From North to South

Amy's ramblings. Once upon a time these ramblings pertained to my 5 months in Guatemala and Honduras. Then they followed the ebb and flow of my final semester in Alaska. From there things really went south ... to Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. After 8 months in the Andes, I fell back under Alaska's spell … working at a newspaper and wandering mountains. Now I'm somewhat south again ... in Jackson Hole, WY, teaching ski school on the clock and making fresh tracks off the clock.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Sticks, streams and shrunken snowfields

The Wednesday before Leadville Mom and I went with the pups, Zippy and Ruby, up to Jones Pass for a loop ridge hike (all off trail). A gorgeous day by all accounts, and our furry four-legged friends couldn't have been more delighted with their surroundings ... in fact, the area has sort of become Zippy's stomping grounds this summer, and he showed mom (me) all his favorite sticks, streams and spots ... and was only a bit dismayed to discover his favorite snowfield had significantly shrunk since his last visit, 2 weeks prior.

Labels: Amy, Colorado, Hike, Jones Pass, Mom, mountains, photos, Ruby, summer, Zippy

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Tundra wandering

Joanna, Zippy and I left Monday for a "portable denning" trip. (Note: much the way a parent of a newborn starts to use baby talk, my vocabulary has taken on puppy overtones). We headed six hours north up to the Denali Highway and launched from a beautiful bluff named McClaren Summit.

We spent the next five days strolling over tundra covered with lakes and caribou. Glaciers spilled out of distant mountains, while nearby scree-filled peaks created a natural amphitheater. Sun and rain intermittently poured through fluffy, ominous, accentuated clouds - a playground straight from the divine.

(I accidentally uploaded photos in reverse order ... so the photos start with the end of the trip, and end with the beginning of the trip).