First Spring Hike

Blog posts have been scarce these days simply because there hasn’t been much to write about. Winter’s chill has been clinging on, but there is no snow to play outside in. So, our leisure time has been spent in one of 4 ways:

Yahtzee tournaments

Movie nights

Wall art projects

Exercising the thumbs

Party animals, aren’t we? The good news is that it FINNALLY started to warm up last week to above freezing. We just couldn’t resist the warm (40 degree) weather, and so we ventured out with some friends for our first hike of the season.

The trail we picked was at Skilak lake- a short drive from town. Skilak is known for its populous of brown bears, so we packed our guns and left our food at home. The trail was only 4 miles round-trip, but conditions were still quite sketchy. If you weren’t stepping in slushy mud, you were slipping on half-melted snow where sun hadn’t hit the trail.  It took us quite a while to get to the top, but it was totally worth it. Check out this view:

We didn't see any signs of bears, didn't need snow pants, and stayed out till 7 with plenty of daylight to spare. Summer is surely approaching. Or so I thought.....until this morning...

This pretty much sums it up