Archive for the ‘Camp’ Category

Windy Pass to Sanctuary River in Denali National Park

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
 

Windy Pass to Sanctuary River in Denali National Park

 

Sept 2-4: After a summer of generally miserable weather, Linda and I were treated to sunny weather and beautiful blue skies on Labor Day weekend. We went to Denali National Park to hike over Windy Pass and packraft the Sanctuary River.

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.

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.

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.

Ski Campout At Trapper Creek

Sunday, March 27th, 2005
 

Ski Campout At Trapper Creek

 

On March 26, we loaded up a sled with our winter camping gear and headed out for an overnight on the snowmobile trails near Trapper Creek.

Trip To Colorado

Tuesday, September 7th, 2004

On Labor Day Weekend, we went to Colorado for a last blast of summer heat, but we also had some unexpected winter weather as well.

 

Grand Junction/Fruita

 

First, we headed to the Grand Junction/Fruita area for some hiking, mountain biking, and warm weather.

 

Aspen

 

Then it was on to Aspen.

Hiking In Kachemak Bay State Park

Monday, August 9th, 2004
 

Hiking In Kachemak Bay State Park

 

On August 6, Linda and I drove south to the end of the road - Homer, Alaska.

Trip To Hope

Sunday, August 1st, 2004
 

Trip To Hope

 

After a few very busy weekends, we took a trip to Hope, Alaska to relax and do a couple of short hikes.

Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, McCarthy

Sunday, June 20th, 2004
 

Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, McCarthy

 

A trip to Wrangell - St. Elias National Park for a few days of backpacking.