Mt. Decoeli
The summer crew at squirrel camp did an overnight hike up Mt. Decoeli on July 3-4. There were 7 of us: Cate, Katherine, Meghan, Bastien, Ben, Issac and Julia. We started after dinner on Thursday night and hiked until 11pm. Starting from the pullout on the Alaska highway we hiked along a wide trail to a stream, and then continued along the bank to the slopes of Mt. Decoeli. Hiking along the stony bank of the river wasn’t too hard, but several times we were forced to cut into the willows which were unbelievably thick and tangled.
On the slopes of Mt. Decoeli we saw some mountain sheep and marmots. We camped overnight in an alpine meadow with lots of wildflowers. The midnight sunset was spectacular!
The next morning we continued our trek to the peak. The climb was steep and rocky, but the view from the top was incredible. We could see a large rain cloud raining down on camp, but everywhere else was sunny. Oddly enough that pretty much describes the current weather at camp for this past week. The way down was faster, but only involved a short slide down a small patch of snow in one of the valleys.
Julia
The summer crew at squirrel camp did an overnight hike up Mt. Decoeli on July 3-4. There were 7 of us: Cate, Katherine, Meghan, Bastien, Ben, Issac and Julia. We started after dinner on Thursday night and hiked until 11pm. Starting from the pullout on the Alaska highway we hiked along a wide trail to a stream, and then continued along the bank to the slopes of Mt. Decoeli. Hiking along the stony bank of the river wasn’t too hard, but several times we were forced to cut into the willows which were unbelievably thick and tangled.
On the slopes of Mt. Decoeli we saw some mountain sheep and marmots. We camped overnight in an alpine meadow with lots of wildflowers. The midnight sunset was spectacular!
The next morning we continued our trek to the peak. The climb was steep and rocky, but the view from the top was incredible. We could see a large rain cloud raining down on camp, but everywhere else was sunny. Oddly enough that pretty much describes the current weather at camp for this past week. The way down was faster, but only involved a short slide down a small patch of snow in one of the valleys.
Julia