Monday, February 09, 2009

McKinley Bar Trail

Our third day in the park was spent on the McKinley Bar Trail. The trail starts from the Wonder Lake Campground and goes south to the McKinley River. We thought the McKinley Bear Trail was a more appropriate name due to all the bear signs we saw along the way.




We had lunch not far from where this photo was taken. Quent also took the opportunity to bathe in the liquid glacier more commonly known as the McKinley River. The rest of us folks with somewhat more sense utilized a camp shower filled with water warmed from our camp stoves.

We stopped at this pond on our return trip to kill some time and play some Frisbee.

On the way out. As we traveled back towards our campsite we noticed a few rain clouds off in the distance. As the level of concern started to rise Pat eased everyone's fears and stated "Don't worry. We'll be alright." With that said it started raining less than a minute later. Everyone was mostly soaked in the cold rain by time we returned back to camp, but everyone was alright! Thankfully just as we reached shelter, the sky really opened up in a downpour that rivals any of recent memory.

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