Top Ten Favorite Things About My Alaska Adventure - Number Five

Hiting the Trail!

It is, no doubt, humanly impossible to put a number to the miles of trails one can hike in Alaska. There are countless primative trails but many of the trails are quite groomed and civilized! One thing of note: Many places require that you carry a gun before hitting the trail like the .44 mag pistol Pat carried. My favorite hike was up to Russian Falls. This is a two plus mile hike leaving near the confluence of the Russian and Kenai Rivers. The area is HEAVILY inhabited by bears. The previous week before our hike a sow brown (Alaskan grizzly) with three cubs charged a man. We saw plenty of bear sign but no bear. We also saw very large moose tracks. At the top of the trail is a wonderful bridge by a falls which created a fish ladder. The spawning salmon were a sight!


Moose hoof print next to Pat's size 11 shoe.

Bears can be seen in the island catching jumping salmon as they maneuver up the falls.


The red seen here are salmon.