Trail Goals and Lists

[PaulGS]

Short term, my goal this year is to not get eaten by a bear while at Denali National Park in Alaska. Sounds kind of lame, but I really don't like bears - I lay awake at night in my tent and analyze every noise outside, wondering if some bear is going to turn me into a burrito.

Sounds like a great trip Jen. How long will you be there?

[HikerJen]

Sounds like a great trip Jen. How long will you be there?

Paul, we'll be spending 13 days in Alaska. Our plan is to spend some time on the Kenai peninsula sea kayaking, camping, doing a Kenia Fjords cruise, ice climbing at the Matanuska glacier, and 5 nights backpacking at Denali. My understanding is that there are very few trails at Denali - most of the hiking is done cross-country. It should be a good trip - I've been looking forward to it for a long while.

[PaulGS]

You've got a lot planned Jen. I've never backpacked in a US park but am hoping to backpack in Glacier National Park in September. I just faxed in my application for their lottery today and if I'm fortunate, will backpack there for 4 nights in the fall.