Beaver Dam

14 miles, Caribou, and home brew

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June 20th 2011
Met up with Jen and hiked the Hatcher Pass Mint Trail along the Little Susitna River. Jen taught me all about different plants, vegetation, and wildlife. We traveled 14 miles round trip with a serious surprise lightning strike on the journey back. It was a sudden inspiration for us to run through the sudden rainstorm until we no longer felt like sitting ducks. The situation gave us a surge of adr ... read more

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