Matti's Taking on Alaska: Purple Mountain

We had a beautiful weekend a few weeks ago, so we jumped on the opportunity to go exploring around the island and go hiking. I went with a few HS teachers up Purple Mountain. We followed the pipe lines that transfers the town's water from a big lake. The lake also feeds into a waterfall that you can see as you enter Metlakatla on the ferry. With the pipe line on my right and the waterfall to the left of the trail, it was a beautiful hike and I'll show you some things I got to see.

Once we got to the top of the waterfall, one teacher and I decided to climb to the top of the mountain. Little did I know there would be some rock climbing involved, but the best way to learn is right on the top of a mountain and no other way to get down! This climb exceeded the ability of my tennis shoes, so I got a little scraped up, but the views were absolutely worth it!