Mt. Drum and Mt. Sanford
“Drum and Sanford” original acrylic painting by Gail Niebrugge, sold.
One of the most interesting features of Mt. Drum is the huge bowl on the south side from a volcanic eruption about 150,000 years ago when the top and south side were destroyed. It is the youngest volcano in the Wrangell Mountain volcanic field. Snider Peak is the sharp craggy summit on the left. One of my favorite routes to fly in my single engine Cessna is to circle the base of Mt. Drum at different elevations. One time I flew over the top, and at an elevation of 12,500 ft. I could glide all the way back to the air strip in Copper Center. My affection for this peak is unequaled, and it shows in my paintings. The summit of Mt. Sanford is visible in the background from this position south of Copper Center.
More tomorrow,
Gail Niebrugge, wilderness Alaska painter
