{"id":22858,"date":"2019-06-28T08:10:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T14:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=22858"},"modified":"2019-07-03T17:20:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T23:20:36","slug":"denali-to-skagway-on-the-road-again-looking-for-fun-9-5-18-to-9-7-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=22858","title":{"rendered":"Denali to Skagway &#8211; On the Road Again, Looking for Fun! (9-5-18 to 9-7-18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Days 33-35 of Lupe&#8217;s 2018 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon, Northwest Territories &amp; Alaska!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>9-5-18, 8:04 AM, 39\u00b0F, Denali State Park<\/em> &#8211; Blue skies!\u00a0 An encouraging start.\u00a0 Maybe today was the big day when Lupe would finally get to climb <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=47119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Reindeer Hills<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,102 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>?\u00a0 Warming the G6 up a bit, SPHP drove NE on George Parks Highway No. 3.\u00a0 During a quick stop at the Little Coal Creek trailhead <em>(MP 163.9)<\/em>, Lupe stretched and sniffed around, while SPHP got ready for the Reindeer Hills.<\/p>\n<p>A mile back, SPHP had driven past the Denali North viewpoint.\u00a0 Better check that out before continuing on to the Reindeer Hills!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22832\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1880.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22832\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1880-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1880.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1880.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1880.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1880.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1880.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Denali N viewpoint is at MP 162.9 of George Parks Highway No. 3. The Denali S viewpoint is at MP 135.2. Lupe had been to the S viewpoint a couple of days ago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Any day an American Dingo gets to see <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Denali<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(20,310 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> is a great one!\u00a0 Lupe had been to <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.alaska.gov\/parks\/units\/denali1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Denali State Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in both 2016 and 2017, but apart from a couple of brief partial glimpses, the highest mountain in North America had always remained hidden among the clouds.<\/p>\n<p>However, today was a great day!\u00a0 Gleaming white against the blue sky, Denali was out in the open, along with a host of other mighty peaks of the Alaska Range.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22829\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1877.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22829\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1877-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1877.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1877.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1877.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1877.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1877.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Denali<\/strong> looms far beyond mountains on the NW side of the Chulitna River valley. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22831\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1879.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22831\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1879-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1879.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1879.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1879.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1879.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1879.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jagged peaks of the <strong>Alaska Range<\/strong>. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22830\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1878.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22830\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1878-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1878.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1878.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1878.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1878.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1878.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Incredible snowy peaks like these were mere foothills compared to Denali.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe had already seen Denali from the South viewpoint a couple of days ago.\u00a0 SPHP was of the opinion that the S viewpoint actually provided a better look at the monstrous mountain.<\/p>\n<p>However, on the way to the Reindeer Hills, well out of Denali State Park along George Parks Highway No. 3, Lupe had even better views of Denali right from the highway.\u00a0 Far more of the frozen giant was in sight.\u00a0 Even from 45 miles away, the towering height and sheer massiveness of the world&#8217;s coldest mountain outside of Antarctica was incredible to behold!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22833\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1881.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22833\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1881-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1881.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1881.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1881.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1881.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1881.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Denali<\/strong> from George Parks Highway No. 3 NE of Denali State Park. Photo looks W with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Approaching Cantwell, the Reindeer Hills came into sight, mere blips in comparison with Denali, but nevertheless, an exciting and challenging peakbagging prospect for Lupe and SPHP.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22834\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1882.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22834\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1882-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1882.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1882.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1882.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1882.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1882.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching the <strong>Reindeer Hills<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The key question was how to access the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=47119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Reindeer Hills<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,102 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>?\u00a0 At Cantwell, SPHP turned E on Denali Highway No. 8, which soon turned to gravel.\u00a0 The high point of the Reindeer Hills is only a couple of miles N of the highway 6 or 7 miles E of Cantwell.\u00a0 However, all through this area, the road stayed S of a heavily forested creek drainage.<\/p>\n<p>Loop would have to battle through a lengthy stretch of trackless forest and bogs, crossing the unseen stream somewhere along the way, before reaching the lower slopes of the Reindeer Hills.\u00a0 The prospect seemed daunting.