Great Food & A Sunset In Homer Alaska
One of the many things that we love about living on The Kenai, Alaska’s Playground is that we can take so many different kinds of road trips and experience a totally different landscape. Tonight, we ventured out from our office in Soldotna, Alaska and headed down to Homer, Alaska for a walk on the beach. Hoping to grab a bite to eat and a good sunset, we were certainly in for a treat.After stopping at the beach in Ninilchik, Alaska to take in the gorgeous mountain views, we arrived in Homer at about 7:00pm. We pulled into the overlook area right as you head into town and to our surprise, were...
Seeing Green This St. Patrick’s Day
Photo from Alaska Wildland Adventures on the Kenai River.Happy St. Patrick’s Day friends and fans of The Kenai, Alaska’s Playground! In honor of this lucky holiday, we are sharing ten gorgeous photos from the epic Kenai Peninsula that will leave you seeing green and falling in love.“Bear Backpack!” Photo from Kathleen Turner.#1. Zipling, Alaska’s Playground Style.Stoney Creek Canopy Adventures in Seward, Alaska.#2. When the phrase “take a hike” is always welcomed, you know you’re on The Kenai.Hideout Trail. Photo shared from http://www.trover.com.#3. When tundra and mountain biking collide,...
Celebrate Love on Alaska’s Playground
Photo from http://www.Alaska-In-Pictures.com.The three day weekend is right around the corner, and in addition to President’s Day on Monday… don’t forget that it’s Valentines Day on Sunday, February 14, 2016! Which means you have the perfect excuse to spend the whole day celebrating life, love and happiness with your special sweetheart or with those friends and family members that are near and dear to your heart.Photo shared from encircleworldphotos.photoshelter.com.Maybe you aren’t someone who necessarily cares for the Valentines Day holiday? We get it. The infamous flowers, chocolates and...
RV, Flightsee, Hospitality; New 2016 Recommendations!
Photo Credit: Anurag SinghWith the start of the new year we have some new incredible recommendations to share with our beloved friends and visitors to Alaska’s Playground. Of course, this is just a small list of some newly discovered treasures that range from RV Parks, to Flight-seeing Tours to amazing Hospitality Hot Spots.Photo from M. Draper Photography on the Kenai RiverAs you surely already know, we could easily ramble on for hours with hundreds upon hundreds of recommendations for things to do and places to stay on The Kenai, Alaska’s Playground. But these (listed below in alphabetical...
Sweet and Savory flavors of The Kenai
Photo in Katmai National Park, credit tagged on photo.Well 2016 is here and it’s already off to a great start! After getting outside and enjoying all the glorious mountains, glaciers, wildlife and endless outdoor adventures that can be found on The Kenai, Alaska’s Playground, you’re sure to work up quite the appetite.Photo from http://mapio.net/s/104071/.But unlike the moose and the bears, who get the pleasure of finding their food sources in the great outdoors, us humans have a plethora of delicious and delectable options to choose from. From Kenai, to Soldotna, to Seward and Homer (and...
Top 15 Moments of the Year 2015
Photo shared from I Love Alaska Facebook Page. Photo by Jordan Alleva.Cheers to the last day of 2015! It’s been a pretty magical year on The Kenai, Alaska’s Playground. So in honor of the final day of the year, we though we’d do a little “Throwback Thursday” and recap the most memorable moments from our Facebook page.Kenai Lake. Photo from Ed Boudreau.Shared with almost 35,000 fans of the glorious Kenai Peninsula, let’s kick this party off with this Photo #1; A stunning sunrise in Seward, Alaska shared from Sunny Cove Sea Kayaking.Photo Credit: Sunny Cove Sea KayakingPhoto #2, perfectly...
The Kenai; A Golfing Destination
When most people think of The Kenai, Alaska’s Playground they think… fishing, hiking, kayaking, mountains, glaciers, wildlife, etc. But what many don’t know is that the Kenai Peninsula is actually a beautiful golfing destination.Photo from Birch Ridge Golf Course in Soldotna, AK.Although we are limited on our total number of golf courses, the ones we do have are absolutely stunning. Check out those amazing mountain views!Photo from Kenai Golf Course in Kenai, AK.If you are visiting the Central Peninsula and pass through Soldotna, “Alaska’s Kenai River City” you must check out Birch Ridge Golf...
Local Breweries on Alaska’s Playground
From Kenai, to Soldotna, to Homer, to Seward – we got you covered when it comes to brewing one on. Well, actually THEY have you covered. We are just the lucky ones that get to give you a quick glimpse into the savory and delightful selection of handcrafted ales and microbrews that you have at your very fingertips when you are visiting The Kenai, Alaska’s Playground.In alphabetical order, let’s start with the quaint and quirky fishing town of Homer, Alaska known for being the “Halibut Fishing Capital of the World.” They say, at the “End of the Road” – The Adventure Begins! And frankly, we...
Sun, Snow, Slush Cup!
We ventured up from our office in Soldotna this weekend to check out the 38th Annual Spring Carnival and Slush Cup at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, AK.The weekend started out with questionable weather as we left town. The sky almost immediately turned dreary and black with large pockets of rain gusting down in the distance. It continued that way through the town of Sterling near Bings Landing.And then all of a sudden it was like we magically made it through the clouds and were in a land of bluebird spring skies! By the time we hit the Russian River it was crisp, clear and simply-stunning...
Work Like a Captain, Play Like a Pirate at Chinooks Bar and Grill in Seward, AK
Today officially marks the first day of spring! Woohoo! For us “Alaskans” we are enjoying 12 long daylight hours now from 8am until 8pm. Before we know it, the midnight sun will be upon us and we’ll be forgetting to go to sleep at night. Must/Play/All/Day. In celebration of the first day of spring, we decided to take a journey to the incredible town of Seward, Alaska. There are countless things to love about this town filled with roughly 2,700 year-round residents. We especially love the half frozen “break up” this time of year that creates beautiful natural scenes in the wild. Like this...
