Hi everyone! It probably seems like I’ve fallen off the face of the earth, but I’m still here! I just stopped blogging for a while and then it got really hard to get back into it for a few reasons. The first is that winter in Alaska starts in October and I’m usually hiking a … More Back to Blogging – and Some News!
There are lots of epic backpacking trips in Alaska, and I’ve got them all on my bucket list. But there’s one that tops my list (and apparently the list of many other backpackers): Kesugi Ridge in Denali State Park. This trail is about 30 miles long and travels from Little Coal Creek to Byers Lake. … More 2 Days of Backpacking on Kesugi Ridge
We had a 3 day weekend for Labor Day, so we took some time looking up the weather forecast for a few different places in Alaska to see where we could take a short trip. For the past few years I’ve been looking at the forecast in McCarthy over Labor Day weekend and it has … More A Long Weekend in McCarthy
One of my favorite parts of traveling is getting to hike in new areas of the country that I’ve never seen before. Before I moved to Alaska I thought that all mountains were the same. But that’s definitely not true! So getting the chance to explore different mountain areas along the west coast has been … More Hiking in the Olympics: Mt. Townsend
Last Thursday was a hot and sunny day in Anchorage, so my coworker and I decided to get into work a little early so that we could leave by 3:00 pm and go hiking. We wanted to do something new and after much googling we decided on Lazy Mountain, a tough hike about 1 hour … More A Not-So-Lazy Hike Up Lazy Mountain
I’ve always been a fan of books about thru-hiking (like Wild and Becoming Odyssa) and have fantasized about what it would be like to do a long distance backpacking trip. But I’ve only ever done overnight backpacking trips so I have no idea what it feels like to hike for multiple days with only the … More Resurrection Pass: Days 1 & 2
I just got back from a three day weekend in Juneau, and it was the perfect trip! We wanted to get out of town to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary and chose Juneau because my husband has never been there before. It’s a notoriously rainy city in the Tongass National Rainforest, so we expected … More Three Days In Juneau
In most places in the US, Memorial Day is a hot and sunny day off, filled with days at the beach or the pool and lots of tank tops and ice cream cones. In Alaska, it’s still spring. So a couple months ago I decided to rent a public use cabin for Memorial Day weekend … More A Perfect Start to My Summer
Every year I get more adventurous with the hiking choices that I make. The first few years in Alaska I only chose hikes that were easy and mostly flat. The next year I started hiking steep and long trails, and the next year I added in some backpacking trips and winter hiking. But no matter … More Learning to Love Hiking in All Types of Weather
Have you ever stood in the snow while wearing a tank top? If so, you know exactly what spring is like in Alaska. With our extra long sunlight hours and gorgeous sunny days, spring warms up faster than the snow can melt! The last two weekends have been absolutely gorgeous in Anchorage, and I’ve been … More Spring Hiking in Alaska
Mom in the Mtns 