Today we biked the Eklutna Lakeside trail all the way to the airstrip at the far end. The surface of the lake was like glass all morning, and the temp was about 60. Perfect biking weather! The lower sections of the lakeside trail have been eroding in recent years due to storms and flooding, and although there are several short sections where we had to walk our bikes, the whole thing is still passable and flatter than following the parallel old road the entire way. Just past the end of the lake we got to see a black bear sow with two cubs cross our path. They were moving along at a good clip, so we gave them a couple of minutes before we started again, dinging our bike bells and hollering up a racket.
Distance one-way: 9 miles
Distance one-way: 9 miles