Re-Doubting
Our last sunset evening in Homer. My wife, father-in-law, and brother-in-law and I went back down to Anchor Point to the beach to view the sunset behind Mt. Redoubt. All three volcanoes (Redoubt, Iliama and Augustine) were visible on this evening, though none of them were all that clear. It was a gorgeous sunset and evening.
There were quite a few people out enjoying the evening on the beach. And the bald eagles were enjoying the sunset on the beach as well. However, you will notice that there are no eagles in my nicely composed photograph of the sunset this time. That is because of some dufus that drove down onto the beach in his vehicle. Why do so many Alaskans like to drive on the beach? It is very annoying and sure ruins the peaceful ambience of enjoying a sunset on the beach. This guy drove right down to the water’s edge (I thought he was going to get stuck in the mud), then up the beach, right in front of my camera, scaring away all the eagles that were there in my frame. Then he drove back. Ugh!
Another thing I found strange about Alaskans, is that they would just drive in their cars to an ocean overlook and just sit there in their vehicles. I mean, we’re talking about the middle of the day, not sunset. What is there to see? The ocean and mountains, ok. But how long can you just sit in your car and look at that? Why not get out of your vehicle, walk down to the water, feel the breeze on your face. How can you enjoy the ocean from inside your car? I don’t get it.
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