{"id":14751,"date":"2018-09-13T08:10:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T14:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=14751"},"modified":"2019-04-08T15:28:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T21:28:59","slug":"the-reed-lakes-trail-to-lynx-peak-a-view-of-the-bomber-glacier-talkeetna-mountains-alaska-8-28-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=14751","title":{"rendered":"The Reed Lakes Trail to Lynx Peak & a View of the Bomber Glacier, Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska (8-28-17)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 29 of Lupe’s 2017 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon & Alaska!<\/em><\/p>\n

6:47 AM, 37\u00b0F, Skyscraper Mountain pullout off N Palmer Willow Road near Hatcher Pass<\/em> – Yesterday evening’s lucky stars kept their promise!\u00a0 Clear and calm.\u00a0 An absolutely fabulous day for the Reed Lakes trail and an attempt on mighty Lynx Peak.\u00a0 Lupe had promised to take care of any wildcats along the way.\u00a0 All SPHP had to do was manage to struggle up the mountain.\u00a0 If SPHP could do it, so could the American Dingo.<\/p>\n

The turn off N Palmer Fishhook Road onto Archangel Road was only a few miles away.\u00a0 The G6 hit 100,000 miles on the 2.5 mile long stretch on Archangel Road to the Reed Lakes trailhead.\u00a0 After breakfast, paying the $5.00 daily parking fee, and final preparations, Lupe was on her way.\u00a0 (8:08 AM, 35\u00b0F)<\/em><\/p>\n

Archangel Road continued across Archangel Creek from where the G6 was parked.\u00a0 Lupe trotted across the bridge.\u00a0 Archangel Road veered off to the L.\u00a0 Lupe kept going straight, passing few more parking spots on this side of the creek before reaching the Reed Lakes trail.<\/p>\n

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Lupe on the bridge over Archangel Creek. On the far side Archangel Road veers L. Lupe kept going straight to reach the start of the Reed Lakes Trail. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first part of the Reed Lakes trail was a snap.\u00a0 The path was wide, smooth, and level.\u00a0 The trail stayed W of Reed Creek, and somewhat above it.\u00a0 Lupe was traveling through a long valley leading toward a headwall 1.5 miles away.\u00a0 The valley gradually curved from N to NE.<\/p>\n

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Lupe near the start of the Reed Lakes Trail. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe had a gorgeous morning for her trek along the Reed Lakes Trail!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Approaching the headwall. The Reed Lakes Trail eventually switchbacks up to the saddle on the L where part of Reed Creek can be seen. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shortly before reaching the headwall, Loopster came to several good wooden bridges over a couple of creeks.\u00a0 First she crossed Glacier Creek.\u00a0 Another bridge took her over Reed Creek.<\/p>\n

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Crossing Glacier Creek<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loopster checks out Reed Creek<\/strong> after crossing it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After crossing the creeks, Lupe saw a sign about beaver ponds.\u00a0 The ponds were lower in the valley, not far from the base of the headwall.\u00a0 A side trail led down to them.\u00a0 Lupe stayed on the main Reed Lakes trail.<\/p>\n

The trail began to climb steadily.\u00a0 Soon Lupe was ascending a series of switchbacks.\u00a0 The Reed Lakes trail was no longer a wide, smooth path.\u00a0 The switchbacks ultimately led Loop to higher ground toward the N end of the headwall.<\/p>\n

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Looking back down the Reed Creek Valley<\/strong> from partway up the headwall. The beaver ponds are below on the L. The Reed Lakes Trail starts at the far end of the valley at the foot of the mountain at Center. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Above the headwall, the terrain leveled out quite a bit.\u00a0 This area was wilder and rockier than the lower valley had been.\u00a0 At first, the trail was still a good single track easy enough to follow.\u00a0 The trail headed for a narrow gap about 0.25 mile away.<\/p>\n

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Above the headwall, the Reed Lakes Trail continues through rockier terrain toward the narrow gap seen ahead at Center. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As Lupe approached the narrow gap, the Reed Lakes trail disappeared.\u00a0 The gap was full of large boulders.\u00a0 Some were as big as cars or even trucks.\u00a0 Scrambling over the huge rocks was a time-consuming process.\u00a0 Underneath it all, Reed Creek could often be heard and sometimes seen.<\/p>\n

Lupe worked her way past the boulders taking whatever route seemed expedient.\u00a0 Although there were few indications of where the trail was supposed to be, it was clear Looper had to get through this gap.<\/p>\n

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Approaching the narrow gap. The gap was full of large boulders. Lupe scrambled past the rocks by whatever route seemed most expedient. The Reed Lakes Trail essentially vanished in this area. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lupe nearing the end of the gap. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last obstacle Lupe had to get by was a huge boulder next to Reed Creek.\u00a0 Once she was beyond this boulder, she had effectively made it past the gap.\u00a0 The Reed Creek trail reappeared, and the terrain was no longer littered with boulders.\u00a0 Lupe followed the trail N on the W side of Reed Creek.<\/p>\n

