The wind in Palmer has been blowing between 50 and 90 miles per hour for a week. I wanted to hike up at Eklutna Lake with my friend Jennifer, but we didn't know what horrors we might find there. We both had driving horrors just getting there. She came from Anchorage and I came from Palmer. But we both survived the harrowing drive in. It was dead calm at the lake. Unfortunately it was also only 6 degrees, but we and our dogs hiked to the cabin a little past mile 3 and back. Her dog, Lola was wearing her winter coat and Bella had on her coat and booties. We were both so bundled up that we managed to stay fairly warm. The trail conditions were great with just some hard packed snow and very little ice. We did both wear our micro spikes though. We took a nice break at the cabin then turned around. She was a little late meeting up and it meant we ended up getting back after sunset. But it was still light enough to find our way back even without headlamps. The lake has a little ice now but still has lots of open water. It will likely be at least another month before it is safe to walk or ski on the lake. Jennifer had never been up there in the winter and really enjoyed the beauty of winter up there. It is really gorgeous when there is snow on the ground and the lake is still open showing amazing reflections. It was wonderful to get away from the wind for a couple of hours. I thought my car might blow off the road on the way home, but I managed to keep it under control I hope this wind stops soon.
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