a side trip….the end of the road..hope, alaska
Hope lies on the northern end of Kenai Peninsula, on the south shore of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet. The community lies on the 17-mile Hope Highway, northwest of the Seward Highway, near the mouth of Resurrection Creek. Winter temperatures range from 14 to 27; summer temperatures vary from 45 to 65. Average annual precipitation is 20 inches.
“Hope City” was a mining camp for Resurrection Creek, established in 1896. The Hope post office began operating in 1897. Portions of the town were destroyed in the 1964 earthquake.
we ate dinner here, and had a few beers…alaskan ale served in mason jars
this was in the bar
sunset, mike took this after midnight
that’s the lowest it got!
this was taken at the same time, just behind him…….liked how the mountain was shaded in orange!