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This huge boulder next to Reed Creek<\/strong> was the last obstacle to getting beyond the gap. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Carolina Dog was now in a gorgeous mountain valley.\u00a0 Crystal clear Reed Creek flowed smoothly through shallow ponds in a nearly level area.\u00a0 Between ponds the stream rippled down gentle slopes.\u00a0 Lush light green vegetation grew near the creek.\u00a0 The lower mountain slopes were green, too, highlighted by stands of bright red plants.<\/p>\n

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After successfully getting beyond the boulder strewn gap, Lupe stands on lush ground next to Reed Creek<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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In the gorgeous mountain valley beyond the gap. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Reed Creek<\/strong> flows through a big pond in a level part of the valley. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Beyond the level area, the Reed Creek Trail climbs to an even higher part of the valley beyond Lupe. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe and SPHP lingered in this gorgeous area before pressing on.\u00a0 When Lupe did continue, the trail began climbing steadily again at a moderate pace.\u00a0 0.75 mile from the narrow boulder-strewn gap, Lupe reached the top of a rise.\u00a0 Nearby, tucked at the foot of a towering mountain, was the most exquisite lake ever!<\/p>\n

The astonishing lake was mirror smooth.\u00a0 The surface displayed an amazing translucent turquoise color so clear, and so perfectly reflecting the surrounding mountains at the angle from which Lupe first glimpsed it, the lake appeared ethereal.\u00a0 Yet the incredible, nearly invisible lake was undeniably there, a gem among gems, a wonder among wonders!<\/p>\n

Lupe had reached Lower Reed Lake.<\/p>\n

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Close to 3 miles from the trailhead, Lupe reaches Lower Reed Lake<\/strong>, a lake so incredibly wonderful neither Lupe nor SPHP had ever seen anything like it before. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lower Reed Lake<\/strong> was so perfect it was mirage-like, almost as if it didn’t really exist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lower Reed Lake was practically invisible at the angle from which Lupe first saw it, but as she followed the trail N to higher ground near the lake’s W shore, the surface became less translucent and displayed a more brilliant turquoise color.<\/p>\n

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As Lupe followed the Reed Lakes Trail N to higher ground near Lower Reed Lake’s W shore, the lake appeared less translucent and displayed a more brilliant turquoise color. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The S end of Lower Reed Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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N end of Lower Reed Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trail climbed steadily as it went past Lower Reed Lake.\u00a0 Beyond the lake, the terrain steepened, and the trail angled NW.\u00a0 Here Lupe entered a realm of waterfalls.\u00a0 The roaring waterfalls plunging toward Lower Reed Lake only heightened the awesome impact of the magnificent mountain display.<\/p>\n

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The Reed Lakes Trail heads up toward waterfall territory beyond Lower Reed Lake. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looper next to a creek near the trail where she helped herself to crystal clear water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking back down on Lower Reed Lake<\/strong> on the way to the waterfalls. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking E over the N end of the lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Getting close to one of the waterfalls. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A better look with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking back at Lower Reed Lake<\/strong> from higher up. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wow! What a view, SPHP! Have you ever seen anything so beautiful as Lower Reed Lake<\/strong>?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last waterfall Lupe came to was the highest and most spectacular!\u00a0 When Loop reached the top of this waterfall, she had a final fabulous view of Lower Reed Lake from more than 300 feet above.<\/p>\n

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The last waterfall Lupe came to was the highest and most spectacular of all! Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The roar of the waterfall only added to the magnificent mountain scenery. Lupe saw so many splendid sights along the Reed Lakes Trail! Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking back down on Lower Reed Lake<\/strong> from the top of the highest waterfall. This was Lupe’s last glimpse of the lower lake before continuing on to Upper Reed Lake. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once Lupe reached the top of the highest waterfall, a more level valley again greeted her as she continued on the Reed Lakes trail toward still unseen Upper Reed Lake.\u00a0 At first the trail closely followed Reed Creek as it slowly turned E, but eventually was some distance N of it.<\/p>\n

For the first time today, Lupe could see Lynx Peak<\/span><\/a> (6,536 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 The sight was daunting.\u00a0 Whether the American Dingo would have to tangle with wildcats, or not, SPHP immediately feared Lupe would never make it to the top of Lynx Peak.\u00a0 The mountain looked more rugged and challenging than anything the Carolina Dog and SPHP were used to taking on.<\/p>\n

May as well keep going, though.\u00a0 Even if Lynx Peak was a lost cause, Lupe still wanted to see Upper Reed Lake.<\/p>\n

