Alaska Mountain Adventure
The flight to our airstrip takes us through the stunning mountains of the University Range and some of the most impressive backountry terrain that the park has to offer. Our route travels through country that is as varied as it is magnificent. The Pyramid Peak Traverse is one of the most rewarding hiking trips that we are leading this summer.

You might want to close your eyes as we drop down into the little-used airstrip that is the starting point for our adventure. But not to worry, Don, our pilot, is one of the best Alaskan mountain pilots in the area.

	Great variety of terrain on this trip.

No sooner are we out of the plane than we face our first challenge, a turbulent stream crossing - but it's not as bad as it looks. Once safely across, we will want to get moving to warm up our chilly legs. A few hours of hiking take us to a pass where we make our first camp. The view from our perch offers an exciting sneak preview of the journey ahead.

We drop down to a creek and take advantage of the easy hiking on its gravel bars but soon we are heading back up into the high country and onto the ridges. We continue hiking along, doing a high traverse of Pyramid Peak and later slip across the shoulder of Andrus. This portion of the route will make us glad that we brought along those extra rolls of film

From the lofty ridge we have terrific views of the high mountains that are all around us. After taking our fill of the scenery we drop down into the valley below where exploring of a different sort awaits. The ruins and relics from gold mining days invites investigation all along the creek valley. We will stop for lunch at the old town site of Chititu Camp and explore the ruins. From Chititu it's a pleasant hike down the remains of an old mining road as we leave the mountains behind adn head into May Creek near the Nizina river.

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