Crow Pass
Termination dust is an event I normally admire while tucked inside the comforts of Anchorage, usually sometime in September or October. But this year I lived it. The first frosting of snow spread over the Chugach mountains early this year, and I was convienently on top of Crow Pass when it came.
Thankfully, I have spent the summer hiking in rain and thus brought lots of layers. Even more thankfully, there was a hut on the trail which provided shelter from the pelting ice - in the 20 minutes after the storm began hikers streamed through the hut's doors. And most thankfully, I still had an absolutely phenomenal time.
The photos below reflect the hours when I could still catch glimpses of my shadow and the peaks overhead, the hours when I'd pause for a couple minutes to pick salmon berries or play in the snow, and the hours when conversation with Russell wasn't a battle against the wind.
Thankfully, I have spent the summer hiking in rain and thus brought lots of layers. Even more thankfully, there was a hut on the trail which provided shelter from the pelting ice - in the 20 minutes after the storm began hikers streamed through the hut's doors. And most thankfully, I still had an absolutely phenomenal time.
The photos below reflect the hours when I could still catch glimpses of my shadow and the peaks overhead, the hours when I'd pause for a couple minutes to pick salmon berries or play in the snow, and the hours when conversation with Russell wasn't a battle against the wind.
A quick break
Chillin' (literally) on Crow Pass
Glacading
Mojo's first time on snow (he and Russell just moved from Arizona)
A glacial view from Crow Pass
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