The Sterling Highway starts as a narrow two lane highway nestled in between the Chugach National Forest and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge along the Kenai River. When you reach Soldotna and Kenai, you begin to see the evidence of oil and gas money-financed infrastructure in these bustling modern day communities. By the time we hit Kenai (and the lovely brand new Walmart), the drizzly morning had beautifully blossomed into a warm late summer day befitting of August 20th. From Kenai we wound our way to the tip of the peninsula where the road ends at Point Possession. We found our campsite in Captan Cook SP and then made the steep climb down the cliffs to the rocky beach below — fortunately it was mid-tide and there was a beach. Maddie had a blast with the seagulls and terns.
We woke to more sunshine and the desire to get on our paddle boards at a nearby Stormy Lake. Alas, the wind had come up so we chose to meander down the highway. It is a beautiful drive to Homer paralleling the Cook Inlet. Unfortunately, most of the view pullouts were blocked by the many birch and aspen trees that have grown up there. We came into town in the late afternoon and we headed straight to the water and beachfront camping at the Fishing Hole Municipal Campground on the Homer Spit. The Spit is a 4.5 mile gravel sand bar that arcs from the edge of town into Kachemak Bay with Homer’s large boat harbor at the very end.
Our days in Homer were filled with so many things we love to do best—beach walks, paddle boarding, cycling, hiking, touring art galleries, and eating good food. All with the incredible backdrop of Kachemak Bay and glacial tipped mountains. We are so fortunate to have friends who live and have lived in Homer who gave us great recommendations. We tried to do it all and certainly hit the highlights in our short week in Homer. Our pictures tell the story.
