Tuesday, July 27, 2010

On Beautiful Mount Marathon

Ronna, Darius and Sonora pose on top of Mount Marathon in Seward.  We offer free guided hikes to our guests every summer, some on easy terrain and some on more difficult trails.  We usually feature two or three of difficult hikes on this very mountain, a steep rugged climb that is also the stage for an exciting race every 4th of July. 

The Diamond M Ranch would like to thank all the runners who entered this year's race in Matti's honor and ran in his memory.  We appreciate you!  

D.Anne Martin races wearing an In Memory of Matti t-shirt.

Monday, July 19, 2010

RVing in Alaska: July Dipnetting Season Is Upon Us!

It's the middle of July, and for those of us with lodging accommodations next to the Kenai River, that means only one thing  Lots and lots of motor homes!  It seems like everybody and their brother (and mother and uncles and cousins, for that matter) are down from the Anchorage, hoping to get their nets in the water and load up on a winter freezer's worth of salmon.  We're glad to be of service and enjoy the energy that all these guests bring to our busy campground.   
Schools of salmon are making their last pilgrimage, leaving the cold ocean waters and making for the streams of their birth.  My kids and I were at a beach a couple days ago, young faces squealing with delight as we watched salmon make their way past a well-fed seal and up into the fresh water creek where we stood, slippery scales passing between our bare legs, thrashings tails leaving a brief wake of foaming white water before disappearing around the bend.          

Monday, July 12, 2010

God Bless America! Diamond M Ranch Wins 1st Place for 4th of July Parade Float!

Diamond M Ranch Campground Hosts (Ruthanne and Roger Jansen, and Sherry and Jim Diggs) got together, despite the busy summer, and mamaged to put together a float for the 4th of July parade that ended up winning 1st Place for Commercial/Business Floats! 
We had a lot of fun!  Even "Dolly Parton Varden" was there!
Here, two of our most precious float participants took advantage of a lull in parade activities to catch a few winks!  Doesn't get much cuter than this!