the hike begins with a steep asecent up little coal creek thru alder bush and willow. this is julie, ted, dan and i. ben was the photographer the entire trip he never put his camera down, we have some great shots, but you have to see Julie's blog too for more great pics and ben!
you are above tree line in 3 miles and the apline lakes are just calling out to you so we all went in for swim.
the amazing veiws start immediately and get better as the clouds move out.
5 people and 6 dogs, it was a wild group. here is pella with the mosquitoes wich were quite out of control for most of the trip (par for the course in alaska).
julie and dan changing the dog packs from dog to another to share the load. they were pretty funny running as far as the eye could see after marmots and ptarmigans, at least the first two days until they were exhausted.
the campsite the first night with denali in the background.
the cooking spot with our BRC's (bear resistant food containers).
ben doesn't usually shoot the mountains like this, but this trip calls for the "postcard" pic of denali.
hiking the ridge day two.
dan taking in the view.
julie leading way to the descent into the dense boggy forest in the middle of day two.
super green thick brush. this hike had a little of everything.
pella and i on the final descent into byers lake for a swim and car shuttle back to the start and then burgers and beer. the end of day three.
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