Our ten day Princess Sea/Land tour came to an end and Cathy and Susan flew back to Texas. Sally and I rented a car in Anchorage and set out to explore the Kenai Peninsula.
Turnagain Arm of Chickaloon Bay
We had lunch with friends,Terry and Ellouise Linebarger, in Girdwood
Sign says it all
Just past the welcome sign, this moose welcomed us by hanging around for photographs in the highway right-of-way
Glacier View Cabins
From our cabin porch
Glacier across from our cabin
Across the bay from Homer Spit
Homer is the end of the road on the Kenai Peninsula
Ninilchik Lighthouse
I wonder what stories this house could tell - Ninilchik, Alaska
Russians established Ninilchik and brought their Eastern Orthodox Christian faith to the natives
Eastern Orthodox Christian Church
View from the church
I thought this was a fascinating place
Russia owned Alaska from 1733 to 1867. They were mostly missionaries and fur traders. Russia sold Alaska to United States for 6.7 million dollars in 1867... In history, this deal was referred to as "Seward's Folly".
Snow covered mountains are everywhere in Alaska
Kenai River rapids
Trying get the postcard scene - #1
Postcard Scene - #2
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Potter's Creek trail - Moose is on the loose!!!
Moose on the loose
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From Bird Point on Turnagain Arm of Chickaloon Bay
Lovebirds at Bird Point
This photo is like "Where is Waldo?"... Find the three Dall Sheep on the mountainside.....
McHugh Creek Falls
Beluga Point - no beluga whales
Beluga Point - Forget-me-nots
Trumpeter Swan
Scaup
Beautiful pictures
ReplyDeleteIndeed so - thanks Bill!!!
ReplyDeleteAs a side note, since when has ownership of land ever turned out to be a folly? I believe Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase was criticized by some, as Jefferson overstepping his constitutional authority