The mountains where out when driving south to Anchorage, with sunset around 10 pm. The fireweed is halfway done blooming (seed pods are below the open flowers, with buds still to open at the tips). This was the beginning of a trip to Anchorage for hiking and halibut fishing!
Mt. Foraker in the background, with pointy mystery-range in the foreground.
Finally, sunsets!
Art interlude...
Our first day in Anchorage we took a hike up Wolverine.
There was a large flock of Dall sheep hanging out in the meadow!
Once we get to the ridge top, it's a simple trek to the peak with wicked sharp rock teeth on the North side.
The view from the top of Wolverine - endless mountains and valleys
Climbing on the crags
The next day we drove along the coast to Ninilchik to go on a halibut charter. I did not expect the Kenai peninsula to be so sandy and flat! Despite not having the obvious, dramatic mountains like Turnagain Arm, there were beautiful lakes and rivers, spruce-grass savannas, and cool views of volcanos across Cook Inlet. The Kenai river was the most incredible shade of turquoise from glacial rock flour.
Below is a photo from near Anchorage, not from the Kenai - this is what I expected the coast to look like, but I liked the sand dunes too.
The mountain in the distance is actually a volcano called Iliamna.
A second volcano, Redoubt, is peeking through the clouds. We walked along the beach from Clam Gulch, a popular place at low tide for people hunting clams.
The bluffs were frustrating for me, at times, because they really restrict your ability to access the beach where it's steep.
Dipnetters along the Kasilof river were having fabulous weather and had a much more laid-back vibe than dipnetters at Chitina. Fishers were camped along the beach, barbecuing and playing music all afternoon.
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