General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse and What did I learn today? Friends pt.35, 0 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
GG,
The roof on the Visitor's Center is just "wild" sod....I am sure they don't mow it. I saw this kind of thing in other places too--some people even have it on their houses....Suppose to be ecologically friendly and a good insulation.

A have been to AK three times, as my Sister lives there--in Homer. An amazing, beautiful area! If you take the Cruise, you will not be going that way.
Homer is mostly known for the 5 mile "Homer Spit" that juts out into the sea. That is chock-full of snamties and bars aand gift shops--ALl very interesting! At the very end is a nice restaurant called "Land's End". That is also where all the Ferries depart from and arrive. ASlso where the commercial fishing ships unload all the fish.

Homer is at the very tip of the Kenai Peninsula and has mountain ranges on both sides. They even have a beach there--NO sand--just beautiful, round, gray rocks of all sizes. Because this beach lays in front a forever eroding, sandy, high cliff, all kind of things keep tumbling down--including big chunks of coal. You can see the dark vein running through the sandy facade....

We were there in July, and it is just as hot there as it is sometimes here. Definitely summery--BUT--as soon as the sun goes down, you need a jacket. The weather near the water is always more temperate than inland.

How long does the daylight go? Well--well into late evening--it just gets dusk until about 11PM or later. Dark comes around 3AM or so. Short nights.

Another interesting fact--wherever you are driving--you have to look out for the young Moose. As their mother's have the new calves, they abandon the yearlings--who wander through peoples yards, the parking lots in the town and all over the roads.

SO many beautiful side trips to be had from Homer! It IS getting a bit more crowded, as the world slowly invades it. Seems people have "discovered" this charming, little town.

Tis is looking down on the Homer Spit from a high hill just outside town. YES! it is 5 miles long! The only other, natural Spit that equals this is somewhere around Asia...