07/10/2019 No Travel Day - Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel
Start Location:
- Volcano View RV Resort
- 16867 Sterling Hwy, Ninilchik, Alaska 99639
- 907.567-3220
Start Time: N/A
Mileage: 54,324
Cost Per Night: $37.50 USDWeather: 55 - 71 F Sunny With Hazy Horizon
Today was overcast with limited visibility. We did not have anything planned so just took it easy. In fact, we did not get out of bed until 9:00 a.m. We needed to go into town to mail Grandson's Birthday Card.
Ninilchik means "peaceful settlement by a river." On the way back, we stopped at two state park campgrounds to check them out. We were both surprised that they were almost empty!!! They were dry camps and very reasonable at $15.00.
Then we stopped at the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel. It is a historic Russian Orthodox church that was built in 1901. It is an approximately 20-by-50-foot roughly cruxiform-shaped building, mainly designed by Alexi Andreev Oskolkoff who came from Sitka to supervise the building's construction.
We also checked out the Ninilchik Scenic Overlook. It is a fun place to view the Ninilchik River and watch the eagles soar. Trails provide access to fishing along the Ninilchik River but we did not stay long enough for that. (We were the only car in the parking lot.)
On the chore side, laundry and RV dump was accomplished.
Wildlife Spotted: Eagles; Magpies (who finally found my feeder) and of course the proverbial seagulls.
Ninilchik means "peaceful settlement by a river." On the way back, we stopped at two state park campgrounds to check them out. We were both surprised that they were almost empty!!! They were dry camps and very reasonable at $15.00.
Then we stopped at the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel. It is a historic Russian Orthodox church that was built in 1901. It is an approximately 20-by-50-foot roughly cruxiform-shaped building, mainly designed by Alexi Andreev Oskolkoff who came from Sitka to supervise the building's construction.
We also checked out the Ninilchik Scenic Overlook. It is a fun place to view the Ninilchik River and watch the eagles soar. Trails provide access to fishing along the Ninilchik River but we did not stay long enough for that. (We were the only car in the parking lot.)
On the chore side, laundry and RV dump was accomplished.
Wildlife Spotted: Eagles; Magpies (who finally found my feeder) and of course the proverbial seagulls.
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| Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel |
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| Old Ninilchik Village - Quaint Fishermen's Cottages and Log Homes |
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| Ninilchik Scenic Overlook - Peaceful and Equipped for Picnicking |
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