Last Days in Alaska

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Not doing much today, just relaxing and having turkey later. There is a thread doing on in the Alaska forum on City-Data about things that people miss while living in Alaska. Things I missed while living in Alaska. Now… more »



Later Alaska

Going off line until Montana... more »



Trip To Whittier

Took a nice drive to Whittier Thursday. Walked on Byron Glacier, had lunch, fresh halibut and chips, at a great little place in Whittier. Mountain Goats along Seward Hwy. Click here for high resolution image Click here for high resolution image You… more »



Last Mountain Climb

Not much more I can say, the title says it all. The good thing is, is that I have lots of photos to process yet, from today and past hikes/climbs. And another good thing... going to be hiking on a glacier tomorrow, and visiting Whittier AK, among othe… more »



Fireweed

Click here for high resolution image Click here for high resolution image My back yard...what there is of it. Click here for high resolution image more »



Sidney Creek / Arch Prospect Trail

Turned out to be a pretty nice day, though most of the sun was in the valley and not up in the mountains. It didn't matter, been in the house for too damn long, so I headed up to Archangel Rd. I had a hike planned out before heading up there, so I parke… more »



Marmot Mountain

Yesterday I went to hike up Marmot Mountain, got to about only 100 feet from the top, and my vertigo kicked in. Sat down for a while, took some photos, and headed back down...bummer. The climb was going well, though a bit steep, I would pick a spot to c… more »



July 4th Photos

Just a few more of the photos from my Hatch Peak climb. Not much else going on, 'cept for packing. Under The Clouds Click here for high resolution image Rain Coming Up Willow Creek Valley Click here for high resolution image Couple more views from… more »



Hatch Peak Climb

Today being independence day, I decided last night that I would just stay home and pack some more, didn't happen. I awoke to partly cloudy skies, got something to eat, and headed out for a hike/climb up Hatch Peak. This is one of the hikes I wanted to d… more »



Clouds, Clouds, And More Clouds

Just another day in Alaska...Cloudy. WTF, summers up here are supposed to be super, yeah right, been here for 4 summers and one, yes 1, has been what I call a good summer. The more this type of weather happens, the more I'm ready to get the fuck out of… more »