On Friday Nora had 'early release' from school so after I got out of work, with the afternoon free, we climbed up Pillar Mountain behind town. I never climb Pillar Mountain. It is a very close and convenient trail, and yet I never seem to do it. But after climbing up the trail in the sunshine I'll be back!
It was super beautiful and very warm - temperatures were in the low 50's which is unseasonably warm for Kodiak in November. So we climbed up in the sunshine and then sat awhile on the tundra and looked out over town and listened to it go about its everyday activities. We could hear the canneries in operation and the boats clunking as they unloaded. Town felt amazingly close.
And then we hiked down a trail on the frontside that I had never been on before. It made an excellent loop. Nora and I will be back. Patrick
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| At the start Nora was wearing her new winter jacket |
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| But she shed it pretty quickly! |
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| A little steep |
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| At the top - or near it anyway |
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