11 July 2018. Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

11 July 2018. Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.

We left the Portage area and started down the Kenai Peninsula to Homer. Not too far from where we camped was the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.  This is an animal sanctuary (non-profit) that provides comfortable permanent homes for orphaned and injured animals.  It also tries to re-introduce animals back to the wild.  Many of these animals cooperated and posed for us – but Chuck says they don’t count toward our wildlife count!  This place was a great stop, even if it is raining.  I think the crowds were low because of the rain.

Reindeer (Caribou)
The antlers on this Caribou went every which way! Seemed pretty whacky!
They had two wolves on site.
The ravens weren’t part of the center’s displays, but they were everywhere
This moose is getting fed by hand
This Grizzly bear decided to lay on a log in front of us
There were so many Bull Elk at the feeding pen, I don’t know how their antlers didn’t get tangled!
Close up of a wood bison
Apparently, the wood bison run about 200 pounds bigger than the plains bison that we are used to back home.
Lynx up near the rafters of his habitat
Plenty of female elk, too
Fox
Musk Ox
Face shot of one of the Musk Ox
Grizzly meandering in his habitat

We headed on down the road and ended up in the USFS Quartz Creek Campground. (We like USFS campgrounds – we get in half price because Chuck is old).  Sort of quiet here, the salmon aren’t running here, yet.

Our campsite at USFS Quartz Creek Campground
The campground is along the Kenai Lake
This is sort of cool – loaner life vests to keep kids safe. This is the second time we’ve seen this setup at a Park in Alaska.