{"id":5053,"date":"2020-08-29T22:57:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T14:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=5053"},"modified":"2021-03-05T06:56:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:56:08","slug":"20200829lazy-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/29\/20200829lazy-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 7 of 2020 Alaska Trip, Lazy Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seventh and last day of our Alaska trip. I would be hiking Lazy Mountain Trail near Palmer, Alaska before hopping onto a 7pm flight to Seattle.<\/p>\n

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<\/br>Matanuska Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s our last day in Alaska, I figured it would be nice to conclude this Alaska trip with my favorite activity of hiking. There were quite some hiking trails at the mouth of Knik River, near the town of Palmer. With a flight to catch in the evening, I picked Lazy Mountain Trail for the day, a short 9km trip with 900m elevation gain but nonetheless stunning views at the summit.<\/p>\n

I left Airbnb in Palmer at 10am, and started my hike at 10:25. By the time I got to trailhead, the parking lot was about half-full (and it pretty much stayed that way for the reminder of day). There’s 5 dollar parking charge, and since this was a popular trail, I had some struggle pushing the fee envelope into an overflowing box.
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