As we drove from Anchorage to Whittier and Homer, we drove
thru what’s called the Turnagain Arm.
The Turnagain Arm is the body of water that you’ll be seeing, not the
road. Altho I believe it was named after
an explorer, I’m not certain about that, so that that with a grain of salt in
terms of whether or not it’s true!
Here’s the introduction to the Turnagain Arm. Altho I liked this shot, I wish there had
been a train on those railroad tracks…..
As I was taking photos of the scenery on the Arm, a woman
came up to me and asked me if I noticed the Dall sheep on the rock face
directly across the road. The rock just
seems to go directly up at an almost 90 degree angle, but that’s where these
sheep are the most comfortable. I felt
really lucky that I was able to capture them in their natural environment. And, they seemed as curious about me as I was
about them!
When I took this image, I really began to fall in love with
the beauty of this area and actually devoted a posting to several images of a
very similar scene, just to illustrate the different ways I viewed it.
When we were coming back thru the Turnagain Arm after our
visit to Homer, we were lucky enough to pass a train that was passing thru the
area. After we passed it, Jeff pulled
off on a turn off area, and I ran across the road to sit on one of the little
guard rail posts until the train caught up with us so I could get this shot! It was pretty chilly and mighty breezy when
the bigger RVs and trucks would pass by (the guard rails are pretty much right
next to the road with no shoulder), but it was worth it!
Enjoy!
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