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As the Reed Lakes Trail continued on beyond the highest waterfall, Lynx Peak<\/strong> (R) came into view for the first time. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loopster on the Reed Lakes Trail on her way to Upper Reed Lake, which is beyond the low hills just ahead. Lynx Peak<\/strong> (L) looms in the distance. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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So that’s Lynx Peak<\/strong> up ahead, aye, SPHP? Remember, if we run into any lynxes, let me deal with them for you!<\/em> Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Upper Reed Lake isn’t much more than a mile beyond the lower lake.\u00a0 Lupe was perhaps a little more than 4 miles from the trailhead when the upper lake came into view.\u00a0 Upper Reed Lake with Lynx Peak towering beyond it was certainly an impressive sight!\u00a0 However, as beautiful as it was, Upper Reed Lake, though larger, didn’t seem quite as spectacular as Lower Reed Lake had been.<\/p>\n

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Lupe reaches Upper Reed Lake<\/strong>. Upper Reed Lake was certainly beautiful with Lynx Peak<\/strong> (L) towering over it, but this area was more barren than where the lower lake was. Lower Reed Lake had been even more splendid. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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So far, so good, SPHP! No lynxes yet! This is a gorgeous spot. Why don’t we take a break here before continuing on to Lynx Peak<\/strong>?<\/em> Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Lupe reached Upper Reed Lake, it was time for a break.\u00a0 While Lupe relaxed and had Taste of the Wild, SPHP had a bite to eat, too.\u00a0 A couple from Georgia, who had briefly caught up with SPHP a little before Lower Reed Lake, but had fallen behind again, soon reappeared.\u00a0 Upper Reed Lake was as far as they were going, so they also stopped for lunch.<\/p>\n

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A couple from Georgia were the only people Lupe met all day. They had caught up with SPHP below Lower Reed Lake, but had fallen behind again. They caught up again when Loop stopped for a break at Upper Reed Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Georgians were friendly and kind to Lupe. Tom and SPHP chatted for a while about their vacation plans. Tom couldn’t believe Lupe was seriously contemplating climbing Lynx Peak. Unfortunately, SPHP lost the Georgian’s email address, so they will never know how it all turned out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tom couldn’t believe Lupe intended to climb Lynx Peak.\u00a0 No trail existed.\u00a0 How was she going to get up there?\u00a0 Lynx Peak looked rugged.<\/p>\n

How, indeed?\u00a0 SPHP was wondering the same thing.\u00a0 Maybe Loopster should just forget about Lynx Peak?\u00a0 SPHP described to Tom what looked like the only possible route.\u00a0 Lupe would go up long boulder fields aiming for the lower W (L) end of a dark ridge where the mountain was solid rock.\u00a0 The dark ridge appeared to be partially concealing a ramp or gully just behind it.\u00a0 This gully might provide a steep path up to a small lone patch of snow seen high on the mountain.<\/p>\n

Above the snow, SPHP simply didn’t know what might be possible.\u00a0 Lupe would still need to gain several hundred feet of elevation to reach the summit.\u00a0 The terrain above the snow looked very steep, but maybe the Carolina Dog could find a way to the top?\u00a0 Trip reports SPHP had read on Lynx Peak seemed to match up with this plan to some degree.\u00a0 None of the reports had mentioned any technical climbing, but it was hard to tell if this was the route others had used.<\/p>\n

Tom was skeptical.\u00a0 He wasn’t the only one.<\/p>\n

By the time the Georgians left Upper Reed Lake to head back down the trail, it was already 1:00 PM.\u00a0 If Lupe was going to climb Lynx Peak, she had better get on with it.\u00a0 A trail continued E along the N shore of Upper Reed Lake toward the base of Lynx Peak<\/span><\/a> (6,536 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Looper and SPHP followed this trail part way, but left it well before getting past the lake.\u00a0 Lanes of vegetation on the slope N of the lake appeared to offer a potentially easier start up than heading directly for the boulder fields.<\/p>\n

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Lupe begins her ascent of Lynx Peak. She has terrific view of all of Upper Reed Lake<\/strong> from here. Loop started her climb not far from the W (R) end of the lake. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The early climbing maneuver proved unhelpful.\u00a0 From below, it had looked like more level terrain might exist higher up.\u00a0 SPHP hoped Lupe would find a relatively easy route closer to Lynx Peak.\u00a0 The terrain did level out to a degree, but the whole area was nothing but rock.\u00a0 Boulder fields all the way!\u00a0 It would have been better to have stuck with the path down by Upper Reed Lake however far it went.<\/p>\n

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Leaving the trail along the N shore of Upper Reed Lake early proved to be a mistake. Lupe did not find any easy way over to Lynx Peak<\/strong> (Center) up here. Instead, she faced a long, slow boulder hop to get closer to the mountain. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Well, it wasn’t all<\/em> boulder fields all<\/em> the way, but close to it.\u00a0 Lupe finally did come to small patches of vegetation, but nearly this entire route was simply a long, slow boulder hop.\u00a0 The good news was that Loop now had a better view of the steep gully or ramp leading to the patch of snow.\u00a0 Though steep, it did appear possible to go that way.<\/p>\n

