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Remember a few months ago, one of our volcanoes, Mt. Redoubt, was making international headlines because it was showing signs of wanting to go? Well, around 10pm last night it went. Since then it has erupted 5 times. The ash cloud is waaaay up at 60,000ft and though the wind is carrying it north (inland), it is also a bit west so it is hugging ( Read more... )

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I can tell no one ever actually goes to my flickr account to look at pictures for whatever reason so here's a short post of a few of the pictures from Monday's hike. :)

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This is really neat -

Alaskahdtv.com is a website this guy does that features various videos (and hikes!) from all over Alaska. He happens to have two hikes up in Hatcher Pass on the site that give you a really good idea of the terrain and neat little things you can see in the pass. Check it out:

Hatcher Pass hikesThe first is up near ( Read more... )

Yesterday, baby_boxer (Michele), lyric_splat (Trey) and I went for a hike down the Gold Mint Trail in Hatcher PassIn short ( Read more... )

Here are some photos from my road trip with Eric - they're all from Eric's camera and mostly taken by him as well. I'll have to post the pics of us mushing later (I am house-sitting and left the disc at my mom's). :)


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Part two of our adventure, climbing a mountain in Hatcher Pass.
In which we:
• Scale near vertical fields of boulders
• Discover a hidden mine!
• defy death on a precarious ledge!
• make it to the post and see to very far distances!
• Survive on the way down!

( Mountain Climbers, continue! )

Yesterday was gorgeous out so my sister, Kaisa, and I decided to go for a hike up in Hatcher Pass ( Read more... )