I woke to Julie singing my name, “Lily. Lily. Lily, can I borrow your charger? My phone is about to die.” I opened my eyes to complete darkness, my hat still pulled over them, my muscles tense from being cold all night. It felt good to relax them as I pushed myself up and out of my sleeping bag, in a sad attempt to get warm I had burrowed far into my bag as if it were a den.
Read MoreThis is without a doubt one of the coolest places I have ever slept, made even better by the grueling three hour trek to get there. Not only does it reward your efforts with incredible views of the Chilkoot mountains across the way, and endless sights up and down the Lynn Canal, but you are level with the Rainbow Glacier. You are so close you can feel the chill of the ice.
Read MoreThis trip had been weeks in the making, planning around schedules, kids and the weather. We had postponed twice before and my time in Haines was quickly coming to an end, I had just five days until I would be on the ferry heading back down the Lynn Canal.
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