Taken on a hike in Chugach State Park. In 1980, after a short-lived stint in the hospitality industry in Alaska, I decided to explore other career options. After faithfully completing all the exercises in the book What Color is Your Parachute, I learned I was better suited for a left-brain career. That led me to move from Alaska to Oregon and then take steps to return to school.This snapshot was among the first of a large number I recently had digitized. I now get to relive some of my 20s and 30s all over again. I’ll post some on Flickr, but I promise I won't spam.Chugach State Park covers 495,204 acres (2,004 square kilometers) covering a hilly region immediately east of Anchorage, in south-central Alaska.Established by legislation signed into law on August 6, 1970, by Alaska Governor Keith Miller, this state park was created to provide recreational opportunities, protect the scenic value of the Chugach Mountains and other geographic features, and ensure the safety of the water supply for Anchorage.The park, managed by Alaska State Parks, is the third-largest state park in the United States, and consists of geographically disparate areas each with different attractions and facilities.Only Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California and Wood-Tikchik State Park in western Alaska are larger.Though primarily in the Municipality of Anchorage, a small portion of the park north of the Eklutna Lake area in the vicinity of Pioneer Peak lies within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.Hunting and fishing are permitted in the Chugach under regulations established by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for game management unit 14c. Target practice is not allowed within the park boundaries.Ref: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chugach_State_Park">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chugach_State_Park</a>
9/1980 Chugach State Park Hike
9/1980 Chugach State Park Hike
9/1980 Chugach State Park Hike
9/1980 Chugach State Park Hike
9/1980 Chugach State Park Hike
9/1980 Chugach State Park Hike
9/1980 Chugach State Park Hike
