While on long crust skis, I find that waiting for the camera shutter timer to go off is a good time to close your eyes and take a nap. Trail Ridge cliffs in the background. Ever been climbed? Probably not. But if you try in mid-summer, bring a gallon of bug repellant. Mosquitos love the Su Valley. I went back and skied up Wolverine Creek to check out the backside of Mount Susitna. On the way back out I skied back up to the top of the north ridge. Nice day. No people.
Decent skiing. Hmmm, I wonder why this place is named Wolverine Creek? Lots of gullies on the backside of Mount Susitna. There was some fun skiing on the backside of Mount Susitna's North Ridge expand to see ski tracks. I found a facemask that a snowmobiler had dropped during the winter. Very sinister looking! On top of the ridge a porcupine had a bad day There was no doubt the hide was the remains of a porkie!!! Good snow for turns in the glades on the north end of the ridge. Chedatna Pluton From the air the Susitna Valley looks pretty flat.
But there are a lot of plutons this area. A pluton is an intrusion of granite or other metamorphic rock. And in the case of plutons in the Su Valley, they have been smoothed and rounded by the ice sheets of the last continental glaciation in this area. A favorite pluton of mine is what I call the Chedatna Pluton, a remote rocky bump in the Chedatna Swamps near the base of Mount Susitna.
I've skied and hiked to this location several times. It's a neat place because you feel a "presence" there. No doubt for untold centuries these high points were used by Denaina Indians that lived in the area for scouting game.
Late March and trails are barely holding on near Alexander Creek. Hop, hop, hop Looking east at the cliffs of the Chedatna Pluton. River otter tracks to the left, ski tracks to the right. Mount Susitna from the top of the Chedatna Pluton. Chedatna Pluton pictures from In I skied to this pluton and noticed this cave up on the cliff.
I climbed up to it tricky in ski boots hoping to find lost treasure. As usual, I only found an old leather pouch of gold nuggets some prospector had hidden here. And as usual, I had a few too many at Gabbert's Lodge on Alexander Creek and lost all the gold in a poker game. Easy come, easy go I guess!! In there was a very heavy and deep snowpack. Moose were basically trapped on this pluton-ridge. They were running out of food and forced to eat twigs from saplings right at the edge of the cliffs see above - I'm standing at the edge of a cliff holding a sapling a moose had grazed on.
Unfortunately one of the moose apparently slipped off the cliff while feeding, and fell to its death. Life is very grim for moose when there is a lot of snow late in the year. The East-West Express Trail has some nice rolling terrain. Trees are sparse enough so you can usually see snowmobilers approaching. Here are some impressive glacial erratics big rocks that were laid to rest here as the glaciers from the last ice age melted out from under them that were alongside the East-West Express Trail.
This may be the most scenic groomed winter trail, of any kind, in Alaska. Foraker, Hunter and McKinley can be seen in the distance. Springtime Exploring Abandoned Mystery Cabin. Most trips need a minimum of 3 guests per boat to fish. Tyland tries to match up couples with another couple.
His goal is for all guests to have a Alaskan vacation of a lifetime. Starting June 11th, the bears let us know when the sockeye salmon are in at Wolverine Creek, where they, as well as fishermen, can catch sockeye through the end of July.
Not only do we have different creeks to fish for silver salmon, we also have several different ways to fish for them. Of the wineries that received accolades, 25 Cascade Valley Wine Country Wineries and tasting rooms throughout Wenatchee, Leavenworth and Lake Chelan brought home awards. One of the local wineries receiving accolades was Chateau Faire Le Pont of Wenatchee who claimed several gold and double gold awards.
The wine evaluation involves a blind taste test and retail price tiers with various awards handed out in bronze, silver, gold and double gold. The Seattle Wine Awards is the largest most prestigious recognition program for Washington State wine, cider and fruit wine. This year marks the 12th anniversary of the Seattle Wine Awards. The objective of the stand down is to provide outreach to at risk and homeless veterans and provide them with the opportunity to connect with other veterans who have gone through or are going through PTSD, and other post service related issues.
Doors will be open to all veterans, and will recognize the importance of veterans to the community. Zach Pettway threw brilliantly for Bellingham Sunday, allowing 2-runs on 7-hits and striking out 12 as the Bells beat the AppleSox to The Bells catcher got his first home run off Wenatchee starter Easton Hanke in the 3rd with one on.
Ryan Mendoza followed a batter later with his own two-run homer as Bellingham erased a deficit. The Bells added three more runs in the 5th on a two run home run by Illig back-to-back with a solo homer by Kyle Stowers. The two teams play the rubber match of the three-game series tonight at North Division Standings Victoria … Wenatchee 1.
Eastmont got an extra-inning, walk-off win over the Yakima Valley Peppers in their first game Saturday 2-to Then Sunday, the Strikers scored four runs in the fourth inning to beat Blaine 5-to Reds Are Out. I apologize. Eastmont dropped its opener to Sedro-Woolley but the bracket posted on-line for the tournament had Shadle defeating Eastmont Sunday , when, in actuality, the Reds were victorious.
So Eastmont is still alive and at last report were leading Lynden Christian in the bottom of the third The Wenatchee Valley Rams are still alive, and will play at least one more week after downing Pierce County in the wild card round of the Western Washington Football Alliance playoffs Saturday.
Didi Gregorius had two solo home runs and the Yankees had a 3-run 6th to come from behind and beat the Mariners Sunday at Safeco Field to take three of four from Seattle over the weekend.
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