A trio of Devo athletes, along with parents and coaches headed down to the Ragan Family’s cabin at Summit Lake in the Eastern Alaska Range. Due to injuries and scheduling conflicts the group was small, but that didn’t keep the adventure from being huge!
Story in pictures…
![Cabin stylings: Keegan's retro snowmachine helmet, circa 1980 (?)](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dsc05725.jpg" "dsc05725")
Cabin stylings: Keegan's retro snowmachine helmet, circa 1980 (?)
![Kent and Bob enjoy a laugh](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dsc05727.jpg" "dsc05727")
Kent and Bob enjoy a laugh
![Scrabble and Blueberry Pancakes: Breakfast of Champions](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dsc05729.jpg" "dsc05729")
Scrabble and Blueberry Pancakes: Breakfast of Champions
![Nick and the cabin: the beginning](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dsc05736.jpg" "dsc05736")
Nick and the cabin: the beginning
![Onto the flats by Gunn Creek](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dsc05743.jpg" "dsc05743")
Onto the flats by Gunn Creek
![Beginning the Climb to 'First Aid'](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dsc05752.jpg" "dsc05752")
Beginning the Climb to 'First Aid'
![...and a long way to go...](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dsc05755.jpg" "dsc05755")
…and a long way to go…
![At least 1000 vertical feet of herring bone](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dsc05762.jpg" "dsc05762")
At least 1000 vertical feet of herring bone
![And it only gets steeper at the top](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dsc05763.jpg" "dsc05763")
And it only gets steeper at the top
![But quite the view from the top](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dsc05766.jpg" "dsc05766")
But quite the view from up there
![And a fun ride on the way down](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dsc05773.jpg" "dsc05773")
And a fun ride on the way down
Stay tuned for more pics from the rest of the trip tomorrow!
