... Homer. This port city on Kamechak Bay is famous as the "Halibut Capital of the World." It also has the interesting Homer Spit, a narrow gravel bar protruding into the Bay that features several campgrounds, many restaurants and gift shops, two boat ...

... cold with a high of 49.   The pullout by the "Welcome to Homer" sign is a magnificent view.   At the Homer Spit, the views of the Cook Inlet, the glaciers, and mountains are absolutely stunning.  If we had it to do over, we ...