September 29, 2025
I tried posting this yesterday before Part 2 but for some reason it didn’t go through properly.
As I explained in a previous post, the Home Spit is a stretch of land that juts out 4 1/2 miles into Kachemak Bay. I drove out there just after noon and these are some of the things I saw.
The first place I stopped was at a large campground. There were only a few vehicles parked there but there wasn’t anyone camping. I was told it gets incredibly busy there in the summer but it is almost October and the people who parked here were probably walking, jogging or bicycling. As you can see, the campground sits just above sea level.
As I drove back up to the road I was not at all surprised to see this sign.
I was closer to the mountains on the far side of the Bay so I had a better look at them, as well as some of the glaciers.
This was looking back at the mainland. You can see that the hill above Homer is fairly high.
There was a sports arena further out the Spit.
There were also several fishing and marine related businesses and offices.
Just before I reached the large harbor I came to this well known fishing hole which I had read about.
I’m not a fisherman but apparently “snagging” is the term for hooking a fish somewhere other than in it’s mouth.
This is the harbor where all the boats in Homer are docked. I had been told to keep an eye out for a ship featured on “The Deadliest Catch” tv show, which is often docked here when not out filming, but I did not see it. The Deep Sea dock (upper right on the map shown below) is where cruise ships dock to load or unload their passengers
I had read that at one time a local woman attracted quite a following by feeding bald eagles out at the far end of the Spit, but after her passing that practice is no longer allowed.
Beyond the harbor are several restaurants, boat charter businesses (fishing or sightseeing), as well as a variety of shops and art galleries. I will show you some of them in Part 2 of this post. There was also another campground and even some apartment buildings. There is a resort at the far end of the Spit.
The Spit dropped 2 or 3 feet as a result of the 1964 earthquake, centered east of Anchorage, and parts of the Spit now flood at high tide. Newer buildings and walkways are raised up off the ground to protect them from minor flooding.
(Continued next post)
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