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| Flag is redundant, this place screams Highlands |
Saturday Nancy Champ and I headed to Eagle River where we met up with Donna and her two dogs (Chena & Kodiak) for a hike to a "secret cabin." This small log cabin was built in the 1970's just before the land became Chugach State Park. It's one room, very rustic and not well known. A small cadre of friends/users maintain the place with no official sanction from the Park Service including our friend Donna who was kind enough to reveal the "secret" location to us.
Its a bit of a hike out the Crow Pass Trail from the Nature Center to reach the cabin. I guess with the out and back and the exploring we did around the cabin our weekend mileage was 25 miles or so. Pretty easy trail in most parts although we had to cross Eagle River, a cold portage even when the sun is shining. Lucky for us we had sunshine and even found a log to bridge across one channel of the river. A little bushwhacking is also required to reach the cabin but I'm confident I could find my way back unassisted.
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| Had to walk up a log to reach the bridge |
We arrived about 5 pm. Had a snack and then hiked to Raven Creek. There's an old footbridge across this roaring glacier fed creek and with a little bit of repair work on the approach, we were able to get all the dogs and people across and back.
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| Burning Dog |
Enjoyed a nice fire back at the cabin. Then dinner and a great night's sleep.
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