Today I went on my first official hike...one that required more than following a wide trail and no climbing. Last week's experience of my hike inspired me to do it more and more. I went with one of my OSU Fire Protection Alum friends and his wife...also OSU alum. We started the day off around noon heading to the trailhead, an absolutely beautiful day in Anchorage...haven't had a clear and wonderful day in quite a while. We headed up the trail of Flattop Mountain...2.5 mile hike to the top and about 1500 feet of elevation change. I should have taken pictures on the way up...sorry guys hind sight is 20/20. We made it to the top in about 1.5 hours...my legs and feet are sore. We had to climb up the side of the mountain the last 300 or so feet of elevation. We started seeing snow as we approached the top and once up there we in the snow, roughly 2 - 3 inches or more in most places on top. The trip down was kind of tricky until we got the "2nd Saddle". From there we felt like we were sprinting down the side of the mountain. Finally it back down about 2.75 hours after we started.
Here are some of the pictures that either me or Michael took while on top of the mountain.
Apparently someone thought it would be a good idea to make a snowman.
A view of Anchorage from up top. A view of Denali (Mt. McKinley) from the top.
A couple of the different mountains that were "close".
3 comments:
Cool Cool Cool!! What an exhilerating day!! High on a Mountain Toop, indeed. Thanx for the photos. Wow.
wow, that is beautiful. i betit was breathtaking (literally).
can't wait until Codi gets to see some of this beautiful scenery IN PERSON!! Thanx for the magnificent Alask post card, Coby. Was it hard to leave your family to rtn to the mountains???
Post a Comment