Fun at Hatcher

Sunshine at Hatcher:
Took a day off and hit Hatcher Pass with my skiis on Sunday. Hatcher is a gold mining district complete with old buildings still intact from its hey-day. A very cool place to spend a day, it always reminds me of Alaska's version of the Swiss Alps.

The only problem about skiing at Hatcher is the trail is UP to the mining district. Which means lots of slogging up the trail to get there and a really fun ride down which makes it worth it.

Getting older means getting smarter so instead of slogging up the hill - I walked up it with my skis until hitting level ground. Then I got the fun ride down to the Lodge with a minimal of effort. I figured if I looked silly walking up the hill with my skis on my shoulder it wasn't any sillier than those winter enthusiasts with snowshoes who were tromping up on a packed, groomed trail. Won't be long before the pics on the blog take a severe change from white to green. Gotta get those last winter memories in as it will be awhile before we see them again.

Getting ready to blast:

One last class and we are packing up and heading south. Keep your fingers crossed that the winter weather smiles on us as we pass through Canada and back into the L-48. Always a fun trip down the ALCAN. The five DAY haul from AK to the farm in MO is full of stories and hopefully I'll get to share some as we head down the highway complete with pics if we're lucky.