\u00a0 8 miles from Cantwell, SPHP parked the G6 by a lovely little lake on the S side of the highway.\u00a0 Lupe got out for a look around, while SPHP paused to consider her options.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22835\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1884.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22835\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1884-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1884.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1884.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1884.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1884.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1884.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By the lovely pond 8 miles E of Cantwell. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gazing at the Reindeer Hills high point, the mountain looked like an easy climb, if only Lupe could get to it!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22836\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1885.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22836\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1885-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1885.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1885.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1885.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1885.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1885.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Reindeer Hills<\/strong> high point from the parking area by the little lake. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pondering the situation, getting across the hidden stream seemed to be the crucial issue.\u00a0 The <a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=47119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a> showed the creek being closest to the highway a couple of miles back W where it joined a tributary of the Jack River.\u00a0 W was sort of bad, though, because that was in the downstream direction.\u00a0 Even before reaching the Jack River tributary, the stream would be bigger.\u00a0 On the other paw, the stream was so close to the road there, it wouldn&#8217;t take Loop long to get to it.\u00a0 She would find out very quickly if fording the creek was realistic or not.<\/p>\n<p>May as well give it a shot!\u00a0 SPHP drove back to the tributary of the Jack River, parking the G6 at a pullout on the SE side of the highway just N of the tributary.\u00a0 Full of enthusiasm, the American Dingo hopped out to give it a go.\u00a0 <em>(9-5-18, 11:52 AM, 51\u00b0F)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22838\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1887.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22838\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1887-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1887.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1887.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1887.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1887.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1887.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down the <strong>tributary of the Jack River<\/strong> right after it flows under Denali Highway No. 8. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22837\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1886.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22837\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1886-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1886.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1886.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1886.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1886.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1886.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The <strong>Reindeer Hills<\/strong> high point (R of Center) from S of the <strong>tributary of the Jack River<\/strong>. The stream Looper needed to get across is hidden in the lowlands beyond her on the far side of the tributary. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe and SPHP headed N from the highway into a flat region densely covered with bushes.\u00a0 The bushes were only a few feet high, but to Lupe, they formed practically an impenetrable jungle.\u00a0 Although this area looked flat, before she made it very far, the terrain was pockmarked with holes full of water 2 or 3 feet deep.\u00a0 Nevertheless, Loop managed to thrash through it all until she was roughly 300 feet from the highway, where she reached the S bank of the stream she needed to cross.<\/p>\n<p>The stream was only a few feet wide, but fast-flowing.\u00a0 The water was easily over Lupe&#8217;s head and SPHP&#8217;s knees, and perhaps deeper than that.\u00a0 Hard to tell.\u00a0 The tightly packed bushes along both banks made the prospect of getting into or out of the stream look troublesome at best.<\/p>\n<p>SPHP didn&#8217;t like it.\u00a0 Lupe might easily get swept downstream out of sight in the frigid waters of the powerful current.\u00a0 Unable to touch bottom, what if she couldn&#8217;t escape the deep narrow channel?\u00a0 SPHP wouldn&#8217;t be able to get to her in time to help her.<\/p>\n<p>No, not worth it.\u00a0 Maybe the confluence of this stream and the tributary of the Jack River would be an easier spot to cross?<\/p>\n<p>Trying to get the confluence, Lupe fell into one of the waterholes among the bushes.\u00a0 She managed to scramble out, cold and wet, but didn&#8217;t care for the experience.\u00a0 Loopster wanted to head back to the highway.\u00a0 She did, too.\u00a0 All by herself.\u00a0 SPHP could explore this morass alone!<\/p>\n<p>SPHP had to plead with Looper to give it one more try.\u00a0 Reluctantly, she did, but the confluence of the streams presented no better opportunity to cross.\u00a0 Alright, forget about it!\u00a0 Not happening!\u00a0 The Carolina Dog was plenty happy to return to the G6.\u00a0 <em>(9-5-18, 12:21 AM, 51\u00b0F)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Much closer to Cantwell, a couple more possibilities were checked out where Lupe wouldn&#8217;t have had to cross any streams.\u00a0 However, potential private property issues cropped up.\u00a0 This area was miles from the high point of the Reindeer Hills, anyway.\u00a0 Already afternoon, and too late in the day to consider an attempt, even if clean access had been found.<\/p>\n<p>No Reindeer Hills!\u00a0 Most disappointing.\u00a0 What to do?\u00a0 Seemed terrible to waste the rest of such a beautiful day, but after Loopster&#8217;s big trek up to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=-62974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ermine Hill<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(2,700 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Peak<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=-62975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">3700<\/span><\/a><\/strong> on K&#8217;esugi Ridge yesterday, maybe a day of rest was a good thing.\u00a0 The plan became to drive back to Palmer, where Loop could take on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matanuska Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6093 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> tomorrow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22839\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1888.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22839\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1888-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1888.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1888.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1888.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1888.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1888.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Denali<\/strong> again from George Parks Highway No. 3 in the afternoon. Photo looks W with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22840\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1889.