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Pastimes : Canoes, Hiking, the Great Outdoors -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Carol who wrote (8)	2/1/1998 6:17:00 PM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 325

West Coast Trail......;-} Carol, I have a couple of friends who have hiked sections of the WCT. Also, some friends who have hiked in the Queen Charlottes. I haven't been there yet, but maybe some day... hmmmmmm... If you are at all interested in hiking the Queen Charlotte Islands, there is a really beautiful little book called "Queen Charlotte Islands' Cumshewa Head Trail", an illustrated hiking journal account by author/biological illustrator, Aleta Karstad. It includes a good little hiking guide by John Wood. It was published in 1990 by the Western Canada Wilderness Committee. Very nice but it may be difficult to find...although probably available through some libraries. I will try to find out a little more about the WTC from my friends. BTW, here is a link to a page with some of Aleta Karstad's illustrations from another book in case you are interested: flora.org Hikin' Croc

To: Carol who wrote (8)	2/1/1998 6:18:00 PM
From: Kenneth Kirk	Respond to of 325

I'm mostly familiar with Southcentral since that's where I live. I know there are several good trails in Southeastern (the panhandle)which have a lot of historical significance from the gold rush. SE is gorgeous...imagine BC but even more lush and mountainous. I lived in Juneau for 5 months in the early 80's and there was this trail up behind the town I used to hike when I needed to get away from the stress for a few hours. It was called the Resolution Trail. I never did the whole thing and actually have no idea how long it is, because this was springtime and aways into it, I ran into residual snowfields in the mountains. But up to then, it was incredible. It edged along a cliffside off a valley with an incredible waterfall at the end. Eventually it reached a small landing at the top of the waterfall, where a single picnic table had been placed. I remember thinking I'd like to have my wedding there, when I had one, because it was the most beautiful spot on earth (it didn't happen, but the wedding was nice anyway). About ten minutes later I reached snow and had to turn back, but it was a great little day hike. The trail was completely deserted every time I hiked it, but that was probably because of the "No trespassing--under repair" sign I passed on the way up. Next summer I hope to take the daughters on the Crow Pass trail, which crosses the Chugach Mtns near Anchorage. It's either an overnite or an early morning-late evening hike, which is doable because of the long daylight hours in summer. It does include a river crossing and some altitude so I'll have to be prepared.

To: Carol who wrote (8)	2/13/1998 7:03:00 PM
From: IceShark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 325

Carol, From your messages you seem to like photography. Be careful in where you are going to go in Alaska if you want to suceed in photographing wolves. I was told that in the south west section, and this may be isolated to the Kenai/Homer area which is almost a near "island", the wolf pack has some sort of skin infection (I believe it is a mite) and they look pretty awfull and ragged. Call Fish and Wildlife and they can tell you exactly how far this problem extends. And before I get comments, it is not a great big deal to sit on top of a 3000 foot hill and survey 100 square miles. Remember 10 by 10 ? But generally, running across wolves within several thousand miles is a very unlikely proposition, something to note in the diary! I've spent over 100 days in the Alaska bush hunting for several critters, and wolves are pretty seldom seen. If you really want some good wolf photos, check out getting to Unimak Island, about half way down the Aleutians. Would be best to go during bear hunting seasons and hang out over the dead bear or whale carcuses. But have someone along with a <ib>big</ib> gun in case a Kodiac has a problem with you being there, much less, peeping! -vbg- A better/cheaper photo shoot might be Isle Royale, off the Arrowhead of my birthplace, Socalist Repulblik of Minnestoa. Last time I was on Isle Royale in the early 80's , you had to be pretty blind not to see a bunch of timber/gray wolves every day. Regards, DWW