To my regret I never set foot in Alaska until 1988. I understand that downtown Juneau was 'revitalized' circa 1984. Oldtimers here have seen lots of changes. We now have something like 7 banks of traffic lights. And close to 15,000 new inhabitants most summer days. Blessedly, they depart at day's end.

Speaking of Moose Pass, Rap, I watched a brown bear there. It was contentedly feeding on dandelions, like in an illustrated children's book.

We were on our way to Seward, having spent the night in Homer on the other prong of the peninsula. I liked Seward better than Homer, mostly because I like mountains and trees.

The Homer Spit is -well, interesting. After the tsunami of 1964 they rebuilt and fortified sections of it with riprap but it will inevitably be washed out again. I would not want to be on it during an earthquake.

On it is a two-lane paved road leading to mostly commercial enterprises and a couple or three remaining private homes. It's a couple miles long, I think, extended into the ocean. Very scenic, with mountains in the distance.