Summer in Alaska is amazing. The days are long, the grass and tress are vibrant green, and the temperatures are (at least usually) fairly warm. Once the summer solstice hits, everyone watches as each day the sun shines for a few less minutes than the day before, knowing all too well what is only a couple of months away – winter. As much as I love winter in Alaska, there is just no beating summer.
Summer in Alaska is a time of substantially less sleep, and lots of outdoor activities. One of my favorite summer pastimes is hiking. Living in the Matanuska Susitna Valley, we are surrounded with endless opportunities for hiking, and the summer is the time to take full advantage of that. It's so satisfying to be able to get in a full day of work, and still hike to the top of a mountain peak all in one day.
Last week, we had little to no rain, and so some friends and I set out on a few different hikes. Each were beautiful in their own way...someday you'll have to see these with your own two eyes!
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| Starting to head up Lazy Mountain |
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| At the top! We missed the view, but the fog looked pretty cool! |
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| The group at the top! |
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| Next day – more sunshine this time! Part way up Marmot Mt. in Hatcher's Pass. |
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| The Great Wall of ..... Alaska. Or Marmot Mountain. You choose. |
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| Lookin' back down. |
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| At the top! |
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| Our friend. |
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| Reed Lakes Hike a few days later. |
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| The group (CYAK's Arigaa Anchorage group) at the end. Good times! |
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