Archive for 2005

Hatcher Pass

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
 

Hatcher Pass

 

We’ve skied at Hatcher Pass lots of times - all on day-trips. But on Thanksgiving weekend, Linda & I decided to make a weekend of it and stay at the Hatcher Pass lodge. Three days of skiing!

Mountain Biking Johnson Pass

Sunday, September 25th, 2005
 

Mountain Biking Johnson Pass

 

On Sunday Sept 25, Linda and I mountain biked the Johnson Pass trail.

Hiking Peters Hills

Tuesday, September 6th, 2005
 

Hiking Peters Hills

 

Labor Day weekend 2005 was forecasted to be rainy. But we thought we could squeeze in a short overnight hike before the rains came.

10 Hours Of Fun In The Kenai Mountains

Sunday, August 14th, 2005
 

10 Hours Of Fun In The Kenai Mountains

 

On August 14, Tim Kelley, Trond Jensen, Toby Schwoerer, and I went on a 10 hour peak-bagging quest in the Kenai Mountains. Tim also has his photos from this trip on the web, click here to see his shots.

Packrafting Weekend

Sunday, July 31st, 2005
 

Packrafting Weekend

 

July 30th & 31st was forecasted as cloudy with some rain. So it sounded like a good weekend to do a sport where you are going to get wet anyway - packrafting! I packrafted on the 20 Mile River and 6 Mile Creek. So I guess you could say I did a packraft marathon (20 + 6, except that I only floated about 18 miles total).

Alaska Scenery & Wildlife

Monday, July 25th, 2005
 

Alaska Wildlife & Scenery Shots

 

From June 2 to July 25, we had a constant stream of visitors. In fact, there were only three days in that entire 2 month period that we did not have family or friends visiting Alaska. It was a lot of fun. Here are some of my favorite scenery and wildlife photos I took while playing ‘tour guide.’

Kesugi Ridge

Sunday, July 24th, 2005
 

Kesugi Ridge

 

One of our goals for this summer was to knock the Kesugi Ridge trail off of our ‘to do’ list. When the weather for July 22-24 was forecasted as sunny, we knew exactly where to spend the weekend.

Peak Bagging In Wells Bay

Saturday, July 9th, 2005
 

Peak Bagging In Wells Bay

 

On Saturday July 9, Tim Kelley, Scott and I went to Wells Bay in Prince William Sound to hike a couple of peaks.

Tangle Lakes

Monday, May 30th, 2005
 

Tangle Lakes

 

Memorial Day weekend 2005. The forecast for Anchorage, Kenai, & PWS was for cloudy w/ rain. So we loaded up the car and headed to the only place that had a sunny forecast…Tangle Lakes on the Denali Highway.

One Last Hit Off The Ol’ Crack Pipe

Sunday, May 1st, 2005
 

One Last Hit

 

After a week of 70 degree weather in Anchorage, we knew the end of the ski season was quickly approaching. We also knew that we needed one last good fix of the white stuff before we could move on to summer…So Bill, Scott and I loaded up the car and headed north to find crust at Broad Pass.