Mountain biking Johnson Pass on the Kenai with a crew of burly twelve though fourteen-year-olds was one of the toughest trips I have ever done with kids. I was black and blue afterward from wrestling my 40+ lb bike (after it was loaded with a massive quantity of gear) and continually repairing and reattaching panniers/gear/breaks/etc to kids' bikes as they bounced off along the 28 mile single track trail. The trail itself is a lot of fun, though, especially after you make it to the top of the pass and can spend more time riding the bike rather than walking it up hills behind kids who have not yet figured out how to use their gears correctly. Fun times though and great weather; definitely worth coming back without the kids to ride the whole thing in one go!
We made it to the top! I was both amazed and very much relieved as for a short time, I was seriously questioning our ability to complete the 28 miles trail as we pushed our bikes up 45+ degree hills.
Seward All-Girls Kayak Trip: An amazing trip with nine awesome girls down Resurrection Bay to Cains Head State Park. The sunny weather alone made us feel like the luckiest people alive, but calm seas, sea otters, sea lions, and puffins playing along side our boats and the easy going and enthusiastic nature of all of the girls bumps this trip to the top of the best trips ever list.
Lauren and Emily hauling gear to the boats at Tonsina Point
Kayaking south to North Beach
Sunset at the old army pier at North Beach
The Porcupine and Spruce Glaciers on the east side of Resurrection Bay as seen from North Beach.
A beautiful Thursday heading south around Cains Head to South Beach. Not the best paddling form, but at least they are in sync!
My fleet of paddlers with Seward in the distance... I feel like a proud mama!
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