There was a crew that set out on a Saturday morning (almost afternoon by the time we set up the shuttle ... even though we met at Huffman-Carrs at 7:30am !). We started at the end of the Palmer Creek Road and connected a few ridges and valleys to summit. It would have been possible to go all the way to Summit Creek but we dicided to try hiking out Colorado Creek instead and were rewarded with a fabulous trail right to the Summit Lake Lodge.
At the trailhead ... gorgeous day
Always in style:
Looking into an abandoned mine shaft:
Looking down on Palmer Creek:
Patterns in the snow and glacier from the Watermellon bacteria:
A few Mountain Goats on our route:
Looking into one of the many afternoon thunderstorms on the Kenai:
We actually stayed dry until after 7pm
A few of the Kenai caribou herd:
Joe
