Kenai Alaska

Kenai is centrally located on the western Kenai Peninsula in Southcentral Alaska.  It's interesting that Kenai is as far west as Hawaii and about the same latitude as Oslo.
Elevation:  93 feet
Climate:  Average daily temp in July 61 degrees and average precipitation 19.9 inches with 68.7 inches of snowfall.

Our month's stay is at Diamond M Ranch

Kenai Cannery

Cook Inlet

Alaska Range

Pull up and park on the beach road

Campers everywhere

Moose put the Kenai Peninsula on the map

Mount Redoubt  10,197 feet  Active Volcano

Alaska Range beyond Cook Inlet

When the tide is out the boats can not come in to the docks

Parish House Rectory....oldest building on the Kenai Peninsula

Holly Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Othodox Church

One of the oldest Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska

Resident Eagle at Diamond M Ranch

Hoovering over the Eaglets

Captain Cook State Park

Truck Trip  overlooking Cook Inlet

Twins

Mother Moose chowing down

Well, maybe she is checking us out

oil platforms out in the bay

Arness Dock built on a base of WWII Liberty Ships

Smoke from Mount Redoubt

Kenai River.....famous for Salmon

Soldotna Visitor's Center

With a sod roof

Restored cabin

Cache where they store the dried salmon for the winter

So this guy won't get you nor your food

We arrived in Kenai Day 45 and will use this as our home base while we check out the Peninsula.

We have had rain and fog and without the sunshine you see very little of the mountain ranges.  We have also found out that fishing on your own may be difficult because of the rules for when, where and how you can fish.  Think we are going to have to sign up with a guide so that we are not looking at fines and being somewhere....where only those from ALASKA can fish.  Captain has been studying the reg booklet.  Big run of salmon due next week.

Having fun.....seeing lots and driving all the side roads but without the mountains in the background my pictures haven't been exciting.