Stay At Home Doggie Dad; aka Thursdays Ascent of Baldy Peak

As a result of 14 months in Iraq, we've earned a couple four day weekends since coming home Thanksgiving day. And since Gretchen still has to work five days a week, 9-5; my days home are spent entertaining two husky pups. Today we took a short day hike up above 3,000ft on Mount Baldy Peak, overlooking Eagle River and the Cook Inlet Anchorage area.





















Jasper and Jack both enjoyed ascending and descending this rather steep peak, which was almost entirely snow covered . Jasper loves to bound up and down the slopes, feeling the snow crash below his feet, and the chilly Alaskan winter breeze in his face. Jack still follows closely behind me, not quite sure how much freedom he truly has. On occasion will break from my heels to chase after his older brother. Today Jasper found someones lost "Yak Trax" in a snow drift, and the two of them ran up and down the mountain playing with this new toy.





















Unfortunately husky pups have a hard time snapping summit shots of their owners, so here is a self portrait.



As always good times were had by all, on this glorious Alaskan Winter Day. We were chased off the peak by incoming snow storms over the bigger Chugach Mountain peaks to our west.