climberben - Feb 7, 2013 3:01 pm Date Climbed: Jul 18, 1986
Mount Riley
I hiked this with my parents and little sister when I was six.
Shaylee - Feb 5, 2012 1:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011
Riley
6-25-11
Kessler - Feb 5, 2012 1:00 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011
Riley
6-25-11
Scott - Feb 5, 2012 12:58 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011
Riley
Today we were hoping for clear skies so Kessler and I could show Kim and Shaylee all the fantastic views of the mountains that you can have from the peaks surrounding Haines. Fate was not with us and it was not to be. The cloud line was 1000-2000 feet elevation so the really spectacular peaks could not be seen.
From Haines, we took a taxi to the Beach Road/Battery Point Trailhead. We made our way up Mount Riley hoping that the clouds would lift a little, but the cloud ceiling never did lift above 2000 feet. Along the way we saw a very colorful woodpecker. After reaching the summit of Mount Riley, we ate lunch. It was raining a bit, but the weather wasn’t terrible.
From the summit we headed north towards Lily Lake and then took the trail down to the Mud Bay Road, completing a full traverse of the mountain. From there it was a fairly long road walk back to the Bear Creek Cabins. Along the way we met a female biker who had just got attacked by a pit bull. We felt bad for her, but were glad that we didn’t run into the pit bull since we had small children with us.
climberben - Feb 7, 2013 3:01 pm Date Climbed: Jul 18, 1986
Mount RileyI hiked this with my parents and little sister when I was six.
Shaylee - Feb 5, 2012 1:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011
Riley6-25-11
Kessler - Feb 5, 2012 1:00 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011
Riley6-25-11
Scott - Feb 5, 2012 12:58 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011
RileyToday we were hoping for clear skies so Kessler and I could show Kim and Shaylee all the fantastic views of the mountains that you can have from the peaks surrounding Haines. Fate was not with us and it was not to be. The cloud line was 1000-2000 feet elevation so the really spectacular peaks could not be seen.
From Haines, we took a taxi to the Beach Road/Battery Point Trailhead. We made our way up Mount Riley hoping that the clouds would lift a little, but the cloud ceiling never did lift above 2000 feet. Along the way we saw a very colorful woodpecker. After reaching the summit of Mount Riley, we ate lunch. It was raining a bit, but the weather wasn’t terrible.
From the summit we headed north towards Lily Lake and then took the trail down to the Mud Bay Road, completing a full traverse of the mountain. From there it was a fairly long road walk back to the Bear Creek Cabins. Along the way we met a female biker who had just got attacked by a pit bull. We felt bad for her, but were glad that we didn’t run into the pit bull since we had small children with us.