Hey everybody. I just got back yesterday from the first trek of the season – a five day Donoho Lakes glacier trek. It was a great group to kick off the summer with: Ed, Ann, Brian and Morgan. It was a diverse bunch but it turned out that they all worked in health and medical professions so there were lots of interesting conversations.
We had good weather for the most part and except for the last day what rain we got was at night. The first night we camped along the moraine edge of the Root glacier which offered great views of the day’s hike. We could see Kennicott across the ice.
The following day we hiked across the Donoho landmass right under Donoho Peak. We set up camp near the Gates glacier where we stayed two nights. Our third day was spent exploring the Gates glacier which is always a fun time. One evening we had a bushy tailed fox stroll through camp.
Our last night out we camped on the ice of the Kennicott glacier. It got really winding as we were cooking our dinner. The wind changed directions and pulled the tarp guy lines right out of their rather formidable anchors. We thought we were in for a cold and blustery evening but then suddenly the wind died and the temperature went up about 15 degrees. So instead of diving into the tents we walked around taking some photos in the evening light.
The hike out on the last day was a bit soggy but it was a great group and it would have taken more than a little rain to dampen our spirits.
All in all it was a great kick-off to another summer in the Wrangells!
