Submerged in beauty

Somtimes the amount of beauty you see in one day is astounding. Yesterday on a hike from McHugh Creek to the Glenn Alps trailhead Russell and I were washed with these gorgeous views:

~Clouds lingering through Turnagain Arm, viewed from above
~A moose which was a little too close for comfort
~Salmon berries and watermelon berries (Yum!)
~A blueberry filled, sponge-like tundra
~Towering and mighty North and South Suicide Peaks
~Rabbit Lake, a rather large alpine lake
~Glimpses of Anchorage from the pass next to Ptarmigan Peak
~Clear and sweet (literally) water from Ptarmigan Tarn
~A waterfall paralleling our path of descent
~Distant views of Denali and Foraker accented by the setting sun
~The car after an approximately 16 mile hike