I joined the Valley Wanderers today for a hike to Stonehenge with the option to climb Lazy Mountain. I was dragging a bit at first because I was tired from yesterday's 8.5 mile hike. But all 5 of us plus Bella my dog, made it comfortably to Stonehenge for a much needed break. It was very windy but not terribly cold. We all had to shed at least one layer due to the steepness of the climb. Jo and Isabelle decided to go back down after our snack break. But Judith, Jane and I continued to the top. Bella of course was the leader. Bella ran up the rocks to the actual summit so I followed her for a summit picture. Matanuska Peak was obscured in clouds when we got to the top so I didn't get the spectacular photo I had hoped for. But I did get one later on our descent. Jane and Judith stopped at the flag and took their pictures. I carried Bella up to the flag for my own photo but just as Jane snapped the picture, Bella ran straight down the rock face escaping the photo. I was shocked that she was able to do that. It's definitely a high angle rock climb even though it's very short. This method of climbing Lazy Mountain is longer than the regular route, but it is definitely a nicer trail. It's 6 miles round trip total. We found very little mud and only a few sections of snow. We never needed spikes and easily avoided the snow patches.
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| Bella on the actual summit |
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| Cloudy view of Matanuska Peak from the summit |
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