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May 22, 2019 08:54:47   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
While in Alaska this month, we visited the quaint little town of Hope which lies on the northern end of Kenai Peninsula, on the south shore of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet, across from Anchorage. The community lies on the 17-mile Hope Highway. Once the road ends, there's no more Hope, literally, the road ends in hope...

In 1889, two years before gold was discovered in the Klondike which began to lure people north, miners discovered nuggets in nearby Resurrection Creek. Soon prospectors found gold in nearby Six Mile Creek, and the rush to Turnagain Arm began. At one time Hope numbered 3000+ residents but the 1964 earthquake, the second largest ever recorded, took its toll on Hope. Its now home to about 200-300 full time residents but swells dramatically in the summer season with thousands of tourists, campers, hikers and fisherman. Its an absolutely delightful little hamlet that's worth visiting if you're ever in Alaska, its definitely worth a side trip and hopefully you'll have something we had little of...Sun... But seriously, AK is great no matter the sun or not.

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May 22, 2019 09:21:19   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
Nice!

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May 22, 2019 09:23:27   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
Longshadow wrote:
Nice!


Thanks Longshadow

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May 22, 2019 09:32:01   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Very nice.

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May 22, 2019 09:54:34   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
kpmac wrote:
Very nice.


Thank you kpmac

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May 23, 2019 01:00:46   #
Wallen Loc: Middle Earth
 
Blaster34 wrote:
While in Alaska this month, we visited the quaint little town of Hope which lies on the northern end of Kenai Peninsula, on the south shore of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet, across from Anchorage. The community lies on the 17-mile Hope Highway. Once the road ends, there's no more Hope, literally, the road ends in hope... .


In the Greek story of Pandora's box, hope was the last and never left.
It was for the better as hope was the most evil of all the vile plagues and problems contained in the vessel.

Hope prolongs the misery of man.

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May 23, 2019 06:48:26   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
Interesting Myth's...thanks Wallen for the interesting insight.

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May 23, 2019 08:28:19   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
It looks to be a photogenic area. If I ever make it up there . . . .

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May 23, 2019 08:36:45   #
Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts
 
I Hope you got all the shots you wanted.

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May 23, 2019 09:07:27   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
jaymatt wrote:
It looks to be a photogenic area. If I ever make it up there . . . .


Its beautiful jaymatt, if you get the chance, I'm kicking myself for not going sooner

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May 23, 2019 09:08:41   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
Stash wrote:
I Hope you got all the shots you wanted.


Thanks Stash, would have loved some more sunshine but May, early June before the mosquitos, I'll take what I can get...

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May 23, 2019 10:29:16   #
Susan yamakawa
 
Blaster34 wrote:
While in Alaska this month, we visited the quaint little town of Hope which lies on the northern end of Kenai Peninsula, on the south shore of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet, across from Anchorage. The community lies on the 17-mile Hope Highway. Once the road ends, there's no more Hope, literally, the road ends in hope...

In 1889, two years before gold was discovered in the Klondike which began to lure people north, miners discovered nuggets in nearby Resurrection Creek. Soon prospectors found gold in nearby Six Mile Creek, and the rush to Turnagain Arm began. At one time Hope numbered 3000+ residents but the 1964 earthquake, the second largest ever recorded, took its toll on Hope. Its now home to about 200-300 full time residents but swells dramatically in the summer season with thousands of tourists, campers, hikers and fisherman. Its an absolutely delightful little hamlet that's worth visiting if you're ever in Alaska, its definitely worth a side trip and hopefully you'll have something we had little of...Sun... But seriously, AK is great no matter the sun or not.
While in Alaska this month, we visited the quaint ... (show quote)


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Jun 5, 2019 22:43:34   #
Rob48 Loc: Portland, ME
 
Blaster34 wrote:
While in Alaska this month, we visited the quaint little town of Hope which lies on the northern end of Kenai Peninsula, on the south shore of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet, across from Anchorage. The community lies on the 17-mile Hope Highway. Once the road ends, there's no more Hope, literally, the road ends in hope...

In 1889, two years before gold was discovered in the Klondike which began to lure people north, miners discovered nuggets in nearby Resurrection Creek. Soon prospectors found gold in nearby Six Mile Creek, and the rush to Turnagain Arm began. At one time Hope numbered 3000+ residents but the 1964 earthquake, the second largest ever recorded, took its toll on Hope. Its now home to about 200-300 full time residents but swells dramatically in the summer season with thousands of tourists, campers, hikers and fisherman. Its an absolutely delightful little hamlet that's worth visiting if you're ever in Alaska, its definitely worth a side trip and hopefully you'll have something we had little of...Sun... But seriously, AK is great no matter the sun or not.
While in Alaska this month, we visited the quaint ... (show quote)


I love this, Blaster, and what a remarkable sense of place and mood this is; excellent.

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