Penguin Peak (Pk-a-Wk #15)

For this weeks Peak a Week we hiked Penguin Peak down on Turnagain Arm. We started at sea level and gained the 4334' summit after about 2 hours of hard hiking. We saw sheep towards the top of the peak. I felt pretty small walking along the top of the ridge, looking down at the tiny cars on the seward highway.

There was still about 10' of drifted snow along part of the ridge. And this is in September!

Looking south from the Summit at Penguin Lake

Matt, Dave, Lars, Rich, and I at the top. Dave brought along a couple beers from the Midnight Sun Brewery. The Sockeye IPA is sooo good.