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The Road to Homer
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Sunday morning we loaded the van and started toward
Homer near the western edge of the Kenai Peninsula,
on the shore of Kachemak Bay.
Owen shoots some movie footage at one of the many viewpoints along
the Seward Hwy. He's looking across the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet, southeast
of Anchorage, at the mountains on the north edge of the Kenai Peninsula.
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A bit of sun shines through the clouds
to reflect on the water of Turnagain Arm. Captain Cook discovered this inlet while
he was searching for the northwest passage through the North American
continent. The story goes, that when they came to the end of the
inlet, he said, "Turn again men, this inlet goes nowhere."
The Cook Inlet experiences the third greatest tide variances of
anywhere in the world. For this reason, it is extremely dangerous
for navigation. We did not see many boats in these waters — even
around Anchorage. Along the road, signs warn the unwary away from
the mud flats along the shoreline. These mud flats are known to be
like quick sand, and they have a history of trapping people who
cannot escape the extremely high tides that occur twice daily.
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