Gold Star.

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I was kind of mad at Sean, so I went for a solo hike.

I decided on Gold Star.

I parked on Eklutna Lake Road at a pull off and then had to walk back to find the trail.

It's not very noticeable.

I think of how many times I have been down this road and have never even noticed it.

It is near a light pole 85.

Anyway, I finally found it and let me tell you, it was immediately up!

At 0.5 miles I had ascended 795 ft.

1.0 mile = 1,690 ft.

There is a cairn at 1.3 miles and 2,085 feet.

The top, 1.83 miles and 2,829 feet of ascent to a max elevation of 4,227 feet!

On the way back down, I bumped into Sean!

We hit a snow patch and I fell.

I accidentally glissade down.

Sean decided he was going to go that way down too.

He got in front of me, but by the end, I was going so fast, I slid right into him!

I am kicking myself a bit because I was so close to Mt POW/MIA.

I could have bagged two summits in one climb, but it looked a bit sketch to me and I was by myself.

Anyway, here are my photos.

Enjoy!



















































































































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