A walk on Deep Creek Beach

We camped at Ninilchik View again.  Such a wonderful place on a bluff overlooking Cook Inlet and the string of mountains across the water.  Then we drove to the Deep Creek beach where fishing charters begin their journey into the Inlet. 

Deep Creek is on the right, Cook Inlet on the left. We walked to the end of the spit, and a mile and a half in the other direction also.  When we arrived at noon, a quarter of a mile of flats were hosting myriads of gulls and shore birds.  By high tide at 7:30, all had to find resting places elsewhere.

A walk in the other direction had cliffs along the beach.  There were wonderful sounds as little stones and dust came down the side in a slow earthfall, just like a waterfall.

Across the bay Illiamni shone in the sun.  Bruce's bird telescope brought the view of the mountain a lot closer.

From the top of the cliff the view of Mt. Redoubt also was bright in the light.

Deep Creek is also the place where Ninilchik's charters put in the water.  This one just came out, fishermen climbed out of the boat using a stepladder.  There is no harbor so the boats are put in and taken out with big tractors, backing them in. 

Helen