Last of Homer, and on to Seward and Valdez....

In Valdez (Area of 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill), you could not tell the spill ever happened. Here you see a close up of some of the MILLIONS of Pink salmon trying their best to get upstream to spawn. These fish are really T H I C K !! No exageration.... there were about 4 or 5 fish PER SQUARE FOOT in the entire mouth of the river! After spawning, they die and stink up the area. Tough week on the piggybank - had to drop $1600 for a new compressor for the motorhome.... oh well, if you want to play, ya gotta pay!

Do you like the view of our behind? Another example of the incredible scenic roads in our 49 th state..... IMPORTANT NOTE RE: why Alaska is 'OUR' state .... Ilea, born in '49 ....Alaska became the 49 th state in '59 , the year Bill was born!

Overnighted in a rest area with this outstanding view.

Roadside view on route to Valdez.

Took a tram ride several THOUSAND feet up to a ski resort to take a look around from up above ..... apparently, when they blow up potential avalanches during ski season (they get 500 inches each winter!) .... they occasionally , uhhh misplace their exposives!!

Ilea can not get enough of these Alaskan flowers!! It is so BRIGHT in this photo b/c of the glare off the glacier seen above.

A closer view of the glacier.....

Little sailboat off to the left is being powered by GLACIAL WINDS! As the warmer water rises above and away from the water, the much cooler and heavier air from the glacier rushes down to the water to replace the rising warmer air.... you can also see the whitecaps on the water.

Had this fortunate encounter with a mama humpback whale with her baby while we were in the Kenai Fjords National Park.

During a cruise from Seward to the Kenia National Park Fjords .... have bunch of sea lions hanging on a boulder with the glaciers in the background.

One of many views of glaciers we have seen.... this one, we could walk right up to, and see it melting before our eyes into the stream which you also see here.

Another view from the Homer beach area of our campground.

Snuck up on this terrific Bald Eagle on the shores of a Homer campground ....note the appropriate sign he is hanging out on!! I was only about 30 feet away from him.

Saw this SEA OTTER along a side trip to Seldonia (2 hour boat ride from Homer.)