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Lower Winner Creek (a hike and a paddle).

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I woke up and noticed there was blood in my port line. That isn't normal, but it was trapped between to two locks. I decided to call the infusion clinic and they told me not to worry about it, they'll look at it during my appointment.  With that out of the way, we took off for Girdwood. Sean wanted to paddle and since I could not, I figured I go looking for mushrooms along lower winner creek. He's a fun guy. Get it.... I want to say that was a mile (with his boat) walk. Everyone passing us had to stop and talk or gawk at him... I think his head grew three times the size that day. No, I wasn't jealous at all. The put in for Glacier Creek. The confluence of Glacier Creek and Winner Creek. Obligatory banana picture. This dude doesn't ever answer my calls.... I guess you could say that Sean activated this river. He was able to put out some intel on in  here . I thought this fungi looked like a snail. Girdwood has so many mushrooms! After our hike/paddle, Sean and I went

Echo Bend.

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I never think about the Eagle River Nature Center, but it really is a wonderful place. I don't recall why we picked the ERNC, but I know Sean wanted to scout the river for a possible paddle. The details: 7.2 miles round trip. 715 feet of elevation. We didn't take the standard trail. We took the path down to the river near the Yukula yurt and followed along the river. I think it was really more of a game trail than a traditional trail, but it allowed us to see the river better. Once we hit echo bend, we took the regular trail back the the ERNC. At one point out there, we ran in to two girls hiking and they thought Dingo was a bear. Gave us a good chuckle! Dingo, the 25 pound bear.... On to the photos:   The Jordan's.