To break up the drive from Jim River to Fairbanks we planned a stop at the Wickersham Dome Trailhead located in the BLM’s White Mountains National Recreation Area. There are two trails which depart form this location, the Summit Trail and the Wickersham Creek Trail. This trail network includes two twenty mile loops which access public use cabins. The shortest available loop is a ski (cross country)  connection trail which joins the first two miles of each trailhead from the parking area. We set out from the Summit side and proceeded along a well maintained trail through boreal forest, alpine tundra, and bog habitats. The Summit trail contains boarded sections of trail to allow dry feet for the first two miles. However, the connecting section of the two trails proved too soggy for our liking and we doubled back the way we came.