The 49th State: Skiing the Resurrection River Trail and drawing along the way

Sunny days while spring skiing are SO NICE!

Spruce Tips

Sunrise at Lower Russian lake, where we stayed the first night of the trip

Hemlock Rollercoasters

We miraculously found the trail through the hemlock maze, after spending several hours navigating off-trail. Still, the tree holes continued to exert their gravitational pull on our sleds and gear. The forest was too pretty to be frustrated for long.

Home free following the river! This day was our crux day - if we could make good enough time to the Resurrection River cabin, the most difficult cabin to find, then it's all downhill to Seward.

Ringed Birches

Sunset at Upper Russian lake, our cabin location for the second (and unanticipated third) night.

Otter

Typical cabin scene after a long day of skiing!

Upper Russian Lake from the inlet

Sunrise Birches

On the trail in between the Russian lakes. We had perfect weather, and no avalanches, although we all wore avalanche "beacons" just in case. Some parts of the trail involved some steep side-hilling, as well as navigating post holes (left by some hikers) and really bumpy snow machine tracks.