6/7/13 Around Homer
Homer, named for Homer Pennock, a goldmining company promoter, who arrived in 1896 on the Homer Spit and built living quarters for his crew of 50 men is at the end of the Sterling Highway, 200 miles south of Anchorage. It is surrounded by wilderness and ocean and is known as the Halibut Fishing Capital of the World and the City of Peonies.
Homer is a small city on Kachemak Bay, on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. A focal point is the Homer Spit, a long strip of land with shops, art galleries, seafood restaurants and beaches. Fishing boats dock at its harbor.
Moose and baby out for a stroll
Moose
Moose
Moose
Moose
Moose
Look closely, there are twin baby moose!
Glacier
On the Homer Spit
On the Homer Spit
Flowers and boots on the Homer Spit
Susan and Mike in front of the Salty Dawg on the Homer Spit
Boardwalk on the Homer Spit
Along the boardwalk on the Homer Spit
Along the boardwalk on the Homer Spit
On the Homer Spit
Along the boardwalk on the Homer Spit
Sign on building
Condos on the spit in Homer
Float planes in Homer
Float plane
Soaring Eagle
This video is taken from the ridge above Home and show Kechemak Bay, the surrounding mountains and glacier and the Homer Spit
Kechemak Bay, and glacier
Kechemay Bay, and glacier
The Homer Spit juts out into Kechemak Bay
The Homer Spit juts out into Kechemak Bay
The Homer Spit juts out into Kechemak Bay
The Homer Spit juts out into Kechemak Bay
The Homer Spit juts out into Kechemak Bay
Susan and Mike with Kechemak Bay and the Homer Spit behind
Mike and David with Kechemak Bay, mountains and glacier behind