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Getting closer! Lupe’s route to the little patch of snow is quite clear from this angle. The American Dingo would continue toward Lynx Peak<\/strong> while gaining only a little elevation. She would then climb N (L) to the base of the gully leading up to the patch of snow. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Upper Reed Lake<\/strong> from the same spot. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Closer yet. The lower end of the gully leading to the snowbank is just below the high ridge on the L. The gully goes behind the dark ridge of rock seen straight up from Lupe. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking toward Lynx Peak’s SW ridge. SPHP considered having Lupe try this ridge, but decided against it. The ridgeline appeared too rough. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Loop traveled E gaining only a little elevation.\u00a0 Eventually she was close enough to Lynx Peak to turn N.\u00a0 She headed up the slope leading to the lower end of the gully hidden by the dark ridge.\u00a0 The American Dingo climbed and climbed.\u00a0 She succeeded in reaching the start of the gully.<\/p>\n

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Having reached the gully, Lupe takes a break more than 1,200 feet above Upper Reed Lake<\/strong>. The two high points at Center are Lower Spire<\/span><\/a> (6,129 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (L) and Higher Spire<\/span><\/a> (6,135 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The gully was even steeper and full of broken rock, but Lupe found she could continue higher.\u00a0 Loop managed to get above all the obstacles she encountered.\u00a0 The patch of snow was somewhere higher up, beyond the end of the gully, but wasn’t visible yet.<\/p>\n

When Lupe was almost as high as the ridge separating Upper Reed Lake from the Bomber Glacier, it was time for another look around.<\/p>\n

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The ridge on the R separates Upper Reed Lake from the Bomber Glacier. Lower Spire<\/strong> (far L) and Higher Spire<\/strong> (L) are in view near the L edge. Photo looks W with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Didilicama<\/span><\/a> (6,100 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is the peak beyond Upper Reed Lake<\/strong>. Lower Spire<\/strong> (R of Center) and Higher Spire<\/strong> (R) are also in view. Photo looks WSW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A closer look at the ridge between Lower Reed Lake (to the SW) and the Bomber Glacier (to the NE). The lowest part of this ridge is about 5,500 ft. elevation. The two high points are at 5,900 ft. Photo looks NW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SPHP consulted the topo map.\u00a0 The lowest part of the ridge separating Upper Reed Lake from the Bomber Glacier was at 5,500 feet elevation.\u00a0 Loop was almost even with that.\u00a0 She still had more than another 1,000 feet to go to the summit of Lynx Peak!<\/p>\n

It was 4:00 PM already.\u00a0 3 hours had gone by since Lupe had left Upper Reed Lake.\u00a0 Clearly, at the pace SPHP had been going, Lupe wouldn’t be able to get to the summit and back down before dark.<\/p>\n

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Looking up the gully. Another 1,000 feet of this or possibly worse to go. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So what do ya think, Looper?<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, it’s the same old thing!\u00a0 I’m all worked up about defending you from all the wildcats on Lynx Peak, but we get here and there’s nary a lynx anywhere in sight.\u00a0 Don’t know what I was thinking.\u00a0 Happens every time.\u00a0 We go to Caribou Mountain, and there aren’t any Caribou.\u00a0 Elk Mountain, no elk.\u00a0 Cathedral Mountain, no cathedral.\u00a0 Humans name things completely at random, don’t they?<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, we can’t name every mountain Rock Mountain, that would be too confusing.\u00a0 So, maybe there was a lynx here once upon a time, and maybe there wasn’t.\u00a0 It’s still a cool name for a mountain.\u00a0 Anyway, that’s not what I meant to ask you.\u00a0 The question is, are you willing to keep going, or not?\u00a0 I don’t know if we will get back by dark the way things are looking.<\/em><\/p>\n

We did see a deer on Deer Mountain once though, if I remember right.<\/em><\/p>\n

Loop!\u00a0 Forget about the lynxes for a minute.\u00a0 Do you want to keep going to the summit of Lynx Peak even though we might not make it down by dark?<\/em><\/p>\n

Do we have to?\u00a0 This mountain is kind of scary steep, don’t you think?\u00a0 I don’t like it much.<\/em><\/p>\n

No, we don’t have to, but I can about guarantee we will never have this chance again.\u00a0 Lynx Peak is a glorious peak – higher than any other you’ve ever climbed in Alaska.\u00a0 Maybe we can, and maybe we can’t get to the top, but at this moment we still have the opportunity to try.\u00a0 Are you game or not?\u00a0 It’s now or never, Loop!<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, I suppose.\u00a0 I can see and sniff well enough in the dark.\u00a0 How are you going to manage, though, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

With the headlamp or the flashlight, if necessary.\u00a0 Alright then, let’s see if we can get there.\u00a0 Puppy, ho!\u00a0 Onward!<\/em><\/p>\n