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22840\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1889-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1889.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1889.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1889.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1889.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1889.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another look with even more help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>9-5-18, 7:57 PM, Wasilla &#8211;\u00a0 <\/em>Not even 8:00 PM, yet the sun hung low in the W.\u00a0 The days were noticeably shorter now than a few weeks ago when the Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood had returned to the far N.\u00a0 Kind of sad.\u00a0 Lupe&#8217;s time in Alaska was running out.<\/p>\n<p><em>9-6-18, 6:50 AM, Palmer<\/em> &#8211; Surprisingly dark.\u00a0 Only partially due to the changing season, though.\u00a0 The sky was all a depressing gray.\u00a0 The pointy summit of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matanuska Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,093 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was in view beneath the clouds, but perhaps not for much longer.\u00a0 Within 10 minutes, a light rain set in.\u00a0 Too bad.<\/p>\n<p>Might as well face it.\u00a0 Matanuska Peak wasn&#8217;t going to happen for Lupe, either.\u00a0 Suddenly it was clear that the long road home had already begun when the Carolina Dog left the Reindeer Hills behind yesterday.\u00a0 After stops at Fred Meyer&#8217;s for groceries and fuel, SPHP drove out of Palmer heading E on the Glenn Highway.\u00a0 Lupe stared out the window of the G6 as the windshield wipers slapped away the rain, and the miles rolled by.<\/p>\n<p>More than 3,000 miles to go!\u00a0 Lupe&#8217;s adventures on this Dingo Vacation weren&#8217;t over yet.\u00a0 She still had time, extra days she could spend along the way.\u00a0 Surely, fabulous mountains were still to come.\u00a0 A little cooperation from the weather was all it would take.\u00a0 The American Dingo was merely on the road again, looking for fun!<\/p>\n<p><em>9-6-18, 10:15 AM, 41\u00b0F, Gunsight Mountain trailhead<\/em> &#8211; Forgetting about Matanuska Peak had been the right thing to do.\u00a0 By the time Lupe made it to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=18904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Gunsight Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,441 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, all was mist and fog.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22842\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1891.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22842\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1891-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1891.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1891.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1891.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1891.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1891.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the Gunsight Mountain trailhead, MP 118.5 of the Glenn Highway.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Loopster had already climbed Gunsight Mountain in 2016, but nearby <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Syncline Mountain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> (5,471 ft.) <\/span><\/strong>was of interest, too.\u00a0 Not for today, but in the hope that Lupe might return to Alaska someday, SPHP wanted to check out the Syncline Mountain access situation.\u00a0 A map at the Gunsight Mountain trailhead showed possible access from Belanger Pass.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22841\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1890.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22841\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1890-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1890.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1890.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1890.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1890.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1890.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map posted at the Gunsight Mountain trailhead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some sort of route to Belanger Pass left the Glenn Highway at MP 123.3, only 5 miles E of here.\u00a0 Since it was on the way, Lupe and SPHP went to check it out.<\/p>\n<p>At MP 123.3, a decent road left the N side of the highway.\u00a0 SPHP drove a couple of miles along it before deciding to turn around at a giant mud hole that covered most of the road.\u00a0 On the way out, a man was outside working on a deck for his summer home.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP stopped to chat with him.\u00a0 He said the G6 could make it to a parking area about 3.5 miles shy of Belanger Pass.\u00a0 A 4WD road went over the pass and 40 miles beyond it.<\/p>\n<p>Interesting, and hopefully helpful on some future date.\u00a0 SPHP thanked him for the information.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP then went on, but not before getting a photo of the spiffy sign this guy had posted along the road not far from his driveway.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22843\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1893.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22843\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1893-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1893.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1893.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1893.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1893.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1893.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the road to Belanger Pass. <strong>Syncline Mountain<\/strong> is the long ridge in the fog. Easily amused, SPHP liked the sign. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>9-6-18, 1:07 PM, 50\u00b0F, Copper River overlook<\/em> &#8211; The journey E continued.\u00a0 The miles rolled by.\u00a0 Lupe didn&#8217;t escape the G6 again until she was at the Copper River overlook one mile E of Gakona Junction along the Tok Cut-off.\u00a0 The sky remained dull and gray, but the rain and mist were over.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22844\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1894.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22844\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1894-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1894.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1894.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1894.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1894.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1894.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the <strong>Copper River<\/strong> overlook a mile E of Gakona Junction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe and SPHP had often stopped here to see the magnificent view of the Copper River, but had always gone on after a few minutes.\u00a0 Having been cooped up in the G6 for most of a day and a half, though, Loop was anxious for action.\u00a0 A dirt road headed down into the river valley.\u00a0 Never explored it before.\u00a0 Maybe Lupe would enjoy a little romp to see what was down there?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yes!\u00a0 Lupe heartily approved of this plan.\u00a0 She raced ahead going back and forth checking trees for squirrels.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22845\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1895-e1557177942853.