ALASKA, PART 2: After leaving the remote, wide-open tundra and towering mountains of Nome, we headed down to the temperate rainforest, glaciers, and towering mountains of the Kenai Peninsula. This required a flight from Nome to Anchorage, then an incredibly scenic drive down to the port city of Seward.
We arrived rather late in the day, so after dinner we checked into our motel and settled in for t…