There is no shortage of ‘Up’ around Girdwood, which makes it pretty sweet to base a training camp there.  A few shots from our hike on Thursday (day 3).

Below treeline

Below treeline

There are few things as disorienting as walking on a uniform green slope while socked in and then having the clouds open up just below you.  You suddenly feel like you can lean off the slope to make the sucker spot your ‘horizon.’  Then gravity kicks in…

The Alyeska Hwy and Girdwood far below

The Alyeska Hwy and Girdwood far below

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