On our way back to Tok we stopped by Eagle River to hike Mt. Baldy, a short but brutal climb to a little knob from which you can continue to follow the ridge line to a series of cliffs called Blackwell Rocks. For the past three days, we had deliberately chosen hikes on south-facing slopes. It worked out well.
The summit of Mt. Baldy is in the background. The climb was short (30 min hike) and steep.
The sunset was just as colorful today.
The weather had cooled down a lot recently, so there was steam-fog on the Knik river. Denali and Foraker are in the background again.
The ridge top was very windblown, which sculpted drifts around the grasses and rocks.
Knik Arm, with Eagle River in the valley immediately below us and Anchorage off to the left of the frame.
It was so clear, we could see the mountains on the other side of the inlet!
We kept hiking until it began to get too dark to see, then turned around and retraced our steps.
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