Alaska Day 9 :: The Home Stretch

Since we stayed up until midnight on summer solstice,  we decided to wake up before the crack of dawn today to watch the sun rise. 

For the record,  the crack of dawn is 4:15 a.m. in Homer, Alaska. Uff da. But so worth it.

Then, of course, the beauty of vacation is that we could go back to bed. And we did. 

Today was our "back to the beginning" travel day. Were on the road from Homer by 10 a.m. and headed to Anchorage and beyond. It was a tough drive for Ed. Winds gusting crazily the whole time, plus rain showers. We surpassed the thousand-mile mark, too. He's the man, er van!

We did make a few stops, naturally. 

Even on cloudy days the Kenai River in the Coopers Landing area was gorgeous!

Saw another glacier or two at scenic overlooks, too.

Stopped at the Funny River by Soldotna. Saw this sign and thought we'd see a moose. 

We didn't see him but we saw he's been aggressively pooping anyway.

When we were close to Anchorage,  we stopped at the Potter Marsh area and saw one feeding. In the distance. Barely captured an image. 

And he's barely growing his antlers, but it counts as a bull moose. Finally.

We're parked at a campground just outside Wasilla,  where we have to returned in the morning. We also have to figure out how we're fitting 9 days of life back in our suitcases!

At least we have pretty views again!

Probably mentioned this before, but there are no shortages of pretty views -- or potholes -- in Alaska. Sorry about that last one, Ed.

Good night one last time from The Last Frontier.