Majestic Valley Lodge-An Almost Perfect Weekend

We just got back from spending the night at Majestic Valley Lodge, about 105 miles North-East of Anchorage, just off the Glenn Highway. We were invited by some friends to do some skate skiing out them out there. The trails around Anchorage are pretty rough and icy so we were excited to hear they're was good trails there. So we headed out yesterday morning from Anchorage wondering if the skiing could really be as nice as we'd heard. When we left town, it was a typical gray morning, but as we got closer to our destination, the clouds disappeared. It was a bright beautiful, warm (28 degrees) day. As soon as we pulled up, our boys grabbed ski's and headed out on the trails with some friends. Bud and I unloaded our things and I took Bud out for the first time every on skate ski's. Turns out the trails weren't really right for first timers and Bud ended up heading back to the lodge and grabbed his snow shoes and had a fun adventure in the mountains. As for the kids and I, the trails around the lodge were real nice. Later in the day, the snow was actually pretty much perfect for skating.

We ended up staying in Glacier Hall with several other families, that knew each other. Our room had a dbl, a twin and a cot plus a bathroom with a shower. The main area had a community room with comfortable couches, a table to eat at, a microwave and a very small fridge. Oh, and a beautiful view of the valley. We all hung out in the community room when we weren't skiing or sledding. Most of us had ice-chest to use in addition to the tiny fridge. You can eat at the lodge, which I hear has excellent food, but most of us opted to bring along crockpots, electic skillets, rice cookers or microwave-able foods to eat. Worked out pretty well.


I thought this "ice curl" off the roof was pretty cool. Reminded me of a curling ocean wave. Maybe it looked better in person then with my camera.



Oh, I also was able to relax and knit for quite a while and I started working on my second sock. Haven't done the binding yet on the first sock, because it would require quiet concentration and I was having funning too much fun chatting to focus.

The views on the ride home today were also pretty spectacular. Took some pictures out from the moving car and a few sort of came out.