Hatcher Pass
posted 3 months ago | 0 comments
This was a hike in a popular recreation area--all kinda wild. No commercial ski resort, just some ski trails that you're suppose to pay at the lodge to use. Hiking's free all through here, and there are valleys and ridges to explore. I hiked with ...
My valley
posted 3 months ago | 0 comments
Well it's pretty close to my neighborhood, anyway, and I can't believe I waited this long to get to this point. Powerline Pass is the valley just east of my Anchorage neighborhood, up a 15 minute drive into the mountains, and I'd been there lots o...
Summit Pass
posted 3 months ago | 3 comments
What a week for fireweed! This spring and early summer was warm and sunny, which must be just right for this wildflower. Fireweed got its name because it's the first flower to appear after forest fires. I hiked with my group into Summit Pass, a hi...
A foggy hike
posted 4 months ago | 0 comments
Who would have thought of going to hike in a valley that's covered in clouds? But it was a beautiful time to hike, when we could concentrate on the wildflowers around us instead of the mountainsides. Check out my slideshow in the eons Hiking group...
Knik River walk
posted 5 months ago | 0 comments
My group hiked a 5.5 mile roundtrip to the Knik riverbank to see the Knik Glacier in the valley north of Anchorage. An airboat met us, and some, though not I, got to ride up close to the glacier and among icebergs. Lots of wildflowers, and the wea...
Bird Ridge
posted 6 months ago | 0 comments
One of our toughest hikes is up Bird Ridge, which runs perpendicular to the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet just outside Anchorage. The top is at about 4,600 feet, but we only went up 2/3 of that. It was a bit dangerous, especially descending on loose...
Byron Glacier hike
posted 6 months ago | 0 comments
My group went back into a mile-long valley next to Portage Lake at the end of Turnagain Arm. We were surprised at the amount of snow and were unable to find any iceworms in our scheduled hunt. The ranger warned us of possible avalanches because of...
Turnagain Arm views
posted 6 months ago | 0 comments
I hiked Tuesday along the Turnagain Arm again, up high above the highway and water. Spring has arrived. Leaves are more than buds, and a few wildflowers are blooming--white serviceberry, blue Jacob's ladder, and dark red currant blossoms. My goals...
The "Too Early Trail"
posted 6 months ago | 0 comments
The snow's mostly gone in Anchorage and we figured it was okay to hike in Girdwood, a 45-minute ride down the Turnagain Arm. But we found either deep snow or wet bogs along the trails we tried. It sure was pretty, though, wherever we went!
Beach hike 4-28-09
