This morning my brother-in-law took us up to Chugach State Park and we climbed Peak 2 behind Flattop Mountain via the Sunnyside Trail. It was pretty cold and breezy all of the way up and also a good check on how we might fare with a more strenuous hike next week. We gained a respectable 1,600 feet in elevation along the 3.5-mile round-trip route. Back in Maryland it's a struggle to find hikes of comparable topography. Even though the clouds were hugging the tops of the mountains we occasionally caught views of the Anchorage bowl and southeastern Turnagain Arm. At dinnertime we felt pretty rewarded by epic pizzas from Bear Tooth.
Peak 2 (that's the actual name) is the one on the left
Climbing higher
Backside of Flattop, a prominent feature along the mountains that can be seen from most of the city
Behind Peak 2 you have the option to also climb Peak 3
Summit Beer!
Comin' back down
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