On top of Mt. Anderson, Yukon
This is Anderson mountain. We went all the way to the top on the ridge to the left.
Mt. Anderson is located in the beautiful Wheaton River Valley.
Climbing in the alpine is hard work. David is eating some bearberry flowers to fuel up!
Is that the view you expected Cat? No, but it's nice... Nice? Yeah, you sure are spoiled...
The climb up was steep and intense, but the view was well worth it! THAT was the view I was expecting!
Other side. Can you spot JF and Aïsha?
Time for a June snowball fight!
There are so many mountains in the Yukon that most Yukonners don't even know where Mt. Anderson is located. There are no hiking trails per ser there, but some of old mining roads that you can follow until you get over the tree line, then you simply pick a line up through the alder brush and bearberry bushes, avoiding the morraine as much as possible and make your way to the ridge. The climb in the alpine is steep and longer than it looks. Sarah turned around at some point and said: that mountain keeps on growing, guys! Yep, that's what mountains seem to do when you climb them! The summit is always "right there".
The 360 degree view from the top was simply jaw-dropping. Hiking in the alpine is so unique. This wide-open wild space covered in moss and tiny flowers, the route possibilities are endless. That sure is a hike we will remember for a long time.