Trekking beyond Hope

These socks may not have Trekked Along much in June, but they had their first real trek on Saturday afternoon in Hope, Alaska.  Only hours before his wedding, the groom took C and I, a couple of his brothers-in-law, and his 8 month old nephew hiking on the Hope Point trail.  We climbed from about 100 feet to somewhere around 2500 feet above sea level, I'd guess.  It was lush and green for the first part, hiking the Hope Point trail along a creek through devil's club taller than ourselves then ascending steeply to above treeline where we were climbing, sometimes on all fours, through thickly covered wildflower meadows.  There were bunchberries, columbines, monkshood, chocolate fritillaria, roses, geraniums, bluebells, chickweed, fireweed, yarrow, false hellebore, ferns, spirea, and the more, including some I couldn't identify and the most incredible yellow-greenish paintbrush that I've never seen before.

We reached the first part of a ridgeline leading to a higher peak, but had to turn around and descend with just enough time to come down, get cleaned up (see how dirty those socks got?!), and get the groom to the wedding site to meet his bride on a bluff at the edge of the water below and then on to the reception in Hope (far down in the valley in the top left picture).

Comments

[Charity]

Sounds like an awesome experience! What a way to spend the early part of your wedding day! Thanks again for sharing your beautiful photos.

[peg]

Such beautiful wild flowers! Hope the married couple are off to a wonderful and happy life together!

[laurie]

just beautiful and what a memorable place to "break in" those socks.

[sara aires]

Hello Iris! Great pictures! It seems like where you live is always a bit chilly, hã? Must be a nice air to breathe...
Today my car marked 47ºC... you could fry an egg on it!

[sara aires]

Oh! I'm sorry, I hadn't read the whole thing! Of course it is chilly... oh my! I'm so stupid.. LOL!
Have a nice stay!

[Birdsong]

Wow, yours are done and you hiked in them! I am so impressed! I loved the wildflower photos too, and was just as intrigued as you by the form of Paintbrush I have never seen here in the Sierras.

[Krista M]

Your Brach's socks got trekked out! Everything is so beautiful...what a great trip for you two!

[Beth S.]

Oh, those poor socks! What a hard day they had! I think they deserve a bath in your nicest shampoo. :-)

[wenders]

Gorgeous gorgeous goregous pictures! Wow.

[margene]

Such a beautiful trek! Your socks are as pretty as the wildflowers!

[hPNY knits]

great photos. I love to wear socks with my Keens! LOL.

[Chris]

Trekking in Keens! Woo-hoo!!

[holly]

Really amazing photos. Enjoy your trip. How could you not.

[Melissa]

This pictures are gorgeous! And I love the socks as well. Sounds like the perfect vacation to me.

[Susan]

Oh your pictures are awesome. What wonderful scenery and the socks are great as well!