The HOMER SPIT!

Tourists in all kinds of recreational vehicles buzz up and down the 226 miles of highway between Anchorage and Homer. This small town is at sea level to 800 Ft. in elevation. Winter temperatures occasionally fall below zero F. but seldom colder. The Kenai Mountains on the north and east protect Homer while the Cook Inlet provides warming air currents.

Jutting out for nearly 5 miles from the Homer shore is the Homer Spit, a long, narrow bar of gravel.

In 1964, after the earthquake, the Spit sank 4 to 6 Ft. requiring several buildings to be moved to higher ground. The Homer Spit has a deep water harbour that can accommodate 344 Ft. vessels making it accessible to cruise and cargo ships.

Homer calls itself the "Halibut fishing capital of the world".