Video
# 2 - HIGHWAYS OF ALASKA - Seward and Sterling Highways
90 Minutes of Spectacular Scenery and Exciting Action
90 Minutes of Spectacular Scenery and Exciting Action
ALL
PHOTOCLIPS ARE FROM THE HIGHWAYS OF ALASKA VIDEO
This
is one of the many lakes along the highways, and if you are out and about
at sunrise, you might be lucky enough to catch a scene such as this. As
you travel these highways, it will seem that at each curve in the road or
each hill you come up over, there is another breathtaking scene before you.
With rivers, lakes, saltwater bays and mountains right alongside the highways,
the chances for spectacular scenery seems unlimited,
There
are 3 photoclips, which take about two minutes to appear, so please read down
through all the text while they load, and then browse back through the photos.
AN
EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF SCENERY YOU CAN EXPECT ALONG THE SEWARD HIGHWAY
JUST
OUTSIDE ANCHORAGE ON THE WAY DOWN THE SEWARD HIGHWAY TO THE KENAI PENINSULA
The
Homer Spit is a 3 mile-long gravel bar which extends out into Kachemak Bay
from the city of Homer.A highway extends to the very end of the spit. There
are many shops, and charter boat operations along the shoreline. The boat
harbor is headquarters for many commercial fishing boats as well as charter
boats. This is one of the most unique and scenic places you will ever drive
to. Homer is known as the "Halibut Capital of the World." Scenic
and wildlife cruises provide spectacular sights and incredible bird and
marine mammal watching. Sea otters and whales can often be seen, especialy
when a scenic cruise is taken.
The
Seward Highway follows the shoreline of Turnagain Arm for about 50 miles.
This body of saltwater is open to Cook Inlet, which opens into the Gulf
of Alaska.The tidal fluctuation in Turnagain Arm can be as much as 40 feet
in a 6 hour period. This creates incredible currents, and sometimes bore
tides(a wall of water which moves up the Arm with a roar).
AN
EAGLE ON THE HOMER SPIT, HOME OF MANY, PLUS THOUSANDS OF SEA BIRDS