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HIKING ON RENDEZVOUS RIDGE

Every time I've hiked in this area I've gone out at least a little ways on Rendezvous Ridge. I love it up there.

After climbing up to the saddle between Gordon Lyon and Rendezvous this morning I circled around the east and south side of Rendezvous and went up a few hundred feet higher to the saddle between it and Little Teton:

Looking back down to the first saddle; I'm walking up the "back" side
of Rendezvous and facing Gordon Lyon, where I'll hike in a couple hours.

View down to the South Fork of the Eagle River; the north fork is in the valley behind it.

Heading toward the saddle between Rendezvous and Little Teton 
(can't see either summit in this picture);  Rendezvous Ridge is to the left.

I always love the views from this saddle and Rendezvous Ridge.

I can see down to the South Fork of the Eagle River to the east and south, the summit of Rendezvous Peak to the north, the ski lifts on Little Teton nearby, the Arctic Valley trailhead, Anchorage Bowl, and Cook Inlet to the west (next photo), and dozens of Chugach Mountain peaks in every direction:

View to Arctic Valley trailhead and ski parking area (center of photo) and beyond to Anchorage

For the first two or three miles the only clouds I saw were down in the valley over the city.

By the time I reached Rendezvous Ridge there were low clouds creeping up from the west in the drainages below both saddles and from the Ship Creek valley that was now below me:

 

 

 

Above and below:  looking back to Little Teton (L) and
Rendezvous Peak (R)  as clouds pass over the ridge where I just walked

Very cool! This is at least the second time I've seen interesting clouds on this ridge.

Since I've hiked here several times before with no clouds and have been able to see the beautiful views it didn't disturb me to be unable to see into the distance as clearly today from the ridge.

In fact, I loved watching the clouds move in and out all around me and took dozens of photos in all directions:

 

 

 

 

 

I walked as far south on the ridge as I have previously (2+ miles). The trail continues dropping all the way down to the South Fork of the Eagle River but I didn't want to go that far today:

 

 

Someday I'd like to explore the lakes in the valley, either from the ridge or more likely from the Eagle River Nature Center, which is already down there:

 

Above and below: Eagle Lake

 

Symphony Lake is fed from the glaciers above it.

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Happy trails,

Sue
"Runtrails & Company" - Sue Norwood, Jim O'Neil, and Cody the ultra Lab

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