Skyline to Resurrection

I spent Sunday and Monday on a hike from the skyline trail head into the Kenai mountains, skirted around Trout lake and met up with Resurrection trail. The ridge tops were easy but the alders were a pain. I always forget how hard they are to negotiate. I didn't see any bears, but did see a few sheep. As you can see in the sunset picture, the bugs were pretty rough and I forgot the bug dope. Won't make that mistake again.
Cheers,
Josh

Day 2 Talkeetna to Denali Base Camp

Our second day we woke up and were at the Talkeetna Air Taxi hangar by 8am and checked in, weighed our gear, and staged everything. We spent most of the day waiting for weather and a backlog of climbers flying out from previous bad weather. You give them your cell phone number then you can wander around town until it's go time. We ended up getting into base camp around 6pm that evening so we set up camp, made a bit of dinner and went to bed. It was a beautiful evening and a great way to start off our trip. We were scheduled to fly in in a 185, but my sled wouldn't fit in so we got upgraded to a beaver. The flight in was great because it was just TJ, Me, and an AMS guide heading in for a personal trip so were weren't crowded in with a bunch of people. The Alaska range is amazing.
Cheers,
Josh