On Pioneer Day we thought we should "walk and walk and walk" just like the pioneers did. Except we only had one camelpak rather than a whole handcart, and our destination was probably a whole lot more exciting that a desert valley. The trail-head to Silver Lake was up American Fork Canyon about half an hour past Tibble Creek Reservoir. It was about 2.2 miles one way and absolutely gorgeous. There were a couple small waterfalls on the way and the Lake was super clear. It was not strenuous at all; we saw several families with small children along the way.
(Rebecca wouldn't let me post the video unless I posted this picture too)
Mount Olympus
Last Saturday we went with Rebecca's cousins and brother to hike Mount Olympus. We started from the trail head (which is in Murray) at about 7:00 AM. This hike was pretty steep almost the whole way. More than 3/4 of the way up, you come to a gorgeous saddle point where you can finally see the other side of the mountain. From there, the rest of the hike was almost pure scrambling. The very top was just boulders. It was a really strenuous hike but the view at the top was heavenly!
5 comments:
Looks like fun!
I've heard Mt. Olympus is beautiful, but so hard! My siblings stayed on the top a little too long when they hiked it, lost view of the trail, and bush-whacked their way down the mountain--they ended up about a mile or more down the road from the parking lot!
Wow! I can't imagine doing that hike in the dark off the trail...that would be tricky and not much fun.
ahhhhh....
sweet nature.
Nice photos. Very nice. I like the photo with you two wearing glasses...
Also, I feel famous/honored with a photo of myself on your blog!
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