A funny season in late April/early May - it can still be snowing in the mountains and even down below, but not this year. Hiking means guessing, "Do I need spikes?" "How much mud, how much snow?" Brian's been wanting to hike the Fall Creek Trail along Turnagain Arm, a popular trail, but oddly you don't see many people along the way! The hiking book says that "like nearly all hikes starting from the Seard Highway, heads uphill without delay." This is true! After 1 1/2 miles, you leave the treeline and are out in the open mountains, with gorgeous views! We ran into snow about 1/2 way up, which made the trip a little slipperier. The goal was to get to the Falls Creek tarn, and it wasn't obvious where it was. The elevation gain is 2900 feet and the high point of the trail is 3920 ft. with a distance of 5 miles. I sent Lance and Brian up the last bit by themselves, sat on a rock in the sun and meditated in the beauty and stillness.
The next day we did another hike, a little less but still a significant uphill, about 2 hours total, from the top of Basher Road. What a mud bog! We had prepared for it though - we were stopping at Carl and Diane's for a glass of wine so we brought clean socks, clean shirts, and we both had pants that had lower leg coverings that zipped off - we were almost fit for company! I love the hiking that we do this time of year though, messy as it can be.
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