Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Wrangell I: hiking the island

Reporting on my trip to Wrangell has been slightly delayed due to the lack of internet in my life over the past few days. So, here I am attempting to cram several full days worth of fun into a few quick posts.


On our first full day on the island, Dave and I completed the most ambitious of the three hikes we did while visiting Lisa and Scott. Passing by Rainbow Falls and continuing up to High Country, it took us two and a half hours to reach the top.

Some unexpected lingering snow slowed us up a little towards the end of our ascent, but thanks to our faithful companion Cyrus (Scott’s dog) we were able to follow in the paw prints of a seasoned veteran of the route.



The view from the top was spectacular.

Later that week, after Cyndi had arrived in Wrangell as well, Lisa, Cyndi, Dave and I completed a much shorter jaunt up Mt. Dewey, and were rewarded with this view of the town below.




1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow, there certainly was a lot of snow on the way to high country. Your pose is priceless. I would not look nearly as good spirited if I were hiking in the snow in shorts.

Thanks for posting the July 4th memories - I hope you and Dave had fun.

Btw, the sun has yet to come out since you two were here.

~lisa