Southcentral Alaska - Kenai Peninsula Sterling HighwaySterling Highway is the second major road on Kenai peninsula. It stretches from Tern Lake Junction to the town of Homer. Along the way it crosses some of the best Salmon fishing sites in the world: The Russian River and Kenai River. Every Alaskan fishes there, men and bears alike (Grizzlies). Naturally, this creates many unpleasent and even dangerous man-bear encounters... | ||
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| The Russian River Ferry tranprts fishermen to the other bank of the river, where they are allowed to fish | ||
August is berry season in Alaska: Raspberries, Salmonberries, Blueberries, etc. We picked berries wherever and whenever we could. The many uses of Berries: | ||
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| Cereal with berries. | Pancakes with berries. | The happy (if somewhat weird-looking) cheff. |
The western coast of Kenai peninsula has actual sandy beaches, where in season, people go clam digging. | ||
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| Mt. Redoubt across the Cook Inlet. | ||
The village of Ninilchik is an old Russian village, settled in the 1820s. It still has a lot of the old buildings and sleepy charm. | ||
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| See what we mean?! | ||
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The Old Russian Church of Ninilchik is the major attraction of the village. It was built over a 100 years ago and is topped with the unique spires and crosses of the Russian Orthodox faith. | ||
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The Russian Village of Nikolaevsk. Nikolaevsk has an unusual story.It was settled in the 1960s by a group of White Russians (not the drink...) descendants that fled Russia because of religious persecution. | ||
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| Nikolaevsk's Church | ||
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| Samover Cafe and B&B | Nina the owner,the cook, the waitress and the decorator. A warm Russian hospitality | |
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| The place is decorated with hundreds of Russian souvernirs. | Borscht and Pirozhki | |
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| Russian tea and desserts | ||
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