Fourth of July at Harding Icefield

I set off with a friend to do the hike up to Harding Icefield, near Seward yesterday. We had great weather and considering Cody and I did this hike one year ago in a constant downpour, made me appreciate it even more.

One of the first big views

View back toward the outwash

Not sure if you could find a cuter puppy

Enjoying a break before the final push

Declan & I

Enjoying the 360 degree views at the top

trusty ol' pack

Declan was tired so he put himself to sleep

Our group

One of my favorites... .we all did our best to final the best spot to lounge

Poor Declan... being 8 weeks old is hard

Just a few of the beautiful flowers along the way

I'm particularly proud of this one, mom and baby

They let me get fairly close- then I didn't feel guilty for not bringing my telephoto

Last great view on the descent