We had incredible sun on Friday afternoon and all of Saturday, but it looks like we may have only rain from hereon in. Spent a leisurely morning chatting with the […]

Bumble bee trailer on the Sterling Highway.

Alaska is amazing — it’s still light even at 11:30 at night.  Here are a couple of views at night from the deck of our B&B (with no flash!). We’ve […]

So – I figured I would give some of my thoughts on Alaska so far.  We are leaving Homer today, and I think we have a pretty good feel for […]

We ended the trail ride with more terrific views of the Kenai Mountain range. There’s nothing like the end of a 5-hour horseback ride for inexperienced riders:  we were sore, […]

Woke up early today, only partly by choice.  We’re staying in a beautiful log cabin (sorry the picture’s sideways), in the “Loft” room. It’s a lovely space, but it’s in […]

The drive into Homer is truly spectacular.  Homer sits on Prince William Sound directly across from a snowy mountain range — you see water and peaks for as far as […]

The drive from Anchorage to Homer next runs along the Kenai River, which has turquoise-blue waters that are fast-running and freezing cold.  It’s a great place for fisher-people and rafters. […]

We continued the stunning drive from Anchorage to Homer.  The road runs between the Chugach range and Turnagain Arm.  The latter is famous for its big tides and quicksand-like mud […]

Just a few more pictures from this morning’s Coastal Trail bike ride in Anchorage. Here we are stopping to smell the roses that run all along the coast in Anchorage. […]