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Backpacking in the snow.

Backpackers stop in a snowy pass, near Bremner Mines, Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

Hey Folks,

Just back in from a GREAT hike - Bremner Mines, in Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, to Tebay Lakes. We had an amazing time, and loved nearly every second of the trip. We started a little hesitantly - our flight in to the backcountry was a day late, due to inclement weather, and when we arrived, things hadn’t seemed to be on the improve. We hit a good hail storm within 10 minutes of landing and heading off - so rather than ‘tent it’, we stayed the first night in a little bunkhouse cabin near the old mines, currently occupied by the Park Service archaeologist, Barbara, a delightful and knowledgeable lady who made our night a treat. The next morning the weather was marginally better, and by the time we hit the first pass, close to lunch, we’d already hiked through a small snow storm. Here’s the view of the group at the pass, Jodee, Geoff, Svetlana, Mike and Sergei, from left to right. I think they’re wondering ‘what the hell are we doing up here’, before we set off down the steep snowy slope - an adventure, for sure.

All up, the trip was fantastic, the scenery incredible, the hiking a good challenge, and the group wonderful - everyone really chipped in and made this a memorable hike.

I’ll post some more over the next week or so.

Cheers

Carl



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6 Responses to “Backpacking in the snow.”

  1. Ron Niebrugge Says:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 12:57 am

    Welcome back Carl - glad you had a great trip!

    Ron

  2. Carl Donohue Says:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 3:32 am

    Hey Ron,

    Thanks buddy - it was a killer hike. And I’m looking forward to heading back over there saturday for 10 more days!

    Cheers

    Carl

  3. Mark Says:
    August 23rd, 2008 at 8:54 am

    Kinda looks like a shot of the Outsiders….

  4. Carl Donohue Says:
    August 23rd, 2008 at 11:44 am

    Hey Mark,

    What’s ‘the Outsiders’?

    This was our little G6 summit - we had 2 russians, a Brit, an American, and 2 aussies, one of whom now lives in spain. And 3 of these people are dual citizens - a motley crew.

    Cheers

    Carl

  5. Beth Lunsford Says:
    September 4th, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    Glad you all had a great trip. Sounds WONDERFUL!!!!! Stay safe!!

  6. Carl Donohue Says:
    September 4th, 2008 at 8:26 pm

    Hey Beth

    We had a great trip, thanks. I put a short review of the trip up on the backpacking website, here.

    Thanks

    Cheers

    Carl

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