Back(s) to Prindle

It's been a great summer so far - warm and sunny, but not too hot. Admittedly though, heat is rarely a problem in Fairbanks. An occasional rain shower to keep away the forest fires would also be okay. I've experienced thick forest fire smoke before, and don't feel the need to do it again. We've had a couple of days of smoky air this summer, but the smoke was blown in from faraway places and wasn't too nasty.

A few weeks back Inari and I went hiking near Mt. Prindle with a couple of friends. I had previously visited Mt. Prindle in 2007. It was nice to go back, and I was happy that Inari came - I'd been wanting her to see the place since my first visit. Its a beautiful place that feels very arctic, as though it were hundreds of miles north of Fairbanks, but really, its just about an hour by car.

A couple of photos from the trip:

We were surprised to find that the newish outhouse at the trailhead was frozen solid.

The author and vaimo with their backs to Mt. Prindle (and hair blowing in the wind like in the shampoo commercials).

Since our Mt. Prindle trip, we've been busy gardening and trying to catch fish. We failed at fishing, guess we'll have to wait until the end of summer to see whether or not our gardening efforts have been successful. Next week we'll probably try to squeeze in a 3-5 day hike down in the mountains.