June was grandparents month in our house. Both sets came for a couple of weeks each.
One sunny Saturday my dad and I biked Resurrection Pass, 38 miles from Hope to Cooper Landing. I’ve been over that pass a number of times, but this was the first time it hasn’t been covered in snow. What a great singletrack ride!
I wonder what the 70-and-up age group record is for the 20 mile climb from Hope up to the pass? I bet my dad crushed it!
My parents are in town for two weeks. Today we wanted to go for a hike, so I convinced the whole clan to try the Summit Creek trail on the Kenai. I’d never been up the trail before, but on the map it looked like a nice gentle grade. Perfect for family fun. It was cold and windy, so we bundled the lil’ dude in all of our extra clothes to keep him warm. It is summer, right? I can’t tell anymore.
But other than the chill in the air and the occasional sprinkle, it was a great hike. We just went up to the first alpine valley, then turned around. Its a really neat area with lots of open tundra and low passes. There are multiple route options connecting with Devil’s Pass and Resurrection Pass. I hope to come back soon, maybe without a baby on my back, so that I can explore further.
Here’s a link to a bike ride I did from the Canadian Border to the Massachusetts border.
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