McHugh Creek

Wednesday after work Kelly, James and I headed out to McHugh Creek for a hike. The trail winds up through a forest and then emerges onto the open hillside. It then heads back up the valley that McHugh Creek flows out of and up to McHugh Lake.

We settled on the hike because Kelly's last name is McHugh and it only seemed natural to explore the area.


The weather was mixed, and quite windy down by Turnagain Arm. Once we were in the trees the wind died down and we were surrounded by a sea of green dotted with the occasional swaths of wildflowers.

We came across several moose on our hike. The first was a female. The second was a young male with his antlers still covered in velvet. The final bull was back at the parking lot. All of them munched contentedly on the ample greenery while James and I snapped pictures.

Dall sheep were spotted way up on a hillside near patches of snow. They looked like little spots of white on the rock.

All in all, it was fantastic to be able to leave work and get out into a truly wild place for a hike.


PICTURES: http://picasaweb.google.com/jack.r.mckenna/McHughCreekHike