Girdwood

At the beginning of August, my mom came back for another visit, this time with Hollie and Kirk. Are you starting to feel like our summer was nothing but company and fun sightseeing? Me too. Anyway, the first thing we did was go up to Girdwood. The first day we took the tram up to the top of Mt. Alyeska, 2300 ft. above sea level.

Then on the spur of the moment, my mom, Kirk, and I decided to hike back down to the hotel. It was about 2.5 miles, very steep, and raining. Quite the combo. We were slipping and sliding, but it was so fun to do something I'd never done before. Gorgeous hike, too.

^^^Can you see the observation deck/restaurant at the top of the mountain in the last picture? That's where we hiked from. Awesome!