We arrived in Kenai around noon on Friday the 6th with Mom and Dad Moravec. The weather was dreary with temps in the 50s. We took the remainder of the day to move into our new place. We are house-sitting for a couple who will be in South Korea this school year. The place is beautiful with a stunning view of the Cook Inlet and Mount Redoubt (an active volcano in the area).
On Saturday we toured Mom and Dad around the Kenai and Soldotna area and visited the National Wildlife Refuge and one of the local beaches; Sunday was spent hiking Skilak Lookout trail; and Monday was spent down in the town of Homer. We saw one Harbor Seal while down there, visited the local brewery and winery, and walked the beaches of the spit and the boat harbor.
Tuesday night turned out to be very exciting. Around 10:30 PM a cow moose and her two calves appeared in the woods next to our house. As we watched them they moved out into the lawn and walked by about 25 feet in front of us. It’s amazing how big they can get. On Wednesday, the four of us headed down the Seward to meet up with our good friend, Donna Hill (one of my Wolf Ridge buddies!). After having a bit of trouble with the car, we visited Exit Glacier and did the hike up to the Harding Ice Field. On the way, we spotted three or four marmots and seven Mountain Goats. Nature never seizes to amaze me. At the top of the climb, we were looking out at literally a field of ice. Even though the temperature was colder and glacial streams were running through the mountains, flowers were popping up and at one time I spotted a bumble bee buzzing from flower to flower. When we got back to our place on Wednesday evening the cow and her calves were hanging out in the woods again chowing down on some forbes. We are hoping they continue this evening ritual so that we can see more of them. On Thursday evening we spotted two Harbor Seals sitting out on a rock in the Cook Inlet. We spotted them from our deck and even though they were far away, they were there.
We are enjoying our visitors and the rest of our summer as it is dwindling fast. School starts on Tuesday for teachers…hard to believe.
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