September 12, 2013 Thursday Day 68 Cold, cold, cold. Low 30s and bright and sunny this morning. We looked out of our camper and saw the fall colors had popped even more - yellows, greens and rusts against bright blue skies and white snowy mountains. We never tire of this beauty! We saw several dall sheep high up on the mountain right across from our campsite. Got away by 9am, heading to Valdez today, about 200 miles away. Saw more dall sheep along the way. S...

September 11, 2013 Wednesday Day 67 This morning around 11 we left beautiful Homer and the most wonderful campsite right on the Kachemak Bay. We are on our way to Valdez. We'll drive about half way, 200 miles or so today. Starting out on the Sterling Highway, retracing the drive we took on the way to Homer through Anchor Point, Ninilchik, Clam Gulch, Soldotna, Cooper Landing, to Tern Lake Junction where we'll pick up the Seward Highway for a bit, then The Glen...

September 10, 2013 Tuesday Day 66 The sun was in and out today so we took advantage of the great weather and took a nice long walk on the beach. The tide was coming in, so on our way back, we walked the higher ground because the part of beach we had walked on earlier was under water. Tidal changes are fascinating. We went to explore around Historic Old Town Homer, where Homer downtown was located for many years, until the 1964 earthquake, after which the curr...

September 9, 2013 Monday Day 65 Rainy / misty day again, but even with the rain, our view from the camper is spectacular-beautiful Kachemak Bay. Stopped in the campsite office to pay for another night. We love it here! They have a nice laundry room, so we'll do a few loads. Drove out to the Spit again. Checked out a few shops. Several shops and tour companies are already closed for winter. Took a scenic drive on East End Road high above Homer, the bay and ...

September 8, 2013 Sunday Day 64 It is sunny, blue skies and warm. We hooked up the camper and took one last drive through Seward to say our good-byes. At 11am, we got on the road heading to Homer; should be around 165 mile drive. On the Sterling Highway we went through Cooper Landing, population 353, an old mining town that is now a cute place with cabins, lodges and cafes, all geared for fisherman and raft trips down the nearby scenic Kenai River. We saw num...