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22845\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1895-e1557177942853-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1895-e1557177942853.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1895-e1557177942853.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1895-e1557177942853.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1895-e1557177942853.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The road leading down from the bluffs to the Copper River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After losing roughly 100 feet of elevation, the road curved sharply NE, then leveled out only a few feet higher than the river.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP continued along the road gaining vastly different impressions.<\/p>\n<p>The hike was pleasant enough.\u00a0 Both sides of the road were lined with trees and bushes.\u00a0 However, since the road always remained 10 to 20 feet from the river&#8217;s edge, and the intervening strip of land was heavily wooded, SPHP was disappointed that the Copper River was never in sight.\u00a0 Loopster, on the other paw, was thrilled!\u00a0 The trees harbored a lively squirrel population.<\/p>\n<p>What joy!\u00a0 Everywhere she went, all up and down the road, Lupe found more squirrels to bark at.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22846\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1896-e1557178896854.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22846\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1896-e1557178896854-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1896-e1557178896854.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1896-e1557178896854.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1896-e1557178896854.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1896-e1557178896854.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>This is the best idea you&#8217;ve had in a while now, SPHP!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One would think this road might eventually lead to river access at some point, but to Lupe&#8217;s great delight the road went on and on, never getting any closer or farther from the river.\u00a0 Meanwhile, the woods provided a steady supply of squirrels that needed a good barking at.\u00a0 That was fine for a while, but after 0.33 mile, SPHP insisted upon pushing through the narrow woodlands to the edge of the Copper River.<\/p>\n<p>Hmm.\u00a0 Water was way up against the bank, putting an end to any dreams of a stroll out on a nice long exposed stretch of riverbed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22847\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1897.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22847\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1897-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1897.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1897.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1897.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1897.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1897.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Too bad you didn&#8217;t bring a raft, SPHP. That would have been quite an adventure!<\/em> Lupe by the <strong>Copper River<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>9-6-18, 8:30 PM, Donjek River, Yukon Territory<\/em> &#8211; The Copper River had been the highlight of the day.\u00a0 456 miles from where she&#8217;d left Palmer, Alaska this morning, Lupe arrived at another mighty river, the Donjek, in the Yukon Territory.\u00a0 Clouds had spit rain on and off all day long.<\/p>\n<p>There was a glorious mountain here S of the river.\u00a0 SPHP had taken to calling it Donjek Crossing Mountain.\u00a0 Ever since Lupe had first crossed the Donjek River in 2016, thought had been given to climbing it, but the weather hadn&#8217;t ever cooperated.\u00a0 Wasn&#8217;t looking all that promising this evening, either, but who knew what the morning might bring?<\/p>\n<p>In any case, stopping here for the night.\u00a0 Going to give it a chance.\u00a0 The Donjek River was very low.\u00a0 As day turned to dusk, the Carolina Dog had a fabulous time wandering up and down exposed riverbed with SPHP.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22848\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1898.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22848\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1898-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1898.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1898.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1898.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1898.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1898.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Donjek Crossing Mountain<\/strong> beyond the Alaska Highway bridge over the <strong>Donjek River<\/strong>. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>9-7-18, 6:10 AM, Donjek River<\/em> &#8211; Light out, but the news was as expected.\u00a0 An hour and a half ago, it had been raining.\u00a0 No rain now, but heavily overcast.\u00a0 SPHP petted Lupe, and got an enthusiastic licking in return.\u00a0 No huge rush, may as well sleep in a bit.\u00a0 Not likely, but maybe the sky would clear?<\/p>\n<p><em>9-7-18, 8:48 AM, Donjek River<\/em> &#8211; No change.\u00a0 Low ceiling.\u00a0 Simply dismal.\u00a0 Donjek Crossing Mountain, along with every other high point, was cloaked in clouds.\u00a0 Otherwise nice enough out, but no point in climbing anything only to spend the whole day lost in a fog.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe still managed to have a fun morning constitutional romp along the mighty Donjek River, though, before pressing on.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22849\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1899.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22849\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1899-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1899.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1899.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1899.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1899.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1899.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Even without being able to see the mountains, the <strong>Donjek River<\/strong> is still an impressive sight, isn&#8217;t it? Think of how enormous it must be during the spring snow melt!<\/em> Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The weather gradually improved on the road S.\u00a0 By the time Loop got to Kluane Lake, patches of blue sky were visible off to the E.\u00a0 However, the visitor center at the SW end was closed when she arrived.\u00a0 A few miles farther, Lupe and SPHP stopped again at a big pullout at the far S end of the lake.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22850\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1900.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22850\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1900-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1900.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1900.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1900.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1900.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1900.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">S shore of <strong>Kluane Lake<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This pullout is a favorite spot.\u00a0 Lupe had first been here in August, 2016 only a few months after an incredible change occurred.\u00a0 In May, 2016, Kluane Lake&#8217;s principal water source was naturally diverted elsewhere.\u00a0 Meltwaters from the Kaskawulsh Glacier broke through a former ice barrier, and completely changed course.\u00a0 Instead of flowing N into the Slims River and Kluane Lake, the meltwaters now flowed E into the Kaskawulsh River.