Wolverine Peak

Probably all these hiking photos start to look the same after awhile. Oh, another gorgeous panorama of Anchorage and the oceans and the mountains. Haven't we already seen that? :) But I must keep posting them in the hopes that somehow I can convince more people to come visit us here in this strange and beautiful land.
Yesterday I hiked Wolverine Peak with John David and Cindy (another church friend). Krestia was gone in Portland, Oregon for the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Conference. It was a long hike, 11 miles total, but we only did about 10 miles. We made it to the ridge below the peak, but by then the intense sunshine had sapped us of the energy to reach the summit. It was almost 80 here yesterday, a little too hot to be comfortable while hiking. Still, it was gorgeous and I'll go back again for the whole thing someday.

Near Point, about a mile from the summit of Wolverine.

This is Cindy. She's from Ohio. She teaches in the Yup'ik School District in Akiachak, Alaska (outside of Bethel) during the school year. During the summers she lives in Anchorage. She's taking classes towards her speech pathology degree.


This is John David with Cindy's dog Jake. Jake was so energetic the first half of the hike. Then his paws got sore and started to peel from all the rocks (he's used to the ground in Akiachak, which isn't rocky). Cindy carried him a little and we took it slow on the way down.

The summit of Wolverine, taken from the place where we stopped hiking.

My attempt at a close-up. Not sure what these flowers are, but the mountains are covered with lovely summer blooming.