So since Homer, we have been mostly backtracking out of the Kenai Peninsula. We headed back with a stop to have one last view of the volcanic mountains of Iliamna and Redoubt on Cook Inlet, and past our lovely stop in Ninilchik and the Scenic View RV Park, which is now closed. The owners headed down to the lower 48 for the birth of a Grandchild. On the way, we stopped in at Roscoe’s Pizza to have another one of their delicious pies. Next, we returned to Soldotna, where we watched the dip-net fishing. We had hoped to stay in a park on the beach there but the fishing is now over and the park is closed. Last time we stayed in the Fred Meyers parking lot, but opted for a full service RV Park this time.
After one night there, we head back up to the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet and stayed for one night again at the Williwaw Campground. There we were able to see salmon going up the creek, which they had not started doing when we were there a month before. We also recorded our third, and last, round table RV Navigator podcast with Ken and Martha. We did it outside at their campsite and 
followed it up with a campfire and smores. Coming out of Williwaw the next day, we saw the beginnings of a real forest fire. We could see flames under the trees, mostly burning just underbrush, which is something the forest service likes to have happen at times. We called it into the local fire department and they checked it out but let it go as part of the natural process.
Next we stopped off in Anchorage at the “Co”s…Costco and Petco, to replenish some supplies. We picked up some yummy Alaskan treats for Jordy and some yummy Alaskan Salmon for us. We did not otherwise stop there but continued on up to Palmer, where we stopped for two nights at a campground closer to 
Wasilla than the one we had used before. As luck would have it, we had walked into our third free salmon feed of our trip. The campground was supplying the salmon and we just had to bring a side dish. They also had deserts and it was a great time, and some great food. We saved our salmon from Costco for the second night there, and we cooked it up on the grill, with some of Ken and Martha’s halibut from Homer, and had our second evening meal in a row outdoors. We also visited the Iditarod Trail Headquarters, where we took a sled dog ride through the woods and saw some videos about the 2009 Iditarod Race.
From there, we started covering some new ground towards Denali National Park. Talkeetna is our next stop and we are hoping to be able to see the big mountain of Denali, also known as Mount McKinley. More about that in the next post.
