On Saturday Emily's friend Laura from swimming asked if we wanted to join her on a hike down by Seward. We decided it sounded like fun, so we decided to go. We met in town at 6:00am to drive down to Seward, which is on the Kenai peninsula (it's about a 2 hour drive).
As we got closer to our destination, it started to snow. The first part of our trek wasn't too bad b/c we had a lot of cover from the trees. Then when we got to the top of the pass, which was completely unprotected, we got bombarded with snow. It took us about two hours to cross this part of our trip, and at times it was pretty miserable. We wanted to eat lunch b/c we were all really hungry, but there wasn't a place to protect ourselves from the falling snow. Finally we just broke down and ate right in the middle of the trail, wind and snow blowing. An Everything-Costco bagel never tasted so good. We even brought a little food for Banjo to eat as well (he carried it in his new doggie pack). His demeanor went from night and day. He was a little sluggish before lunch, and afterwards he was racing up and down the trail. He definitely felt better after a little Puppy Kibble (his last bag before moving onto Adult Kibble - ahh).
Once we (finally) got to the other side of the pass and into some tree cover, we all felt a little better. Dragmar, Laura's friend, had some salted chocolate that she shared with us. The sun started to shine, and the decent was nice and gradual. By the time we were a few miles from the end, we could tell that the snow was melting and we started to see more greenery. We finished the hike in just under 7 hours, which I think is pretty good. Then the 4 of us went into Seward and ate Calzones - except for Dragmar, she had soup. All in all it was a real fun trip.
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That is a long hike. I bet you were hungry and tired after that. Seems like you are making the best of your time up in the hinter land. mom
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