By popular demand, here are some photos of my trip. As mentioned earlier on my blog, we hiked the Chilkoot Trail, and historic gold rush trail over a pass in Alaska. If you’ve seen the Alaska license plate with a bunch of people hiking over a mountain pass on it, that’s the one. It was rough (the worst part being a 2,000 ft climb over 1/2 a mile, all clambering over large bolders) but it was totally worth it. Do it, if you ever have the chance. Parks Canada describes it this way:
"The Chilkoot Trail is isolated, strenuous, physically challenging and potentially hazardous. It is also extremely rewarding, providing hikers with spectacular scenery within a unique historical setting."
That's basically it, except more fun. Even Josh’s parents, who are not exactly young or super outdoorsy, had such a great time that they went camping again the next weekend and called us a few days later with ideas for another similar trip next year. Of course, the trails they mentioned don’t involve any steep ascents like the Chilkoot, but I would take any chance to go backpacking in the Alaskan wilderness again.
For some reason, I forgot to post a comment and tell you that your pics of Alaska were really cool. They made me want to get all Northern Exposure and such! Really, it looked like a lot of fun!
Posted by: aaron at December 9, 2007 10:27 PM