Today's trip was from Soldotna to Anchorage across the Sterling Highway on the Kenai Peninsula. I was very sorry to be leaving but anxious to move on and see what adventures Anchorage would bring to our vacation. It's sad our vacation is drawing to a close and there is so much more of Alaska to explore. I know that I would like to return and see more in the future. The only stop we made was at the Kenai River Lookout where we saw some Lesser Yellowlegs and a variety of gulls. Then we didn't stop anywhere until we reached Tern Lake as I wanted to take some pictures of the Arctic Terns flying but the winds had picked up and the skies were very dark so we stopped long enough to eat some lunch and kept going after eating. We stopped at several pullovers along Turnagain Arm before arriving at Potter's Marsh which is about 15 minutes outside of Anchorage. We had heard that Potter's Marsh had flooded on Monday so we really weren't sure what to expect in regards to viewing the birds and other wildlife. We were excited to see some nesting Arctic Terns and nesting Mew Gulls (life bird) along with Arctic Terns and Mew Gulls with chicks. We also had good looks at a Red-necked Grebe (life bird) and some Crackling Geese and goslings.
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| Mew Gull and chicks |
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| Mom, I'm Hungry |
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| Not this fish, Mom! it's too big!! |
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| Oh, look I am off the ground. |
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Oh look, I am getting higher off the ground. Soon I'll be able to fly!
As it was still fairly early we checked out the boardwalk but decided to come back tomorrow and walk it plus see the chicks again. Driving into Anchorage wasn't bad and we went over to the Quilted Raven Quilt Shop where Jenny bought a pattern for a bag and some batiks to use in making the bag.
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