We found a quiet little town on the Kenai called Hope. It is on the Turnagain Sound about 2 hours outside of Anchorage. It is off the beaten path with colorful locals, old gold mining history, and lots of beautiful views. The town consists of a library, 3 restaurants, a used book store and 2 gift shops. It is very picturesque to just walk through the town. Some fishing at the mouth of a river that enters the sound, but more people panning for gold than fishermen.
What we enjoyed most was the since of small town, quiet, and a beautiful place to camp. Porcupine campground is a USFS site, where many people reserve their campsite, we lucked out and found a nice site for 1 week that did not require a reservation. We could see bald eagles, pine grossbeaks, and other birds. A mother ptarmigan with her brood scuttled by during a hike. A nice 5 mile hike skirted along the bank of the sound from our campground.
Wild flowers continue continue to awe me. All in all we probably would consider this our favorite stop so far, and most likely because we relaxed and didn't need to break camp for a week.
Our next goal is to find fish in the infamous Kenai peninsula. Then south towards Homer.
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