Local Photo Journey

Posted by Stan Harrington

Although the temperatures were still hovering slightly below zero, the sense of "cabin fever" setting in was the determining force for us to take a little photo journey around the area.

Cook Inlet Beach ~ Anchor Point, Alaska

Ice Flows Of Cook Inlet ~ Anchor Point

Homer Boat Harbor ~ Homer, Alaska

Deep Water Dock ~ Homer, Alaska
Flow Ice Extends From Mud Bay Easterly To Miller's Landing

Entrance to Homer Boat Harbor ~ Homer, Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender "Hickory" Returning To Port through The Waters Of "Smokey Bay"

The "Hickory" Off The Tip Of the Homer Spit, Making Her Approac

h To Her Berth.

Turning In Open Water, Commenced Backing Into Her Berth. Breaking Ice With Her Stern And The Use Of Her Side Thrusters It Was A Slow Process

After 57 Minutes, The first Line Was Secured To The Dock.

Although, the "Feeding Program" For The Eagles Has Commenced, There Were Only A Handful Of Eagles On The End O

f The Homer Spit.

These Two Guys Were Very Cooperative And Posed For Me In A Variety Of Positions. Look Right, Show Me the Back Of Your Head

Look Right, Look Straight Ahead.

Look Left, Look Right

In all, it was a pleasurable trip. My greatest discovery was at the the top of Baycrest Hill In Homer. The gasoline station at the top of the hill has a huge banner hanging from the side of the building. "Now Featuring Soft Serve Ice Cream, 24 Flavors". Over a period of time, I intend to "taste test" each of the twenty four flavors. A single "click" on each picture will give you a larger and detail look.

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7 comments

Stan Harrington

Before I hear about it, I apologize for the "poor quality" of the layout ~ not me! Blogspot.com is at fault!

1/9/09, 8:28 AM

Heidi

Since being introduce,by the Lynx clan, to the soft serve Ice Cream in Sterling, Byrd has the same idea as you; test them all! We can't drive past Bay Crest without her trying to figure out how she can get her hands on all 24 flavors.

You guys are sure frozen down there, I don't think I have ever seen the Harbor frozen.I hear Jean Keene is now taking volunteers to feed the Eagles. Sounds like a good reason to leave the house and get the goat of my father-in-law.

1/9/09, 8:36 AM

Stan Harrington

What a great idea, I bet your mother would love to volunteer for "Feed the Eagle" program. Surely, he wouldn't beat her with his "cane". It was only after watching the Hickory dock that I spoke with a couple of the Coast Guardsman, they were patrolling the Cook Inlet ice flows for the Federal Fish and Wildlife in an attempt to find the Polar Bears that have been seen riding the ice flows.

1/9/09, 8:45 AM

Stan Harrington

I have seen the harbor freeze almost every year, but I have never seen the ice flows in Cook Inlet and the build up of ice in Mud Bay like we are seeing this year. I have heard stories as a kid from the "old timers" that they could recall traveling to Seldovia across the ice. I love the picture of tjhe boat launch in the Homer Harbor, but you need to enlarge it to read the sign.

1/9/09, 8:49 AM

Friar Tuck

like walking across the ice to Seldovia?

1/9/09, 10:28 AM

Stan Harrington

Walking or dog sledding across Kachemak Bay to Seldovia was the stories related to me. Keeping in mind that in those days, Seldovia was the major community on this end of the Kenai Peninsula.

1/9/09, 8:39 PM

FishTaxi

Your eagle pics and comments are hilarious.

Eagle One: Look to your left and what do you see?

Eagle Two: Another eagle staring at me.

Sound off. 1, 2, 3 Four!

1/13/09, 1:40 AM