<\/p>\n<p>This dramatic change had happened practically overnight.\u00a0 Sadly, the water level in Kluane Lake has been dropping ever since.\u00a0 The lake was still huge and beautiful, but noticeably lower again this year.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP spent a little while enjoying the lake, the mountain views, and a few rambunctious Dingo games.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22851\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1902.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22851\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1902-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1902.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1902.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1902.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1902.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1902.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sheep Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,400 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> from <strong>Kluane Lake<\/strong>. Lupe had climbed Sheep Mountain in 2017. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22852\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1903.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22852\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1903-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1903.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1903.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1903.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1903.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1903.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Oh, I know! How about a game of chase?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Light rain fell in Whitehorse when SPHP stopped for supplies, although it had been merely cloudy on the way here from Kluane Lake.\u00a0 The rain didn&#8217;t last, and by evening Lupe was back in Alaska!\u00a0 With 2 big cruise ships in port, Skagway was busy.<\/p>\n<p>The Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood dropped by the Arctic Brotherhood building, just to let them know they still have some competition.\u00a0 Then she took a stroll down to see the cruise ships, before finishing up her tour with a sight-seeing drive out to Dyea.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22853\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22853\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1904-e1557199236678.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1904-e1557199236678-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1904-e1557199236678.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1904-e1557199236678.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1904-e1557199236678.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1904-e1557199236678.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe visits the old Arctic Brotherhood building in Skagway, now a tourist information center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22854\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1905.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22854\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1905-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1905.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1905.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1905.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1905.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1905.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood returns! Lupe joined the Arctic Sisterhood when she climbed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=-62964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">AB Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,036 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> near Skagway in 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22855\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1906.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22855\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1906-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1906.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1906.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1906.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1906.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1906.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Checking out the cruise ships down by Taiya Inlet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22856\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22856\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1907-e1557199880173.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22856\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1907-e1557199880173-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1907-e1557199880173.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1907-e1557199880173.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1907-e1557199880173.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_1907-e1557199880173.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>So, SPHP. When are you going to take me on one of these? Dingoes love luxury you know!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For 3 days now, Lupe had been mostly on the road, taking her fun in bits and pieces at short stops along the way.\u00a0 Bigger opportunities for more than that hadn&#8217;t panned out.\u00a0 However, with any luck, tomorrow that would change.\u00a0 The Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Circle would be hitting the trail to high adventure once again, right here in Skagway!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=22942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Next Adventure<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=16794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Prior Adventure<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=13549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sheep Mountain, Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada (8-13-17)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=13157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">AB Mountain &#8211; Lupe Joins the Arctic Sisterhood!, Skagway, Alaska (8-7-17)<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticbrotherhood.org\/?page_id=1058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The New Arctic Brotherhood<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>W<\/em><em>ant more Lupe adventures?\u00a0\u00a0Choose\u00a0from\u00a0Lupe&#8217;s<a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=19759\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <strong>2018 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon, Northwest Territories &amp; Alaska Adventure Inde<\/strong><strong>x<\/strong><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=138\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Dingo Vacations Adventure Index<\/strong><\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Master Adventure Index<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Or subscribe free\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>new Lupe adventures<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days 33-35 of Lupe&#8217;s 2018 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon, Northwest Territories &amp; Alaska! 9-5-18, 8:04 AM, 39\u00b0F, Denali State Park &#8211; Blue skies!\u00a0 An encouraging start.\u00a0 Maybe today was the big day when Lupe would finally get to climb Reindeer Hills (5,102 ft.)?\u00a0 Warming the G6 up a bit, SPHP drove NE on George &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=22858\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Denali to Skagway &#8211; On the Road Again, Looking for Fun! 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