4th of July, 2004. A new tradition of taking advantage of the long holiday weekend by getting as far away from the fireworks and traffic (yes, we do have traffic in Anchorage. Electricity, too!) as possible. Last year a large group of us hiked to Grizzly Bear Lake. This year, it was only Dick and I that went, but it was awesome nonetheless. We went to an area called the Archangel Lakes -- near Grizzly Bear Lake, just on the other side of the Kinglet Peaks ridge. The next page has a link to a topographic map that shows our route.

In this picture, Dick and I stand on the summit of CampRobber Peak, almost 6,000' high. It was a distressingly easy climb to the top.