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| Hiking | 3.40 Miles |
142 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.40 Miles | 2 Hrs 15 Mns | | 1.51 mph |
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| no partners | | This was our second easy hike of the day to explore Chugach State Park near Anchorage. The loop hike starts at the Eagle River Nature Center with part of the loop going along the Eagle River. However the Eagle River part of the loop was closed on this day due to flooding and we took a bypass trail. The trail is well maintained and easy to follow. The road to the trailhead at the nature center is paved and there is a $5 fee payable via credit card at an unmanned kiosk. The nature center was not open at the time we were there.
There are scenic sections of the trail past beaver ponds and also a few views of the surrounding mountain peaks but much of the hike is through dense forest. However, these views make this a worthwhile hike. There had been a bear mauling of a hiker in the Eagle River area a few days before. I had not mentioned this to Mrs OH who is extremely afraid of bears. The three of us including, myself, Mrs OH and our grandson, were well equipped with bright red bear bells and a can of bear spray. We did encounter a moderate size brown bear on the river bypass part of the loop as it entered the trail about 25 yards ahead of us. Mrs OH yelled "Hey bear!" and it quickly exited the trail into the dense forest unfortunately before my grandson, who was in the lead, got a chance to snap its photo. Mrs OH has since told her bear encounter story to everyone she encounters. |
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