Archive for the ‘Susitna Valley’ Category

Short Packraft Runs – Willow and Lyons Creeks

Sunday, June 18th, 2006
 

Short Packraft Runs

 

June 18: Linda and I have really been hitting the packrafting hard this summer. They really are the coolest things ever. With snow still in the montains, we’ve been doing a few short, road-accessible creeks to practice our skills. Still can’t figure out how to snap photos in the rafts without soaking the camera, so all I can show you are the maps.

Willow Trails

Saturday, April 1st, 2006
 

Willow Trails

 

April 1: After a few days of crust, the overnight temperatures this weekend warmed up and the skies threatened rain and snow. So instead of crust skiing, I headed north to the Willow multi-use trails.

Searching For Crust Near Willow

Saturday, April 9th, 2005
 

Searching For Crust Near Willow

 

On Saturday, April 9, Scott and I went searching for crust. I did a recon mission south of Anchorage yesterday and found no crust, so this time we headed north to Willow and the Hatcher Pass road.

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.

2005 Oosik Classic

Sunday, March 20th, 2005
 

Oosik Classic

 

March 18-20th, 2005 we headed north to Talkeenta for more snow and the Oosik Classic ski race

2005 Susitna 100

Saturday, February 19th, 2005
 

Susitna 100

 

On February 19th, I tackled the Susitna 100, a 100 mile race through the frozen Alaskan wilderness. When I first heard about this race, shortly after moving to Alaska, I knew I had to do it. I love races like this.

My write-up of the Susitna 100 on FasterSkier.com

2005 Su 100 Results

ADN article on the Su 100

ADN Interview With Tim Kelley (not about the race)

More photos from the race

Nancy Lakes Canoe Trip

Saturday, July 17th, 2004
 

Nancy Lakes

 

On July 17, we headed north to the Little Susitna River and the Nancy Lakes Recreation Area for a weekend of canoeing.

Hatcher Pass Crust Skiing

Saturday, April 10th, 2004
 

Hatcher Pass Crust Skiing

 

On Saturday April 10, Scott, Martin and I headed to Hatcher Pass in search of some crust skiing. The crust was a bit spotty, but the snowmobile trail was in great shape for skiing.

Oosik Weekend 2004

Monday, April 5th, 2004
 

Oosik Weekend

 

April 3 & 4, we went to Sheep Mountain Lodge for the Oosik Classic Ski Race. The race itself was hectic – we drove up the morning of because I was sick the day before. So we didn’t get many pictures of the race, but we took plenty the next day to make up for it.

Nancy Lakes Cabin

Monday, December 15th, 2003
 

Nancy Lakes Cabin

 

In early December we rented a cabin on Nancy Lake. The ski to the cabin was very short (15 minutes) but the next day we went for a 3 hour tour on the snowmobile trails.


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