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Freedom! I got a rental car and drove down the Seward Highway<\/a> from Anchorage to Seward. Mountains, the sea, blue skies, and white fluffy clouds were my view almost the entire time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The drive is supposed to take about 2.5 hours…I took six hours because I stopped wherever I wanted on the drive. One of my first stops was the McHugh Creek Trailhead<\/a> in Chugach State Park (the third largest state park in the U.S.). I really, really wanted to hike here, but I also dreaded a bear encounter. So, armed with the bear spray that the owner of the inn in Anchorage had given me, I ventured a short distance into the woods. I clapped, stomped, whistled, sang, and talked so that I wouldn\u2019t surprise any bears on the path. Success! No bears.<\/p>\n

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Further down the road, Monkey and I stopped to ride the Alyeska Tramway<\/a> to the top of the ski resort in Girdwood<\/a>. It was the shoulder season between the end of winter operations and the beginning of summer operations, so I rode up and explored the top with just a handful of other people.<\/p>\n

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But, the views don\u2019t take off for the season! This was from the deck of the lodge at the top of the tram. Just imagine a view like this all the way around. The blue skies and the mountains stretched 360 degrees around me.<\/p>\n

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And then we finally made it to our destination: the Kenai Peninsula<\/a>. After such a beautiful drive, I couldn\u2019t wait to see what the peninsula had to offer!<\/p>\n

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We found our way to the Nauti Otter Yurt Village<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Clint, one of the owners, led us to the Halibut Hut, our home for the next three nights.<\/p>\n

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Monkey immediately made friends with the yurt\u2019s resident halibut.<\/p>\n

After we settled in, I wrote,\u00a0\u201cNow I\u2019m cozy in my yurt. I instantly felt at home in my small space with everything I need. Could I live in a yurt? Short-term, definitely. Things I\u2019m grateful for today: a rental car. Friendly yurt hosts, the Copper Whale owner giving me bear spray. Waterfalls. Water. Big, expansive views.\u201d<\/p>\n

After dinner and the grocery store, we cozied in for the night to rest up before exploring Seward the next day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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