Curious2garden told me I needed to "go play" ...so I did. I climbed Flat Top mountain here in "Los Anchorage". It's a little over 3,500 feet to the summit. Not only did I climb it (at age 61!) but I CARRIED Chica the wonder dog with me all the way. This is not a groomed, paved, stair-cased state park like in most of the lower 48; people die climbing this mountain.
This is the view of Cook Inlet and part of Anchorage from the summit.
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It started freaking SNOWING on me on the way up!!! Then it changed to rain and very windy at the summit. You can see what I'm wearing and I was hot.
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The Pimper and Chica the wonder dog at the summit of Flat Top. Note the rainbow in the background.
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Chica the wonder dog amidst some beautiful Alaskan wild flowers.
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This is what the summit looks like from way below.
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This is what it looks like from the parking lot. Can you believe they don't even have an fn water fountain there? When I got back to the car I went straight to the store and bought Motrin, Poweraid and beer. I'm having cramps in muscles I didn't even know I had, LOL. Haven't been this rubber legged since the last time I skied Alyeska. It was a great day!
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