Perseverance Trail #2

When Richard Harris and Joe Juneau first came to the area that would become Juneau AK, they were taken to what was to be named Gold Creek by a Tlingit named Chief Kowee.  Kowee showed them where he and his people had found gold (a metal they had no value in and made bullets out of because of it's low melting point) and, unbeknownst to him, set of a gold rush in SE Alaska.  More about the historical value of this trail can be found here. 

Amanda and I have hiked this particular trail once before but only had time to go a very short way.  This time we planned to spend at least several hours hiking since we had the entire, and stunningly gorgeous, Sunday off.  The weather couldn't have been more stunning; 68, mostly sunny, and a light breeze (thank goodness!).  Obviously this wasn't a unique idea as the convenient location near downtown, generally mild difficulty, and absolutely stunning beauty makes this is a very popular trail. 

View down the Silverbow Basin towards Douglas Island

Me and the roomie, Amanda

View back down Silverbow Basin

Gold Creek viewed from above

Old mine shaft

These photos are all sorts of out of order but the blog is being weird today and I am honestly too tired to fight with a website today.  I'm sure everyone has been there at some point. :)

All in all, it was a wonderful day with a wonderful roommate/friend and it's a trail I'm sure I will hike over and over again with great joy.  Have a wonderful evening everyone!