Saturday:
Mark and Kelly arrived at 6:30 AM at the Kenai Municipal Airport. After taking Mark and Kelly to the landfill to see the many eagles, we drove out to Captain Cook State Park to walk along the ice lodged beach. That evening we were fortunate to take in a junior A hockey game, the Kenai River Brown Bears against the Alexandria Blizzard (Mark’s former team). Alexandria won!
Sunday:
Happy Pi Day! (March 14, 3.14) Celebrated with a homemade blueberry pie! We went hiking along the Upper Kenai River Trail to enjoy the beautiful aqua colored water. While there, we spotted a river otter on a sheet of ice rolling and digging in the snow. At one point it looked up at us and wagged its tail like a dog before sliding into the river.
Monday:
Drove down to Homer where we took in some extreme tubing! The weather was gorgeous as we soaked up some vitamin D from the sun. We stayed over night on the Homer Spit in hopes of going King Salmon fishing the next morning.
Tuesday:
Winds were too strong for fishing so we spent the morning walking the spit. We viewed many eagles both near and far. Found interesting shells and discovered a 6-legged starfish. We spotted a Common Loon in it’s winter coat and a sea otter. We also saw the “Time Bandit” from Discovery Channel’s hit show, “The Deadliest Catch” leave port.
Wednesday:
The four of us went hiking/snowshoeing/bushwacking/snowshoe hare hunting at Egumen Lake. We spotted and stalked four or five snowshoe hares while there.
Thursday:
We hiked the Hidden Creek Trail to Skilak Lake. The trail was very quiet and peaceful. We saw what we think to be a Tundra Swan in the distance. In the evening we went down to a “new” beach, the Nikishka Beach in Nikiski. It is well known in the area for its agates. Unfortunately, there was so much ice it was hard to find any.
Friday:
Drove to Anchorage were we dropped our visitors off.
The week brought many moose sightings, good food, and great company! Thanks for coming up Mark and Kelly!
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