Category Archives: Alaska Trip 2013

Valdez in the Rain

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

It’s rained cats and dogs today. The locals have told us that if we want to see bear we need to drive down by the fish hatchery on Dayville Road.  There are a lot of salmon trying to make their … Continue reading →

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Meares Glacier Excursion

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

The cloudy weather has been sucking the color out of my pictures the last few weeks.  It was refreshing to get this splash of color first thing this morning as we were on our way to board for our cruise. … Continue reading →

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Valdez, AK

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Just when I though we had seen the most beautiful scenic drives ever–it got better.  The drive from Glennallen to Valdez is even more jaw-dropping than what we had seen before. It has to be experienced, I just can’t gather … Continue reading →

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Sarah and Glennallen

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We’ve been laying low the last few days, in Eagle River by Anchorage.  I had to find a dentist to take care of a painful tooth.  Ended up having it extracted, so we wanted to stick around for a few … Continue reading →

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Alaskan Russian Orthodox Churches

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

The US purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 so there is still some Russian influence here. We have run across several fully functional Russian Orthodox churches during our travels here.  We visited a few of them today that are near … Continue reading →

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Rain Rain Go Away

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Finally the drizzle has ended but the rain has begun.  The last few days have been non-stop rain and fog.  The drive from Soldotna to Whittier is absolutely gorgeous even through the clouds. We stopped to watch salmon swimming up … Continue reading →

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Cooper Creek

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

The last two days have been pretty quiet.  The weather is still cloudy and drizzly and in the 60’s.  Can’t remember when we’ve seen the sun. The Fred Meyer stores are very RV friendly, this one in Soldotna has its … Continue reading →

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The End of the Road

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Homer is the end of the road, the place where we turn around and head back the way we came. We have left Homer and are now back in Soldotna where is my favorite bakery, The Moose is Loose, 🙂 … Continue reading →

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Just for the Halibut

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

I love how the community here has a sense of humor.  There are lots of “butt” jokes around.  This morning started out cool and wet, but we went for a drive in the country just for the halibut! We saw … Continue reading →

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Homer, AK

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

It’s cooler today, and a little windy and we wonder if the sun ever shines on this part of Alaska. We moved out of the very nice but expensive ($73) full service RV park and found a place where we … Continue reading →

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Homer Spit

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

I won’t be losing any weight this summer. We heard about this great bakery in Soldotna called The Moose is Loose.  After reading the rave reviews on TripAdvisor we decided to go there.  The reviews were right, there’s some great … Continue reading →

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Soldotna and Kenai

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We’re slowly making our way to Homer, Alaska.  We’ll get there eventually.  Tonight we are in Soldotna, and spent the day looking around here and the nearby town of Kenai.  Moose and caribou are supposed to be around, but not … Continue reading →

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Relaxing Day

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

After a nice lunch and a walk in downtown Seward we packed up and drove west in the direction of Homer, Alaska.  We didn’t drive very far, only about 45 miles, to Quartz Creek US Forest Service Campground near Cooper … Continue reading →

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Kenai Fjords

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Our 9-hour tour departed at 9:00 a.m. into a fog bank but that didn’t stop us from having a great time and seeing some wonderful things. Our first dramatic sight was our home! There we are, third RV from the … Continue reading →

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Seward, Alaska

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Last night we stayed about 23 miles northwest of Seward, Alaska, at Trail River US Forest Service Campground on the shore of Kenai Lake.  Beautiful, beautiful.  And we only paid $9 to park there.  What a deal! But we only … Continue reading →

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Anchorage Market & Festival

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Every Saturday and Sunday all summer long in downtown Anchorage is Alaska’s largest event, the Market & Festival.  There are around 300 vendors, live entertainment, Alaskan-made arts, crafts, foods and lots more.  Free Admission. If only I had tons of … Continue reading →

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Alaska Botanical Garden +

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Our venture out today was to the Alaska Botanical Garden.  It was smaller than I expected for such a large state but it was interesting.  A flower “bear” greeted us at the entrance. A few sculptures are scattered throughout.  The … Continue reading →

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Turnagain Arm

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Turnagain Arm and Knik Arm are branches of Cook Inlet south of Anchorage.  Back in 1778 Captain Cook sailed first up the Knik Arm only to discover that it was the mouth of a river and not an opening to … Continue reading →

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Anchorage

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Anchorage is the largest city in the state of Alaska.  Population just under 300,000 people. We drove the car into town to check it out. Our first stop was at the Visitor Center where we watched a movie about the … Continue reading →

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Moved to Anchorage

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We are in Anchorage now, at Centennial Campground on the edge of town.  We have paid for the next four nights here for now.  The rest of the day was spent doing a little shopping (as if living in a … Continue reading →

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