Anchorage Trip

I had to go to Anchorage for work this week. It has been a long week away from Amy and Camden, and rained the whole time we were here. Today the clouds broke for a bit and Ryan (who I work with) and I decided to take off early and head to Alyeska Ski Resort to ride the tram up and hike the ridge line over the ski area.

This is the Turnagain Arm which is the bay south of Anchorage. I think there are places along the road here for whale watching and even has Beluga Whales

This was taken along the ridge line above Glacier Bowl

The view from the bottom of the glacier at Glacier Bowl

Self portrait with Glacier Bowl below

We walked across the glacier and were curious about how thick the snow/ice was below us when we found a crevasse with water running below. These pictures don't do any justice to the magnitude of the "little" glacier we were on but it was a bit nervous to look down this huge dark blue hole into nothing.

Another self portrait with the valley below
The view of Turnagain Arm from above the Alyeska Ski Resort and the tram dock

Before I left Camden and I got to spend some time hiking and throwing rocks in the Hood River at home. He would be happy for hours to just throw rocks and sticks into the water. I hate being away from home on these trips and can't wait to get back to my beautiful family!!

We've been working on this for a bit now - slow going but we're getting there!
I haven't said much about cycling lately but I have been doing pretty well lately. I just did a 100 mile ride with a friend I have made recently who is a really strong cyclist. We circumnavigated Mt. Hood from Hood River. Lots of great climbing and a view of Mt Hood from every angle. 24 Hours of Moab is next month but I don't know if it will be a possibility to make the trip from Oregon - 13 hr drive!!! I've done a few long mtn biking trips as well - 3-4 hrs long and another road ride near Mt. Adams. I think the riding - road and mtn - is better here in OR than in UT.

Cheers for now.