August 4 – 9, 2024: We spent 5 days in Homer with plans to see both Katmai National Park and Lake Clark National Park. A strong wind pattern over the mountains that you fly over to get to Katmai NP pushed our trip out 2 days, and we were able to make the 1.5 hour flight and 5 hours stop-over at Brooks Falls to see the Coastal Brown Bears (Grizzly Bears in the lower 48). See AlCan — Part 9: Katmai National Park for the bears.
Fog completely obliterated our trip to Lake Clark NP, which we may try to return to at the end of our trip. Meanwhile, we had a great time putzing around the Kenai Pennisula and Homer area with a wander through Beluga Slough and the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, a visit to a few art galleries, wine tasting in Alaska and a wander back up the coast to the little former Russian settlement of Ninilchik.
Drive down to Homer. That is the Homer Spit in the middle of the bay. We camped at the very end of that spit! 
Walking along the Homer Spit 
Another view from the Homer Spit 
Homer Marina–I love marinas and boats! 
Wider view of the Homer Marina 
The laundry house at the Homer Spit Campground. The owner is very creative! 
Close up of the decor around the laundry house at the Homer Spit Campground 
Driving down the Homer Spit road with sea gulls trying to eat out of the bait buckets in the back of the truck in front of us 
The main drag down Homer Spit–very busy and not that scenic 
Beluga Slough 
Mama moose sighting 
Baby moose following a safe distance behind mama after mama determined all was safe 
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center 
Russian Orthodox Church in Ninichik built in 1901 
Juvenile eagle enjoying the view on the coast in Ninilchik 
Ninilchik Harbor 
Norman Lowell Art Gallery – Norman was an Alaskan artist who created an art gallery of his work on his homestead from 1958 
Drive north from Homer — mountain view across Cook Inlet, looking at Lake Clark NP
The Traveling Lounsburys 