Up, up, up!\u00a0 Lupe led the way.\u00a0 SPHP was the holdup, of course, but went as fast as possible.\u00a0 The chute or ramp or gully, or what ever you want to call it was even steeper than before, but Loop was still making progress.\u00a0 Finally, SPHP paused for yet another breather.\u00a0 Looking around, there it was – the snowbank!\u00a0 Lupe was already a little above it.\u00a0 She’d past it a little to the N.<\/p>\n

Still a few hundred feet to go.\u00a0 The views were so fearsome, even Lupe was getting nervous.\u00a0 She begged SPHP to stop and pet her.\u00a0 SPHP did, but never for more than a minute or two.\u00a0 Nothing had stopped the American Dingo yet.\u00a0 On the strength of each brief reassurance, Lupe continued higher.<\/p>\n

Loop finally reached a ridgeline.\u00a0 The was Lynx Peak’s upper SW ridge.\u00a0 Large rocks covered with black lichens dominated the area.\u00a0 Fortunately Looper is a good scrambler.\u00a0 She climbed NE along the ridge.\u00a0 SPHP followed as fast as possible.\u00a0 The ridge wasn’t nearly as steep as what Lupe had already come up, and soon started to level out even more. The top of the mountain couldn’t be much farther away.<\/p>\n

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Loop on Lynx Peak’s upper SW ridge. The summit isn’t much farther!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe reached the summit ridge.\u00a0 Perhaps 150 to 200 feet long, it was quite level, but rough.\u00a0 The highest rocks were opposite from where Lupe came up at the far N or NE end.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog made her way over there.\u00a0 She’d done it!\u00a0 Lupe stood on the highest rocks atop mighty Lynx Peak<\/span><\/a> (6,536 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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Lupe reaches the summit of Lynx Peak<\/strong>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The things you have to do as the Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Climbing Lynx Peak<\/span><\/a> (6,536 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> set a new elevation record for Lupe in Alaska. In 2016, she’d climbed Gunsight Mountain<\/span><\/span><\/a> (6,441 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, which was her previous record. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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How’s this, SPHP? …. Nice balancing act, Loop!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We could call this Dingo Peak, couldn’t we, SPHP? I mean, at least there’s a Dingo here, right? Still no lynxes, ya know!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After photos at the summit, Looper wanted to relax.\u00a0 She found as comfy a spot as she could to lay down.\u00a0 While Loop rested, SPHP surveyed the tremendous views in all directions.\u00a0 One of the most interesting views was looking more than 1,000 feet down on the Bomber Glacier<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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A TB-29 Superfortress crashed into the Bomber Glacier<\/strong> on November 15, 1957 killing 6 of 10 crew members. The crash site is on the R. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Zoomed in on the bomber crash site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Knik Arm of the Pacific Ocean off Cook Inlet could be seen far to the SW.\u00a0 SPHP could identify Hatch Benchmark<\/span><\/a> (4,811 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> where Lupe had been only yesterday, as well as Government Peak<\/span><\/a> (4,781 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The Knik Arm<\/strong> off Cook Inlet is seen through haze R of Center. The mountain right in front of it is Government Peak<\/strong>. Hatch Benchmark<\/strong>, where Lupe had been yesterday, is the next peak to the R of Government Peak. Much closer by on the R in the same line of sight is Lynx Peak’s SW ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 360\u00b0 views from Lynx Peak were simply stupendous!<\/p>\n

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Didilicama<\/span><\/a> (6,100 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is at Center. The small lake on the L is an unnamed lake SW of Lower Reed Lake, which is hidden from view. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The awesome view to the NE from Lynx Peak<\/strong>. A small portion of the Bomber Glacier<\/strong> is seen below at lower L.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loopster relaxes on Lynx Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unfortunately, Lupe wasn’t going to be able to rest long.\u00a0 A lot of time had ticked by.\u00a0 It was at least late, late afternoon already.\u00a0 Furthermore, the morning’s sunny skies had vanished.\u00a0 Yesterday evening’s lucky stars had kept their promise for a nice day today, but a repeat performance didn’t seem likely.<\/p>\n

Even so, it was hard to pull oneself away from these glorious sights!<\/p>\n

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Looking NNE with lots of help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking N, again with lots of help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood seemed a bit out of it. 4,161 feet of elevation gain from the trailhead can do that to ya! Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking ENE now with lots of help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Telephoto maxed out. No idea which peaks these might be.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Taking it easy on Lynx Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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OK, I’m back. Ready to finish up?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking down on the ridge separating Upper Reed Lake from the Bomber Glacier<\/strong>. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After her rest, Lupe sprang back to life.\u00a0 She was clearly feeling better.\u00a0 The Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood was ready to report in from mighty Lynx Peak.<\/p>\n

