Late summer on the Gulkana Glacier reveals icefalls, moulins, meltwater streams, and the dramatic retreat of the Gabriel Icefall, with the sounds, textures, and shifting character of the ice captured...
Posted by | July 27, 2025
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 | July 27, 2023
A hot day hike on the Angel Rocks loop trail and out-and back along part of the Angel Rocks to Chena Hot Springs Trail. An evening thunderstorm cut the trip...
Posted by | July 22, 2023
Quick day hike on the Summit Trail to Wickersham Dome on July 20, 2023. Great trail conditions, relatively dry trail despite recent rain. Info on the hike with photos and...
Posted by | July 16, 2023
Trip report for a hike to the Gulkana Glacier on July 14, 2023, to the cliffs above the Gabriel Icefall. The snowline was at approximately 5,300 feet, a bit low...
Posted by | July 13, 2023
Sugarloaf Ridge Trail is a very steep, 4.5-mile round-trip hike up Sugarloaf Mountain, beginning at the Grand Denali Lodge outside of Denali National Park. Photos, map, weather, and trail info.
Posted by | July 9, 2023
July 6, 2023 trip report from a 5-mile hike to the Canwell Glacier caves with families from Team Ascension (Fairbanks youth climbing team). Lots of photos and info from the...
Posted by | July 8, 2023
Trip report on trail and route conditions with photos for the Gulkana Glacier to near the Gabriel Icefall on July 2, 2023.
