On Saturday a small group set on a long hike of about 15-16 miles with over 5,000 ft of elevation gain including the peaks of Round Top and Black Tail Rocks. We hiked for over 8 hours and a pretty good pace and some sections required rock scrambling. The trailhead for this hike is about 30 minutes north of Anchorage in the town of Chugiak. It was an absolutely gorgeous day at the start but after descending one of the peaks later in the afternoon we looked up and saw the peak enclosed in clouds and fog. This truly felt like a spring hike though and is the first time I have gone down to short sleeves on a hike in Alaska and I never wore a hat.
Full Album on FacebookMeetUp Description of HikeNot the greatest picture but much of what looks like clouds is actually part of the mountain-Mt. McKinley:
I never did get this picture quite right but I still like it. The flowers are starting to come out!
Mt. McKinley again with the summit shrouded in clouds behind the brightest white cloud:
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/03/2012 01:58PM by chicagocwright.
