I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad time on the Lost Lake Trail down in Seward, AK. This 15 mile point-to-point trail takes you from the Primrose Campground all the way to a trailhead in Seward. You travel up through a fairy forest, cross 5 miles of rolling hills covered in tiny hidden lakes, … More A Snowy Backpacking Trip to the Dale Clemens Cabin
One of my favorite places in Alaska is Denali State Park. It’s closer to Anchorage than Denali National Park, is free to enter, and is easier to access by car. Plus the views of Denali are still amazing! I’ve backpacked Kesugi Ridge and stayed in a public use cabin at Byers Lake, but my favorite … More A “Spring” Getaway in Denali State Park
Last winter, deep in the midst of my constant “morning” (AKA all day) sickness, I was getting the same question over and over again: “Are you ready to have a baby? Have you done everything you wanted to do?”. Which is kind of a silly question, because life doesn’t end the moment you have a … More Our Crazy Snowy Trip to Arizona
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
Back in November, I did one of my most memorable hikes of all time – I summited Eagle River’s Mt. Baldy in the dark with a group of friends under the northern lights, and it was also my 52nd hike of the year! I loved my experience climbing Baldy in the dark, even though I … More A New Favorite View
I’m pretty obsessed with hikes that lead to glaciers. Maybe it’s the fact that we don’t have any of those where I grew up, or the fact that they’re melting so fast in Alaska that I’m paranoid that I won’t get to see them all before they disappear. Or maybe it’s simply the fact that … More Hiking to Ice, on Ice: Winter Hiking to Portage Glacier
I’ve always loved spending time in the outdoors and would consider myself a very outdoorsy person. But loving the outdoors is only the first step – you’ve also got to know what you’re doing out there in order to really enjoy yourself outdoors. So what’s a girl to do when she’s never been taught how … More The Weekend I Became an Outdoors Woman
Tonight’s hike was just one of those hikes…you know, where technically it was a great hike and you’re proud of yourself for doing it, but you also feel like a complete hot mess the whole time. You might remember my post about being an outdoors newbie, and also the fact that I’m climbing Kilimanjaro in … More Just One of Those Hikes
This weekend was a fun one up here in Alaska. The Iditarod, the 975 mile dogsled race from Willow to Nome, is called “The Last Great Race”. It’s got lots of historical significance that you might remember from learning about Balto in elementary school (when dogsleds ran a diphtheria serum from Seward to Nome in … More The Last Great Race: Iditarod 2018
As you probably noticed from my last post, I recently spent a weekend down in Sitka, Alaska on a work trip. Before my trip I was googling like crazy trying to figure out what to do and where to hike while I was there, and information about visiting in the winter was hard to find. … More A Winter Weekend in Sitka
Mom in the Mtns 