Tag: Bird Watching
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Fishing in Homer
We have been back in Homer the past three days, switching from a birding focus to fishing focus. Thursday and Friday, we fished the end of Homer Spit, catching many small fish (and non-fish). In a weird two hour period of very low tide, I caught 6 sea stars (starfish) and 6 real fish. Apparently,…
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Ninilchik
All 3 of our campgrounds the past week have had great views, but Ninilchik Volcano View RV Resort is the best view yet. We have spent four nights here on the edge of a bluff. Across Cook Inlet is Mt iliamna (left of truck in photo above) and Mt Redoubt (between truck and trailer). Every…
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Puffins, Otters and Volcanoes
Our third day of the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival we took one of the festival boat trips. The boat enabled us to cover more of the bay than our kayak trip the previous day. We saw so many birds and otters! Plus, my arms were able to recover from kayaking. I’m glad we did both…
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Whales, Otters, and Birds
May 5 we headed south to Turnagain Arm, hoping to see whales chasing hooligan (small fish that spawn in May). That night, as well as May 6, we saw lots of people, gulls, and bald eagles catching hooligan, but no luck with the whales. May 7 we got up early and headed to Seward to …
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Owl, Moose, and Caribou
We are enjoying viewing wildlife and scenery in and around Denali National Park. Snow is disappearing rapidly, though every few days we get fresh snow that doesn’t last long. We finally saw our first caribou of 2025, just above Teklanika River. There were 2 mature females. One of these had large antlers for a female,…
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Tracks in the Snow
We have a new friend this year. It’s nice to watch a snowshoe hare hop about first thing in the morning while one relieves oneself in the privy. This morning it was snowing when I got up and the dusting of fresh snow added interest to the tracks on my walk. Notice the fresh snow…
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Day 16 Arrived in Healy Spring 2025
After 4085 miles of driving plus 3 lovely days on the Alaska Marine Highway ferry, we have arrived! The snow isn’t deep, and our little dry cabin is warming up at a reasonable pace. Top priority tomorrow is to drive 20 minutes to get water. Our 6-gallon aquatainers are completely empty (if we had left…
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Day 15 Travel to Alaska Spring 2025
We drove over 300 miles and saw lots of beautiful scenery, but I didn’t take photos. So except for the eagles below, the pictures on this post are from previous years along the same stretch of road Destruction Bay to Delta Junction. We slept in this morning then enjoyed a full breakfast at Talbot Arm…
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Day 14 Travel to Alaska Spring 2025
We started the day on the Alaska Marine Highway, then drove the Haines Highway until it intersected with the Alaska (Alcan) Highway, continuing from Haines Junction to Kluane Lake. We drove just over 200 miles after getting off the ferry, staying at one of our favorite places, Talbot Arm Motel in Destruction Bay, Yukon. We…
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Day Nine Travel to Alaska Spring 2025
Another 300 miles closer! This seems to be a good distance for us as we never need to rush, and we are done for the day shortly after we are eager to quit. We stopped at this same scenic viewpoint of the Columbia River when traveling to Alaska via the Alaska Ferry (Alaska Marine Highway)…
Me & C 