Mt. Marathon Seward

... could buy some more before hiking in Denali. On schedule we arrived into Seward just before 10:00. Heidi pointed out were the Mt. Marathon race takes place. The race is 1.5 mile uphill and 1.5 mile back down with cliffs, scree fields and ...

... time. We do catch the 11:00 shuttle and make it to town in just a few minutes. We just missed the start of the women's Mt. Marathon race. This is a 5 to 6 mile race that's like none other in the world. Mt. Marathon is this 3,000 plus foot mountain right ...

... they run a race every year. There is a huge sign with warnings (and warnings and warnings) about actually trying to climb Mt Marathon. The trail itself seems dangerous enough, not to mention the moose and the bears. Needless to say, we took ...

... Also learned of the Mount Marathon race held each 4th of July, a grueling footrace starting at sea level, then up and down 3,022 foot Mt. Marathon along a mile and a half trail. I was told the winner of the race had done the complete race up and down the ...

... , then drove south to Seward.  Our campground was RIGHT on the ocean, had free wifi, and cost $8 a night!  Amy hiked Mt. Marathon, we took a six hour boat tour and saw all kinds of ocean animals, and we tried to kayak...but it got cancelled ...