NIKISKI,  AK

July 23, 2011

Today we took a little detour to visit Diana Damitz, a former Rib Mountain resident, who moved to Nikiski, AK 15 years ago.  She met us in Kenai and took us to her home about 15 miles up the road.  Nikiski is an industrial area with gas and oil production facilities, even a refinery.  She was our personal tour guide of the lake country, the Captain Cook Recreation Area, the frenzied net dipping silver salmon fishing on the Kenai River, and old Russion buildings and a Russian Orthodox church in Kenai's "Old Town".

We had lunch at the Kenai Airport Restaurant where LeRoy and Diana reminesced about the old days in Rib Mountain.  Sorry to say it was time to hit the road and continue our trip to Seward, AK.