We're on our summer trip to Alaska to visit Jason's family. The kids are in Valdez (cousin camp) with Grandma and Aunt Janice and the gaggle of girl cousins. Jason and Janise are left to hike without kids. We hardly know how!
Angel Rocks to Chena Hot Springs
We did this gorgeous hike on a perfect overcast day with Dinah (Jason's sister) and her dog Katie. In 8 miles, we only saw 2 other groups of hikers and they were both in the first mile or so. It always amazes me that there is so much space in Alaska and so few people! So unlike California. It seems to be a state full of forest.
We saw no bears and no moose on this trail but we saw 4 or 5 moose from the car on the drive home. They are amazingly gangly creatures and I love to see them .... from a car.
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| Katie, Janise, & Dinah at Angel Rocks |
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| Jason, Dinah & miles of beauty |
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| Gorgeous, spongy plants we sat on for lunch. Very comfy! |
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| Along this ridge, we were discussing the similarities to the Swiss Alps. Not that we've been there. But we HAVE seen the Sound of Music, and of course we had to sing. |
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| So much wild beauty, so few people to enjoy it! Jason laughed at me for stopping here. The mosquitoes were voracious. |
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| The end of the trail. It was getting pretty boggy here. We really were running from the bugs. |
This hike ends at the Chena Hot Springs Resort. Once there, we soaked in the hot springs and it was so great! The springs smell like sulphur and they're reputed to have healing properties. They healed my tired muscles and mosquito bites for sure. We saw a juvenile moose on the lawn at the resort, grazing near some tourists who didn't even flinch. CRAZY!
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