Alaskan Solstice adventure

Back into Alaska’s Wilderness for a Solstice adventure. With the sunrise at 10:13AM and sunset at 3:47PM we left Anchorage at 6:30 in the morning to get a jump start on the day. We saw temperatures range from 5F to -19F. On the trail we experienced a few areas of exposure and lots of ice. We found the sweet spot to be about 8 PSI which allowed our studded tires to bite into the ice and hold us up on some tricky off camber areas. The consequences in several areas were a fall into the river. Once we got to the lake, we had ice screws and throw ropes in case anyone fell in. The lake depth was consistently over 6 inches in depth. A fun safe adventure in a few type II moments.