Ninilchik Bluffs

We went to Ninilchik Bluffs and ice climbed this winter, it was awesome! The pillars are only 30 minutes away from home! It was warm out, well warm to us LOL!

Nic climbing

Natalie climbing

The pillars

The view leaving that day....

Ravine Lake

We went up to Ravine Lake, which is through Palmer and up the Glenn Highway. To get to the wall we missed the trail up so we scurried up a talus field while Natalie swore like a sailor because it was like walking in quicksand vertically and all the brush to hang on to were devils club and dead willows. But we made it and we climbed it. Some areas of rock were not so great but beneath it all there were some great sections of not rotten rock.The trail at the base of the wall was narrow and 1000 feet up above the lake where we started. The people in the boat below us were kinda freaking out when they saw us up there and we chuckled as we heard them talk about us up there and they pointed a lot LOL!

At the base of the wall on the trail

Natalie walking the trail at the base of the climbing wall

Nic climbing the wall

Nat climbing the wall

Nic and Natalie Bouldering Capt. Cook and other spots in Alaska

The end of the day out at Captain Cook Rec after spending the whole day bouldering out at the beach. The sunset was amazing!

The sunset

Natalie and Nic
Celebratory kisses to another great day of climbing!

Natalie at Captain Cook Bouldering

Natalie climbing, Nic spotting

Nic bouldering Captain Cook

Natalie bouldering at Byron Glacier

Nic bouldering the house boulder

Natalie bouldering at Anchor Point, Nic spotting

Nic bouldering at Anchor Point

Nic at Capt Cook

Nat at Captain Cook

Nat at the house boulder

Nat at Capt Cook

Nat at Byron

Crescent Creek

We hiked the Crescent Creek Trail with the kiddos and our friend Tim who was in town visiting. Its an easy hike that is 6.5 miles one way and an elevation gain of 1300 feet. We hiked to the cabin that overlooks the lake. There is great grayling fishing in there but we were unable to catch any fish that day being that on the way there we entered a trenchal downpour and were soaked. But it helped to make the 6.5 mile hike back fast as we were able to get the sunshine on the way back.

Nic, Natalie and Tim Carlson

Tim with Mia and Madi

Tim and Mia and Lexi in the background

Natalie, Tim and the kiddos looking over the bridge at the fish while on the hike back in.