Friday the 13th. We started our day with a hike along the beach not far from our campsite. I had the opportunity to photograph more eagles. Watching these powerful birds is exciting. The number of eagles was not high yet several were close. Here are a few of my photos from the beach.
On to Homer where to planned to hike (in the rain) on the trails leading onto the slough. The rain was not coming down hard but for some reason I made the decision to leave my camera equipment in the truck. At one observation point along the trail we saw two adult sandhill cranes feeding in the marsh with their two young. Sandhill crane young are called colts. As we stood there the birds ignored us and moved closer and closer to us. They got close enough that I gritted my teeth and pulled out my cell phone camera. It was great observing them close up. After our walk we of course needed to stop at Two Sisters Bakery again!
The paved road continues past Homer for another 20 miles or so and we decided to follow it to the end. A ways out we found a set of trails which we promptly took. The rain had stopped by this time. Here is a photo from the trail.
Seeing North America 
You are experiencing the best of Homer. I relate to the crowds issue. A trip to view bears would be spectacular though costly. Yard sale here is in full swing!
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