Road trip on the Kenai Peninsula to Homer, Alaska! (Hope, Skilak Lookout, & the Homer Spit)

We’ve headed to the Kenai Peninsula! We spent two days road tripping down to Homer, Alaska, stopping in the charming super small town of Hope and hiking Palmer Creek Lakes and the Skilak Lookout along the way, before enjoying a bit of the Homer Spit!

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⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Our Kenai Peninsula road trip plans
02:10 Hope, Alaska
03:10 Coffee at Grounds for Hope Espresso in Hope, Alaska
04:00 We LOVE Hope!
04:30 Watching a local 5K race
05:34 Hope & Sunrise Museum
07:44 Palmer Creek Lakes Hike
11:36 Cooking FRESH salmon!
13:18 Failed attempt at Slaughter Ridge
16:36 Skilak Lookout Trail
19:50 We made it to Homer!
22:03 Halibut and Rockfish tacos in Homer

📍Locations in this vlog
Grounds for Hope Espresso: https://goo.gl/maps/5Yz5KsEhbtLoKVnH8
Hope & Sunrise Museum: https://goo.gl/maps/JwRcmdPkVsWbtK796
Palmer Creek Lakes: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/al...
Slaughter Ridge Trail: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/al...
Skilak Lookout: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/al...
Swell Tacos: https://goo.gl/maps/8RyRN7bjBixzhV8z7
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Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.

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