Mt. Roberts tramway and hike

View from the Mt. Roberts tramway station

Today is our 11 year anniversary!  Because it was beautiful weather all weekend, we celebrated all weekend.  :)

Steve and Emily as we head to the Mt. Roberts trailhead

This morning, Steve, I, and our friend Emily hiked to the top of the Mt. Roberts Tramway and after exploring a bit, we took the tram down.  It’s a very steep hike up – you gain ~1600 hundred feet in maybe 1 mile or so of trail (the guide isn't very clear).  Mt. Roberts is actually much taller, another 1800 feet and 2 miles to the summit from the tram.  But since there’s still so much snow, we didn’t venture any further than the tram station. 

Taking the tram is a popular tourist activity, but it was pretty mellow and uncrowded at the top.   There’s a small nature center, a restaurant, a couple of gift shops, and a live bald eagle exhibit at the tram station. 

View from the tramway area...steep!

On a nice day (like today!) you can see more than 10 miles north and south, by my estimation.  It’s pretty expensive to take the tram round trip – maybe $35-40.  I’m not sure it’s worth it on most days when it’s cloudy.  I’m not even sure it’s really worth it on sunny days.  It’s not a bad hike.  It’s $10 to ride the tram down, but if you show a receipt for $1 0 or more in purchases from the gift stores or restaurant, it’s a free ride down.  We ate lunch at the top so we could ride down.

The rest of the day we did things around the RV, like laundry and dishes, because tomorrow we have tickets for a 10 hour cruise to Tracy Arm Fjord!!!