Soldotna Alaska on the western Kenai Peninsula

The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
in Soldotna, Alaska
June 23, 2009

Soldotna is on the western Kenai Peninsula. The city stretches over a mile southwest along the Sterling Highway and northwest along the Kenai Spur Highway. Population: about 3,807. Elevation 115 feet. Soldotna was established in the 1940's because of its strategic location at the Sterling-Kenai Spur Highway junction. Soldotna was incorporated as a first-class city in 1967.

Below: The new yard of the two RV Gypsies. Once again, there was moose poop behind their RV, but they did not spot a moose in the campground.

Below: Lee and Karen Duquette, the two RV Gypsies, wearing their Alaska shirts in their RV which is their only home.

Below: A Scott Hanson carving of Les Anderson, record-holder for largest sport-caught king salmon.	Below: Karen Duquette and her new buddy, patting her on the head.

Below; The Soldotna Visitor Information Center is located downtown Soldotna on the Sterling Highway. The two RV Gypsies parked at the visitor center and walked down this staircase to the Kenai River and the David Douthit Veterans Memorial Bridge and fishwalk access to Kenai River.

Below: Soldotna gets very busy during fishing season for rainbow, grayling, salmon and Dolly Varden.

FYI: You cannot fish within 10 feet of the waterline	Below: A funny painting on the front of a local bar.

Below:Kenai is the neighboring city to Soldotna and is the largest city on the Kenai Peninsula. Elevation 93 feet. The lowest recorded temperature in Kenai was MINUS 48F. (as of this date) The temperature while the two RV Gypsies visited was about PLUS 50F.

A MOOSE
Below: The two RV Gypsies first saw the moose in the woods and it stopped to eat, then crossed the street in front of the two RV Gypsies' car, and then it entered the woods on the other side of the street.



Below: Lee Duquette at an overlook to the rocky beach many feet below (low tide)





Below: The two photos below were taken seconds apart - check out how fast the tide was coming in.

Below: The two RV Gypsies stopped at a different swimming area with ice cold water and lots of steps.



Below: All of these rocks were in the bottom of the lake -look how crystal clear the water is

Below: Lee Duquette at the midpoint and then again at the bottom of a second set of very steep stairs leading to a popular fishing area.

Below: Karen Duquette at the bottom of the steep stairs. The table is there so people can clean their fish.

Below: The river, and people fishing on the other side of the river.



Below: The two RV Gypsies show off their new Alaska T-shirts.

Below: A bald eagle in a tree top and more flying overhead.

Below: It was low tide and the tops of the boats could barely be seen.

The two RV Gypsies drove to Homer, Alaska, where Bald Eagles were flying all around their motorhome in the campground.
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette, the two RV Gypsies, wearing their Alaska shirts in their RV which is their only home.

Below: Karen Duquette and her new buddy, patting her on the head.

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