lion's head

last weekend we went on a hike. we had both wanted to do something outdoorsy, but the weather wasn’t supposed to be cooperative. by early afternoon things seemed fine, so we headed out the door for a fun fall drive and hike. we went to a place called lion’s head. it was a 1.5-2 hour drive from anchorage, but the colors were wonderful. when we got to the trail head, there was a sign posted by telephone company that warned of proceeding further would be trespassing. one of us thought perhaps, we shouldn’t. the other one prevailed and we proceeded with the hike. it was actually less of a hike and more of a climb. it was relatively short, distance wise, probably about 1-1.5 miles but when you reach the top, you are 2,000 feet up. even though i was frequently out of breath it was really fun and i would do it again in a second. the views were magnificent at the top.