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Wow, we are really up here, aren’t we SPHP?<\/em> Upper Reed Lake<\/strong> (Center) is in view 2,300 feet below. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hello, this is Lupe, the Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood, reporting in from Lynx Peak<\/strong> in the Talkeetna Mountains of Alaska! Behind me you see Upper Reed Lake<\/strong> (which isn’t nearly so upper as I am at the moment), and part of the Bomber Glacier<\/strong>. No worries about lynxes here. There aren’t any. But it is many pawsteps to get up to this lofty place. If you are thinking of coming here, start early and bring lots of energy. You’ll be needing it!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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OK, that’s a wrap. Now how do we get down?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After 30 minutes on the summit of Lynx Peak, it really was time to go.\u00a0 What?\u00a0 Something like 3 hours before the sun would set?\u00a0 Looked like it.\u00a0 Seemed like that ought to be time enough to at least get back to Upper Reed Lake.\u00a0 Maybe not, though.\u00a0 Lupe had 2,300 feet of very steep, very rocky terrain to go down.\u00a0 SPHP was terrible at that sort of thing.<\/p>\n

There was only one way to go, which was back down the way Lupe had come up.\u00a0 Looper and SPHP started down Lynx Peak’s SW ridge.\u00a0 SPHP couldn’t remember exactly where to leave the ridge to begin the descent to the patch of snow.\u00a0 Naturally, SPHP went too far before realizing the error.\u00a0 Nothing to do, but climb back up.\u00a0 Not good.\u00a0 Fortunately, Lupe didn’t have to regain too much elevation.<\/p>\n

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Looper on the SW ridge. Her short rest on Lynx Peak had done her some good. She was feeling friskier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After leaving the ridge, SPHP was awfully slow!\u00a0 Down, down, trying to hurry, but be careful too.\u00a0 Loopster was nervous as rocks clattered down the long slopes.\u00a0 Facing the dramatic, massive elevation loss ahead was intimidating.\u00a0 Lynx Peak was pushing the limits of what the Carolina Dog was willing to do.\u00a0 Loopster begged SPHP to stop.\u00a0 She wanted to be held, comforted, petted.\u00a0 Many times SPHP did just that, but the stops had to be brief.\u00a0 Time was slipping away.<\/p>\n

Lupe went by the patch of snow again, then down the long gully.\u00a0 The worst was over when she reached the lower end of the gully.\u00a0 Looper still faced nearly 1,300 feet of elevation loss on mostly steep terrain littered with rocks and boulders.\u00a0 Yet what was ahead wasn’t as frightening as what Lupe had already been through.\u00a0 Her confidence returned.<\/p>\n

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Lupe makes it back to the bottom of the gully. She felt a lot better here. The terrain below wasn’t so frighteningly steep as higher up, although it was still a long way down to Upper Reed Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe and SPHP left the gully heading down toward Upper Reed Lake.\u00a0 On and on.\u00a0 Light was failing.\u00a0 Unexpectedly, shortly before sunset, the sun briefly broke through the gray cloud cover to shine weakly on the highest portions of Lynx Peak’s SW ridge.<\/p>\n

10 minutes later, sunlight had vanished from the ridge.\u00a0 A colorful sky lingered in the W, but soon faded as well.\u00a0 Loop continued her descent.\u00a0 Twilight turned black.\u00a0 Upper Reed Lake was gone.\u00a0 Everything was gone.<\/p>\n

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A colorful sky in the W soon faded to gray, then black.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SPHP paused to put on the headlamp.\u00a0 It was small, it was weak, but it sufficed.\u00a0 Lupe sniffed around in the night, returning frequently to the edge of the gloom surrounding SPHP.\u00a0 The long descent continued.\u00a0 No stars.\u00a0 No moon.\u00a0 Nothing to go by except the tiny light and the need to get lower.<\/p>\n

Progress was super slow.\u00a0 Black as midnight, it was no longer possible to pick out a best route.\u00a0 Whatever Lupe came to, she just had to deal with.\u00a0 Sometimes the terrain was fairly level, sometimes surprisingly steep.\u00a0 Rocks and boulder fields were everywhere.<\/p>\n

And then, from the black void, a light!\u00a0 The little light was red at first, and looked surprisingly far away.\u00a0 Lupe saw it, too!\u00a0 The light changed to white, and scanned the area where Lupe and SPHP were.\u00a0 Had to be someone else with a headlamp somewhere down by the E end of Upper Reed Lake.\u00a0 That someone must have seen SPHP’s headlamp.\u00a0 For a few minutes, the light shined right at Loop and SPHP.<\/p>\n

Then it went out.<\/p>\n

Onward!\u00a0 Whoever that had been, they were still a lot lower than where Lupe was.\u00a0 Slowly, slowly SPHP picked a way down.\u00a0 Lupe continued her explorations, sniffing the air frequently.\u00a0 Who knew?\u00a0 Lynxes might be prowling around under cover of darkness.<\/p>\n

