"Forward To The Past" should have been the title of today's adventure. We took to canoes for a three hour jaunt down the Tangle River to a unnamed island where we did a little hiking. This was the first time I have been in a canoe since I was twelve at Camp Richards in East Troy, WI. But I had no trouble reawakening my long dormant canoeing skills. Laura and I were pros in navigating our vessel down the river. Some of the time. Laura and I were like Abbott & Costello in navigating our vessel down the river. Some of the time! :) Put it together and it made for some memorable scenes! By the way, did I mention the rain? Yes we got soaked. Again. For almost the entire duration of our journey. However, I must give a shout out to the salesperson at REI in Schaumburg who recommended the pair of waterproof hiking shoes I had on today. They lived up to their billing today. While the rest of me was drenched, my feet were nice and dry!
After lunch, we biked the last 20 miles of the Denali Highway. Mother Nature decided to cut us a break and stop the rain and even threw in a couple of peeks of sunshine. Those last 20 miles are paved but are extremely hilly. It reminded me of the eight mile, 1000 foot climb up Spooner Junction in Lake Tahoe. Throw in a little wind and you had the makings of a miserable ride for me. But I went back to the basics, shifted into my lowest gear on the hills and made it up the climbs with no issues. And once I reached the summit of the last climb, I was rewarded with a nice downhill to complete the day's activities. All in all, it made for a very special day.
Tuesday, a glacier hike is in our future and another bike ride as well. Talk to you tomorrow! :)
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