Catching up

Probably the greatest adventure of Monika and my lives began back in November 2014 when our sweet daughter was born. Subsequently we've undertaken the loftiest en-devour of our lives; raising our child. While this is a wonderful and  time consuming commission, I have taken a few opportunities to sneak off with a few staunch companions and knock out a local summit and traverse. Most recently though, the three of us in the Odren family launched on the maiden voyage of The Chariot!

Though it was raining steadily (in February might I add), our little one remained as snug as a winter den'ed bear. This apparatus allows us to remain mobile in inclement weather and traverse a wide variety of terrain with cargo room for baby necessities. We are really exited to have it. Of course no outing in Anchorage is complete without obtaining a cup of Kaladi Coffee!

In mid January some of the in-laws came up for a visit. I took the opportunity of Monika having additional help with baby and the presence of  my brother-in-law Josh, a willing and eager trekker, to arrange a traverse between Rabbit Lake Trail-head and McHugh trail, a 10.8 mile traverse with elevation gain of 1,200 ft. We started from the Rabbit Lake TH, the route with less elevation gain. Friends, Jake and Joe also accompanied us, both of whom are also now new fathers. We had lots of good convo's on management strategy, trucks, guns, etc, and arrived at the McHugh TH 6.5 hours from our starting time. The ladies had prepared a hot soup dinner back in Anchor town; thank you ladies! 

Finally, Josh and I had one more chance to sneak away the day he and the girls flew out. We headed to Glen Alps Trail-head to summit the face of Flattop Mountain.