We woke up in Homer to a beautiful sunrise and hit the road without a set destination, except to head towards home over the next few weeks. Up until this point we've had a pretty well defined set of destinations and reservations at more popular locations like the Canadian National Parks and Homer. However, we had decided to leave things more open ended for the trip home.....that's how we ended up in Palmer at the one remaining campsite in a big field at the Alaska State Fair for a couple of...

We arrived in Homer Alaska on 8/15. This is the midpoint of our trip and we'll start heading towards home after this. We stayed the first couple days at Ocean Shores RV Park which is on the bluff overlooking Kechamak Bay and the Cook Inlet. It had easy beach access and sweeping views. Look for the horseback riders in the middle of the photo! We rode our bikes around town and stocked up on some groceries. While we were shopping we saw Atz Kilcher doing his shopping too. He's is a local...

From our campground in the Portage Valley area we drove south to the coastal town of Seward. It's another beautiful coastal town located on Resuurection Bay. It's surrounded by a mix of snow capped and tree covered mountains . Our campground was right on the waterfront and and easy walk to town. Cruise ships stop here frequently and there were several on the 2 days we stayed. Fun Fact: Seward was the historic starting point for the 2300 mile Iditarod sled dog race but later moved to...