Hiking - Cottonwood Trail

View From the Cottonwood Trail

Stats

Distance:  0.25 miles                        Difficulty: Easy                                 Time:  20 minutes

Summary

The Cottonwood Trail is a short hike to a fabulous view of the Grewingk Glacier, Homer Spit and the Kachemak Bay.

Hiking - Ben Walter's Park Floating Dock

View from Ben Walter's Park as a Floatplane Lands

Stats

Distance:  0.1 miles         Difficulty: Easy           Time:  15 min

Summary

Tucked away at the side of Beluga Lake in Homer, Alaska, Ben Walter’s Park is

Hiking - Winner Creek Trail (updated summer 2016)

Dappled Light in a Temperate Rainforest

Stats

Distance:  5.5 miles (round trip)                       Difficulty: Easy                           Time:  Full-day

Summary

Blueberries

The winner creek trail is one of the best kept trails we’ve ever found in Alaska.  It’s also one of the prettiest

Winter Experience - Homer's Winter Carnival

A Homer-Made Chinese Dragon

2015 saw the 61^st annual Winter Carnival, a classic, small town celebration of winter with the theme "Warm Winter Hearts"  The carnival is held in February, the coldest

Winter Experience - Ice on the Homer Spit

Slabs of Ice on the East of Side of the Homer Spit

Every winter, when the temperatures drop below 20 degrees for more than a couple of days, ice starts to form on and around the Spit.  The ice makes a fascinating

Experience - Homer Farmer's Market

Alaskan Grown Veggies

Dahlias and Bells of Ireland

Don’t miss the Homer Farmer’s Market!  You can find everything from fresh produce and fabulous flowers to

Experience - Flowers of Alaska

Fields of Fireweed

As we wander into the Alaskan wilderness (or even just around our back yard) we see flowers everywhere.  Many are small and hard to spot.  This post is a collection of photos of the wildflowers we have found