Chicagocwright – Great write-up and great photos of what must have been a spectacular trip! It really seems like it was a new adventure around every corner! I'll look forward to your trip report after you go back there and try one of those ice cave escape plans you wrote about(!).
At first I couldn't figure out the shovel until I read more closely. Major LNT points for Ross. Plus, he's got a new shovel.
I hiked up Flat Top several years ago in May when there was still a good snow pack towards the top. I guess we had a touch of summit fever... it was pretty dicey, especially coming down like your Thanksgiving hike. Later we learned that someone was hurt after slipping and falling there a few days before.
Whitney Fan – Moose Tooth Pizza, YES! When I saw your post it occurred to me that I happen to be wearing my Bear Tooth Grill T-shirt as I write this. (Same owners, apparently climbers who have spent some time in the Alaska Range). But what really tops the list for me when I think about Anchorage is the fresh halibut and salmon everywhere you go. Well, I also think about the proximity to all that great adventure just waiting to be had!
