northern happenings

I spent a long day and a half hiking Crow Pass a couple weeks ago. I drove to Girdwood Saturday evening after work and hit the trail about 8:30. 

There was a ton of ash all over the place. 

I reached the cabin and met a few people. I decided to spend the evening there since it was already 10:30 and was hailing.

Sunday morning I left around 8:30 reached the pass. Crow Pass it at 3,500′.

Raven Glacier.

As I said before, there was a good amount of ash everywhere.

Toe of the Eagle Glacier and Glacier Lake. (Headwaters of Eagle River.)

Crossing the river that ended up being thigh deep. Mmm glacial water. It was at this point I wish I had something besides gore-tex boots. My feet were soaked for the next 17 miles. 

Looking up valley to Saghala Point.

The “trail.”

 

 

 

I reached the Eagle River Nature Center at 6pm. From there I started hitch hiking for a few miles till a couple picked me up and brought me into town. 

Cheers