if i learnt one thing about myself while i was in alaska it was that i really like walking in the wild. now this doesn't mean that i'm at all good, fast, or built for it, but damn is it rewarding. this particular hike was about six hours return, and seemingly encompassed a part of every season. at the bottom the air was crisp, but the sun was warm. as we began the walk under the canopy, the wilderness stroke autumn like resemblance with leaves on the floor. as we hiked above tree level we were met with fields of wild flowers, which as hiking continued was followed by a freezing winter wonderland. all the seasons in one day. pretty good for an average summer's day, if you could call it that. the sun in alaska only set for about four hours of the day. we started this hike at 5pm. meaning we got back to the bottom around the eleven pm mark. this made the last hour slightly thrilling, warranting us to sing songs loudly in hope that any bears would find the sounds so atrocious that they would have to run in the opposite direction.
Hiking
