Gray Skies Up North

Well, it's not quite the top of the world, but it sure is closer than Reno. After a long day of flying we are finally in Homer Alaska, the land of something or other. We are staying at the Land's End Resort on the extreme tip of Homer Spit. By the way, the "we" I'm referring to consists of me and Emmitt, another superintendent that I work with. My beautiful wife had to remain behind as Emmitt and I were awarded this 8-day trip, by our company, to fish Cook Inlet. Gray, drizzly skies arrived about the same time as we did. The temperature is 52 degrees, a little cooler than back home. But hey, this is Alaska. Another thing I've noticed is the color green. It covers most of the ground at the lower elevations. Snow is still present throughout the higher elevations. Across Kachemak Bay lie the Kenai Mountains and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, home to many glaciers. Some of these are visible in the photo taken from the shore outside the resort. If you're wondering where Homer is, break out a map of Alaska. Locate Anchorage, then follow the southern shore of Cook Inlet until you see a very narrow peninsula jutting into Kachemak Bay. That's us and I'm the one waving. Just kidding. More tomorrow.