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The bike ride we planned was to ride across the foot bridge and then out an old road to the Nizina River, which no longer has a bridge across it, but does have a nice view and the remains of the old railroad trestle. It was a fun ride, about 7 miles out and 7 [...]

Tags: bear encounter, bears, Donoho Peak, Kennicott, McCarthy, Mount Blackburn, Root glacier, Wrangell-St Elias
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Sightly hungover from the mead and Grey Goose extravaganza in Homer we got back on the road and headed for McCarthy. It was going to be a long day in the car so we planned to stop and mountain bike where the Resurrection Trail we rode a few days before would have come out.  However, [...]

Tags: Donoho Peak, Kennicott, McCarthy, Mount Blackburn, Root glacier, Wrangell-St Elias
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