PETERSON BAY The field station for the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies makes Peterson Bay home to several oyster farms. SADIE COVE Wildlife is the draw in this fjord-like bay with steep mountainsides. Sadie Peak is the highest point. Look for mountain goats grazing and keep your eye out for sea otters. This bay is very deep with little tidal current. Check your weather. Occasionally the “Sadie Eighties” blow in the summer creating severe wind gusts. TUTKA BAY Tutka Bay is the longest bay in Kachemak Bay. Bordered by high, steep mountains, it gives you a real sense of remote Alaska. Trails lead to the top of Grace Ridge and up to Tutka Lake. This scenic bay is a great place for more experienced kayakers to explore. A water taxi can transport you and your kayak, or guided kayaking trips are available for most locations. GLACIERS Laced between the mountain peaks on the far side of Kachemak Bay, rivers of ice flow from the Harding Icefield. Homer area glaciers are alpine glaciers, unique in that they form in mountain valleys creating their own moraine lake. The three most visible glaciers are Grewingk, Portlock, and Dixon Glaciers. They are best viewed from East End Road and Skyline Drive. The Wosnesenski and Doroshin Glaciers are partially visible from Homer behind Poot Peak and beyond China Poot Bay. HALIBUT COVE LAGOON The lagoon is home to many sea mammals including harbor porpoises, harbor seals, and sea otters. This is a tidal lagoon, and the tides are extreme. Although the waters are placid, the channel feeding the lagoon can be very turbulent when the tide rages in and out. White water and cold water experience are recommended for kayaking this channel. The ranger station at the head of the lagoon offers a public dock and public use cabins. around here SARAH FRENCH PHOTO JOSH GILDERSLEEVE AROUND HERE 73
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