So I decided to load up the adventure-mobile and go check out Eagle River, Alaska.
It was a balmy 5F when I left Anchorage, but it was a good ten degrees or more colder in Eagle River.
I got out there before the sun had crested the mountains.
And waited for this:
Finding light was a challenge in the river valley.
It was a balmy 5F when I left Anchorage, but it was a good ten degrees or more colder in Eagle River.
I got out there before the sun had crested the mountains.
And waited for this:
Then I hit the trails:
Time for a mid-trail selfie!
Several hours and many miles later, encountering my frosty grizzled visage coming out of the woods startled a few hikers who were just starting out their day!