Half an hour later the white light reappeared.\u00a0 Once again it scanned the mountain to rest upon Loop and SPHP.\u00a0 The light came and went several times.\u00a0 Finally a voice.<\/p>\n

You, OK?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes.\u00a0 Thanks for asking.<\/em><\/p>\n

Have enough food and water?<\/em><\/p>\n

Out of food, but plenty of water.\u00a0 We’re fine.<\/em><\/p>\n

You should be down to the lake before long.<\/em><\/p>\n

Figured we must be getting close.<\/em><\/p>\n

Are you camped down here?<\/em><\/p>\n

No.<\/em><\/p>\n

Where at then?<\/em><\/p>\n

We’re heading out.\u00a0 On our way to the trailhead.<\/em><\/p>\n

Silence.\u00a0 Then after a moment.<\/p>\n

Now?\u00a0 Seriously?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes.\u00a0 We’re fine.<\/em><\/p>\n

OK, then.\u00a0 Good luck!\u00a0 If you don’t need anything, I’m going to sleep.<\/em><\/p>\n

We’re good, thanks!\u00a0 Appreciate your concern.\u00a0 Sweet dreams!<\/em><\/p>\n

It still took longer to get to Upper Reed Lake than it seemed like it should have.\u00a0 At last, Lupe was on relatively level ground again.\u00a0 She found what appeared to be a faint trail.\u00a0 Even so, progress remained slow.\u00a0 The trail had a lot of rock.\u00a0 SPHP suspected Lupe must be very close to the shore of the lake, so close that SPHP feared accidentally walking straight into it.\u00a0 The night was so pitch black, the lake couldn’t be seen at all.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the Carolina Dog reached invisible Upper Reed Lake, it started.\u00a0 Rain!\u00a0 Oh, joy.\u00a0 Last night’s lucky stars had only promised one nice day.\u00a0 Time was up!\u00a0 Loopsterella had stayed too long at the ball.\u00a0 Her luck had just run out.\u00a0 SPHP stopped long enough to put on the plastic rain poncho.<\/p>\n

The rain began as only a few scattered drops, but Loopsterella was soon enduring a steady downpour.\u00a0 Once past Upper Reed Lake, the trail wasn’t so rocky anymore, but muddy instead.\u00a0 Loopsterella prowled around in the night, while SPHP splashed along the trail.<\/p>\n

Visibility was bad.\u00a0 As the rain continued, the trail became harder to discern in the headlamp’s weak glow.\u00a0 Sometimes there was a single track.\u00a0 Other times there were 2 or 3 separate tracks.\u00a0 Sometimes it all simply disappeared.\u00a0 SPHP lost the way repeatedly.\u00a0 Loopsterella usually found it again without having to search too long.<\/p>\n

The sound of running water came from everywhere.\u00a0 Rivulets poured down the mountainsides.\u00a0 When the roar became louder and the trail steepened, SPHP knew Loopsterella must have made it to the waterfalls above Lower Reed Lake.\u00a0 The steeper trail was bad news.\u00a0 Despite going super slowly and carefully, SPHP began to fall.\u00a0 The trail was so muddy and slick, traction gave way without warning.<\/p>\n

The first 3 times SPHP fell, no real damage was done, except that the rain poncho was becoming progressively more ripped up.\u00a0 By the 3rd fall, the poncho was in tatters.\u00a0 Only the hood kept the rest of it from falling to the ground.\u00a0 A dry head was better than nothing, and much better than the complete drenching poor Loopsterella was enduring.\u00a0 She was soaked to the bone and cold, so cold to the touch.<\/p>\n

On the 4th fall, SPHP landed awkwardly, painfully.\u00a0 Wrenched back.\u00a0 Loopsterella offered encouragement while SPHP sat in the mud trying to shake it off.\u00a0 Many sweet licks did the trick.\u00a0 After a few minutes, SPHP managed to stand again.\u00a0 It hurt, but SPHP could limp slowly onward.<\/p>\n

An eternity went by.\u00a0 SPHP knew only that Loopsterella was still on the trail, still moving.\u00a0 She must have made it past Lower Reed Lake a while ago.\u00a0 It inevitably had to happen, and finally did.\u00a0 Loopsterella reached the gap.\u00a0 The gap full of huge boulders.\u00a0 Exactly as anticipated and feared, the trail vanished.\u00a0 The way forward was hidden in the night.\u00a0 On one side Loopsterella was hemmed in by gigantic boulders.\u00a0 On the other, by Reed Creek.<\/p>\n

The creek was deep here.\u00a0 At least waist deep on SPHP.\u00a0 Way over the American Dingo’s head.\u00a0 Try fording that?\u00a0 Carrying a Dingo in the rain, in the dark, with a pack, already cold, weary, and injured without even being able to see the far side?\u00a0 Never!\u00a0 SPHP searched and searched, revisiting the same spots multiple times.\u00a0 No route could be found around the boulders.\u00a0 No way across the creek.\u00a0 Nothing!<\/p>\n

