Halibut Cove, Alaska
Halibut Cove, Alaska.
How is this for a cool town - Halibut Cove has no roads; there is a 12 block long boardwalk, otherwise you use boats. The boardwalk provides access to one very nice restaurant, and two art galleries representing 14 local artists. In addition, the town has a floating espresso stand, and a few fancy lodges, and that is about it. How many towns can you name where the art galleries out number any other type of business by two to one?
Here in another cool thing that you probably won’t see anywhere else; One of the galleries is always open, even if the artists is out. You see she leaves the door unlocked, and has a bowl by the door where you can leave your payment for any of the art you would like to purchase - and this is a place with $3,000 originals! In a day and age where you are no longer trusted to put fuel in your tank without prepaying, I thought this was really refreshing!
Here are more of our Halibut Cove, Alaska photos.
August 21st, 2008 at 11:30 am
Incredible place Ron. Did you drive to get there?
Looks like some nice fall foliage in the background…
August 21st, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Thanks Richard!
We got there by boat - water taxi. I hope to write more about that part in the next day or two. It is across the bay from Homer, the nearest town.
It can be hard to make out the details in this small image, but there weren’t any fall colors yet. The tide was fluctuating about 20 feet while we were there, and this was at low tide. I think some of the yellow you are seeing is seaweed on the beached.
You might also be seeing some of the trees in the distance that unfortunately are dying from beatle kill - the nice light may be giving them a autumn like appearance.
Thanks again,
Ron
August 21st, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Oh. Yikes. That beatle kill thing seems to be wreaking major havoc if I mistook that for fall foliage even in the thumbnail.
August 21st, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Hey Ron
Nice - looks like you had a cool trip - glad you got some decent weather. I didn’t know you were headed that way - a last minute call?
I’ve never been to this little town, but I do want to get over there - this image and your notes make me want to get there even sooner.
Cheers
Carl
August 21st, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Unbelievable - I hope you got more images of this town!
Cheers, Klaus
August 21st, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Hi Richard - yeah the beatle kill is a real bummer. That has been one advantage of the preceipitation we get in Seward - it has kept the beatles away.
Hey Carl, welcome home! We did have this trip planned, we were also going to spend time in Homer and Seldovia, but skipped that segment thanks to heavy rain and office demands. Halibut Cove is really cool.
Thanks a lot Klaus!
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Ron,
I bookmark places I want to visit.
I have been an admirer of your photos for a year now. My husband and I will be vacationing in wild, wonderful, AK again next year.
I know I won’t see a wolverine, but sure would like to communicate with you via email.
Wonderful work!
Be blessed, Denise
August 25th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Hi Denise,
Thank you very much!
You never know, you just might see a wolverine. You can always email me at ronn@arctic.net
Thanks,
Ron
August 25th, 2008 at 9:15 am
I’ve been here and its a incredibly beautiful location. I forgot the name of the place and was focused on a family visit rather than photography. We were getting the out of towner tour. You’ve done a great job capturing the feel of this very unique destination.
August 26th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Thanks Jim!
I didn’t realize you had been to Halibut Cove - you have visited some of the nicer parts of Alaska!
Ron
August 26th, 2008 at 8:16 am
It was unplanned and part of an aunt in-laws tour for my wife and I. It was very nice of her to plan a nice activity for us when we were visiting. With out her I’d never have known about Halibut Cove. One of these days I’d like to return spending some time behind the camera. Our visit was very short. Just enough for an afternoon walk and dinner. Its great to revisit this beautiful location through your photos.
August 26th, 2008 at 8:53 am
OK, that explains why I haven’t seen any images from this area on your website, I was thinking you only visited ANWR. Sounds like you need to get back up this way!
September 5th, 2008 at 9:36 am
I am long over due to return