The Jordans- Cherish, Sean, Autumn and Emelia

Sean and I spotted Trail River Campground back in April on a trip down to Seward. I was excited to go back when the lake was not frozen. We reserved a tent site online and based on the online system, it looked like the campground was really full. When we arrived, there were lots of reserved signs, but on closer inspection, some of the reserved signs were for dates that had passed or in the future. There were many spots available. Anyway, we met the campground host and he informed us that he and his wife were bleaching ALL the bathrooms every day. These were the cleanest campground bathrooms I have ever seen. The cost for tent sites is $18 per day. There is a two week limit. Dogs are allowed and I found this to be a very dog friendly place. If I had to complain about anything it would be that it was kind of noisy. I wasn't sure at first if it was the river or if it was car traffic noise I was hearing. I do like to have white noise when I'm falling aslee

I did bold ridge a few weeks ago, but I ran out of time and didn't get quite as high up as I would have liked. I actually went 3 miles up that time and this time we went to 3.5 miles. I don't know what was going on with me, but I was dying out there on the trail. I hadn't slept well the last two nights. It was really hot. I was carrying a camelback bladder full of water (I think 3 Liters). Anyway, after a 5 mile bike ride, it was a 3.5 mile climb with a 3,000 ft elevation gain (so roughly 1,000 feet per mile). It took what felt like a long time, but once to the top, the views were completely amazing. For one, you could see all of Eklutna lake. There is a glacier back there you can see. Bold Peak was obscured by clouds, but it didn't matter.... did you see the photos? My day in pictures! Getting my infusion. I have two weeks left. Some sort of fungi (cone fungi?) Got my new e