Loopsterella had made it around this place somehow on the way to Reed Lakes, but SPHP couldn’t remember how she’d done it.\u00a0 If she could get past these massive boulders, the rest of the gap would still be challenging, but not as bad as this choke point.<\/p>\n

SPHP finally decided it might be possible to climb up the narrow space between the two largest rocks.\u00a0 However, whatever was on the opposite side was hidden from view.\u00a0 Between the rocks, a scary deep opening dropped into a pool of dark water below the boulders.\u00a0 If Loopsterella fell into that black hole, she might not be able to get out.\u00a0 SPHP might not be able to rescue her, or get out of it, either.<\/p>\n

Not much choice.\u00a0 Loopsterella would need help getting past the space between the boulders.\u00a0 SPHP climbed partway up and got wedged into position to help her.\u00a0 It was awkward, at best.\u00a0 Encouraged to come, Loopsterella refused.\u00a0 No!\u00a0 Uh, uh.\u00a0 Absolutely not!<\/em>\u00a0 SPHP came back down.\u00a0 She was right.\u00a0 In any case, certainly no chance of success without the Carolina Dog’s cooperation.<\/p>\n

Stuck then.\u00a0 No way forward.\u00a0 Nothing to do, but wait for dawn.\u00a0 Who knew how many hours that would be?\u00a0 SPHP sat cross-legged on a small patch of wet vegetation, back propped against a rock.\u00a0 Loopsterella curled up on SPHP’s lap.\u00a0 She was totally soaked and cold, but still not shivering.\u00a0 Sitting wasn’t going to be good.\u00a0 Moving had kept the blood moving and created warmth.<\/p>\n

The rain ended as Loopsterella and SPHP sat together.\u00a0 That helped, but without movement SPHP was soon shivering anyway.\u00a0 Cold, and getting colder!\u00a0 Only SPHP’s lap was warm where Loopsterella, though cold and wet herself, functioned as an effective Dingo oven.<\/p>\n

May as well save battery life.\u00a0 Off went the headlamp.\u00a0 In total darkness, SPHP stroked Loopsterella’s wet head.\u00a0 The long wait began.<\/p>\n

Was it possible?\u00a0 After only 20 minutes, SPHP could see a vague outline of nearby rocks.\u00a0 Perhaps with the headlamp off eyes were adjusting to what had seemed to be utter darkness?\u00a0 5 more minutes went by.\u00a0 No, that wasn’t true.\u00a0 It actually was<\/em> getting lighter out.\u00a0 Night was ending.\u00a0 Dawn was on the way!<\/p>\n

Soon it was light enough to see a way forward.\u00a0 SPHP shimmied over a boulder in the stream.\u00a0 Beyond it were more rocks to hop across.\u00a0 Loopsterella made it across on her own.\u00a0 Piece of cake!\u00a0 Moving again!\u00a0 Such a wonderful feeling.<\/p>\n

The boulder fields in the gap were more extensive and harder to get through than SPHP remembered.\u00a0 Beyond them, SPHP suddenly saw a new threat.\u00a0 Someone was standing on a hillside overlooking the rest of the valley.\u00a0 Someone sternly motionless, and strangely dressed.\u00a0 A foreigner wearing an old style Chinese hat and a robe – a Chinese witch!<\/p>\n

As Loopsterella proceeded toward the witch, SPHP limped along behind staring in fascination despite a sense of dread.\u00a0 Who?\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 It made no sense.\u00a0 Loopsterella took no notice of the witch.\u00a0 No.\u00a0 Not a witch.\u00a0 Only an illusion.\u00a0 Only rocks.\u00a0 Other figures appeared, though not as clearly.\u00a0 They were all illusions, all rocks.\u00a0 Must be losing it.<\/p>\n

When it got bright enough, the illusions ceased.\u00a0 Loopsterella seemed recharged, the night’s ordeal behind her.\u00a0 The rain clouds were gone.\u00a0 Another nice day in store.\u00a0 The mountains were gorgeous!\u00a0 SPHP was oblivious to them.\u00a0 Just keep moving, keep following that curly tail.<\/p>\n

8-29-17, 9:05 AM, Reed Lakes trailhead<\/em> – Still wet, too tired to eat more than a little Alpo, Loopsterella, the Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood, climbed onto her pile of blankets and drifted off to Dingo dreamland.\u00a0 Thanks to SPHP’s torpid pace, at 24 hours, 57 minutes she probably held the record now for the slowest day hike ever On the Reed Lakes Trail to Lynx Peak and a View of the Bomber Glacier.<\/p>\n

She’d made it, though, all the way to the top of Lynx Peak.\u00a0 And if she had instead set the record for the fastest time, it wouldn’t have been any more memorable a feat.<\/p>\n

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Evening sky over Upper Reed Lake from the lower slopes of Lynx Peak, Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska 8-28-17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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