July 26-28, 2018 Palmer is a town of about 7,000 people north of Anchorage. It is located on the banks of the Matanuska River. The Matanuska Valley was carved by glaciers that left behind a fine fertile silt. This soil, combined with long daylight hours, makes the area a perfect Read more…
July 22-25, 2018 It was a beautiful day to drive to Seward from Homer. The air distance is only 68 miles, but the driving distance is 170 miles of fjords, bays, and mountains. Seward is 127 miles south of Anchorage on the east coast of the Kenai Peninsula. It is Read more…
July 18-21, 2018 The drive from Kenai to Homer along the western shore of the Kenai Peninsula was spectacular. Homer is located on the southwestern Kenai Peninsula on the north shore of Kachemak Bay, 226 miles south of Anchorage. It has a population of about 5000. Homer was named for Read more…
July 17, 2018 The Seward Highway links Anchorage with Kenai via the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet with the base of the Chugach Mountains to the north and the Kenai Mountains to the south. The Kenai Peninsula features beautiful scenery and excellent fishing and is called the playground of Read more…
July 12-16, 2018 Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city and is located on the state’s south-central gulf coast. It sits at the head of the Cook Inlet on a peninsula between the Turnagain Arm and Knik Arm, with the rugged Chugach Mountains forming a striking backdrop. More than half the state’s Read more…