Lake – Alaskan Adventures With a Dog Named Kiska

Thunder Mountain Summit 6/14/15

“I’m not going to say ‘I’m sorry’ anymore for being slow, but I will say ‘thank you’ for letting me go my own pace”. There are some mountains in Juneau that are good ole standby peaks: Mt Juneau, Jumbo, Eaglecrest…. Mountains that we know by heart, that we have done so many times we endContinue reading “Thunder Mountain Summit 6/14/15”

15 mi. Valley and Glacier Bike Ride 8/3/2013

Dry pavement. No snow. Few bugs. No bear sign. MapMy Ride time and trail information for this ride Brotherhood Bridge Trail info Again, Brotherhood to Skaters Cabin, through the camp grounds, to the glacier, and back to Brotherhood. All before noon.

10 mi. Valley and Glacier Bike Ride 8/1/2013

Dry pavement. No snow. A few bugs. No bear sign. MapMy Ride time and trail information for this ride Brotherhood Bridge Trail info Started out on Brotherhood Bridge trail again. It’s about 2 miles to the end, through the woods along the river. It’s a nice trail to ride, with only one hill in theContinue reading “10 mi. Valley and Glacier Bike Ride 8/1/2013”

Granite Creek Trail Hike 7/29/2013

Dry ground conditions. Little snow, one snow bridge to cross. Few bugs. Some bear sign. MapMyHike time and trail info for this hike We started out, planning to just go up to the beginning of the Granite Creek trail. We were feeling good, so we started up it a bit. We got to where anContinue reading “Granite Creek Trail Hike 7/29/2013”

Salmon Creek Dam Hike July 22, 2013

Damp ground conditions. No snow. No bugs. No bear sign. MapMyHike time and trail info for this hike Salmon Creek Dam information page Started out just going to the power house and back, but then ended up going into the woods to the dam itself. The trail wasn’t too bad at the beginning. Right asContinue reading “Salmon Creek Dam Hike July 22, 2013”

Valley and Glacier Bike Ride 7/4/2013

Dry pavement. No snow. A few bugs. Needed sunglasses to keep them out of our eyes. No bear sign on Brotherhood, lots on the Under Thunder Trail MapMy Ride time and trail information for this ride Brotherhood Bridge Trail info Courtney and the dog only did Brotherhood trail, because it’s in the woods. I continuedContinue reading “Valley and Glacier Bike Ride 7/4/2013”

Salmon Creek Dam Hike 6/27/2013

Damp ground conditions. No snow. Few bugs. No bear sign. MapMyHike time and trail info for this hike Salmon Creek Dam information page Rain yesterday and today, only light sprinkles though. Trail was a bit soft, and muddy on the edges. Lots of mud puddles, but none too big. A crew had cut a bunchContinue reading “Salmon Creek Dam Hike 6/27/2013”