Testing a recovering knee injury on Alaska's Granite Tors Loop: 15 miles, thunderstorms, and the mental game of pushing through both weather
Posted by | June 20, 2024
One of the Welcome Tors at Granite Tors, about 5 miles in on the west side of the loop On Sunday, Cat and I hiked the west side of the...
Posted by | June 2, 2024
My first trip was to Angel Rocks on Friday afternoon. The parking lot was fairly empty for what seemed like a beautiful spring/summer afternoon. When I started on the trail,...
Posted by | June 13, 2020
The Twin Bears Trail is a relatively easy day hike at mile 29.5 Chena Hot Springs Road. The approximately 5-mile hike gains over 1300 ft. in elevation.
Posted by | March 13, 2020
Purchase Print I was lucky to witness this incredible display of the northern lights from the Granite Tors Trail, about 40 miles outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. It was a miserable...
Posted by | March 12, 2020
Purchase Print The moon over the monolithic Asgard Tor at Granite Tors. It was a gorgeous evening to take a walk from our campsite about a mile from here. The...
Posted by | March 10, 2020
Hiking guide to the 15-mile Granite Tors Loop in the Chena River State Rec Area. A moderately intense day hike or overnight hike amongst granite towers.
Posted by | February 26, 2020
Purchase Print Before living in Fairbanks, I've only seen three moose. The first was through the trees while hiking in New Hampshire. The second was dead in that back of...
Posted by | February 14, 2020
Aurora over the frozen Chena River Buy This Print I took this photo along the Angel Rocks trail in the Chena River State Recreation Area. Here the aurora borealis is...
Posted by | February 13, 2020
The hike is steep, but not for long. It’s just less than 1-mile of climbing, and the steepest section is very short-lived at about 0.4-miles. The views are worth the...