Homer Grewingk Glacier

August 15, 2021August 15, 2021 / rugreen4u4632 / 3 Comments

Another amazing day. Went to the Homer spit. The spit, probably some glacier moraine, now just beach, shops, and the marina.

On the way, we stopped at a farmer’s market and got salmon and kale for dinner. This is the view from the spit. Across the bay is kachemak state park.

The Homer boat taxis to kachemak bay state park were really busy. It took us about an hour of phone tag, but we got a ride at 2 pm to the park.

First stop Grewingk glacier. I’m still sore from yesterday so we took it nice and slow.

Tides came in fast while we were at the glacier. There was a little dog that got stuck on the other side of the point. The taxi had to rescue him.

Boat ride home

Harding Ice field

August 15, 2021August 23, 2021 / rugreen4u4632 / 1 Comment

3500 feet up, nearly 7 hours, and 9 miles of amazing hiking. I’ll let the pictures tell the story.

My mountain spirit animal posing for me. It’s just a mountain groundhog.

Exit glacier at top of the cliffs. 2500 ~feet

The whole hike took 4 hours to get up to the top. Started the hike at 8 am. The last bit was hard but it was packed with wildflowers, mountains, snow, glaciers and ice fields. I forgot how hard I was working because of the sheer beauty of the scenery.

Tiny People on the glacier

Aialik Glacier / Bay

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 / rugreen4u4632 / 2 Comments

I almost bagged this trip when Jess said the waves were a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 for rough water. I braved the elements with a heavy dose of dramamine and adrenaline. None of team Austin puked even while watching others lose their cookies (Go team). For the record, she said later it was 6 or 7 on a scale of 1 to 10.

Riding back was crazy. I wish I could have taken a picture but I was holding on for dear life and couldn’t spare a hand. When we got back inside resurrection bay we saw humpback whales, dall’s porpoises, and puffins.