Third Time's a Charm...

...there is just something about this view.. that gets me everytime!!!

it's so awesomely breath-taking!!!!...I got a call about one-ish asking if I wanted to go hike up Mt. Duval---I declined; but then about 2ish I got another call... and said drop by before you go up... and well I decided to go up, again.... :) Here we all are at the top!
Had to try the 'jump' again...still not such a fan of my jump-I think I'm suffering from 'white girl' can't JUMP SYNDROME! I took this random photo---with Marks' wide angle lens(sooo need to get me one of those!)...but as you can see.... I captured one of the MANY friends that joined us on the walk... no that' isn't a BIRD---but a mosquito...yep they are here.... guess I need to invest in some 'bug' spray eh?.....self portrait taken at the end of our 6 hour hike! (Mt. Duval in the background!)And that's the news from Pang!!

up Up and up..... Got to love the view at the end!!!

...just a quick shot today from the top of Mt. Duval.... I finally tried out a 'new' feature on my camera... the 'high speed continuous' basicly it takes a few shots in a row (without having to 'repress' the shutter button...)SOOO you can get really really cool 'action/jumping' shots!! (and yes Terri-Lynn and I were jumping on a flatish rock... and just behind us was well a cliff...good thing we are steady on our feet eh?) I've decided I have to practice my 'jump' bc well I haven't quite perfected it yet!! :)

I'll have to upload some more tomorrow...but it's after 10pm and i've been trying to get to bed BEFORE 2am or even 4am...(it's been hard for me to GET to bed bc of the whole 24 sun thing...hence my sleep has well been a bit less.......and tryin to change that! I hiked up Mt. Duval today with 3 new friends...I had a blast...er.. should I really say that? hmmm maybe I should say that it was a BLAST at the top.... and the walk up...and the walk down.... not so much fun!!! LOL BUT well worth the walk... this time I was up and down in 4 hours!!

..Up..up...up we go.....

Saturday I had a really really lazy day! About 6:30pm...Mary called me and asked if I'd like to go for a little walk, and go up the hill behind our houses in search of flowers... I was all about going, but first had to get out of my pjs(yes it was 6:30pm and I was STILL in my pjs--hence the lazy day I was having!) So we planned to meet up in about an hour and go for our short walk. Started looking at the flowers(will post photos soon)...and talking about how it was the "Summer Solstice". Mary said "I've always wanted to hike Mt. Duval at this time of year but never have" and so we decided to hike it that night!

Here's Mt.Duval---from the spot on the hill where there are tons of flowers...(so not from the bottom)... we had to hike up the hill beside it to avoid snow patches, (the snow is uber soft and well you can end up stuck to your waist or kneck if you aren't careful!)


Mary and I took numerous breaks to enjoy the awesome weather, and views...here's a snap from one of the spots.... you can see town in the distance.

At the top of the ridge that we walked to get to the 'main' hill... I was so excited to reach this point...but really it was only about 1/2 of the way up!!

...An Inuksuk on the path...we followed a path when we could...but also made our own path.....

These feet were made for walking....I'm glad I have these hiking shoes, they are awesome! Walking on the tundra is the craziest feeling...its sooooo spongey and bouncy!

..looking back the way we've come....

At the top of another ridge...but not at the top of Duval yet!!

...another Inuksuk on the way up....

...town in the corner, posing with the Inuksuk....

At the top...this is the view I was waiting for!!! Looking at the Pang Pass..... AMAZING!

..me at the top!

Sitting at the top looking out at the town, we made it just before midnight to the top!

...one last shot before we head back down the hill... we ended getting home at 1:30am...pretty good for a 'little' hike!!! I'm glad I made the hike......