June 29th, 2017

We went to Hatcher Pass. We climbed some rocks to get up to the lake. We found some rocks in the lake. I found a rock way to get to the deep part of the water. The water was freezing cold. We also found a cave. We found another pit. Which had a moss couch in it. We took a different trail down. We saw a cabin on the way. We went to the cabin. I crossed a river to get to the other side.  We found some gold at Independence Mine. It was an awesome mine. It was kind of like Thunder Mountain Railroad at DisneyLand.  It was a fun day.

Bella was so fun. I really like her, I saw her room.  Climbing the rocks was so fun. It was easy and hard to climb the rocks. Bella and I walked together and we took pictures together. When we climbed to the top we saw ice on the lake and snow.  

After, we went to Independence Mine, we saw a train and where the workers worked. There was ice in the tunnel and a broken bridge. 

Rahab Ireland

I, Esther Ireland, went to Hatcher pass with my family and the Ness family. We climbed over big boulders with a stream going under them. When we got to the top there was a lake with some ice on top. I threw some rocks at the ice even though the rocks were heavy and the ice was thin the rocks did not break the ice. The lake was not completely covered with ice the water was freezing. Then we went down a path. And saw some prairie dogs and their holes. Then we went to the mine. Hudson and I collected some rocks and some gold or what we think is gold. We saw old train carts and the different holes were people went into the ground to look for gold. We had lots of fun doing all different things that day.