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Lighting Up Dry Canyon
A few weeks past (and since then) we received a ton of lightning, and in my attempts to capture some of the action, here is my best one. Just over Timpanogos, a lighting bolt or two hit the mountain range and light up the sky. This is also directly above Dry Canyon in Lindon.
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Mirror Lake
In the high Uinta Mountains of Utah is Mirror Lake. This lake is a popular location for summer fishing and non-motorized recreation. On the way to Boy Scout camp we stopped by to take in the view.
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Zion Canyon
A few weekends ago we took the family down to southwestern Utah and enjoyed four days at the famous Zion National Park near Springdale, UT. I think we could have spent a year exploring all of the beauty the canyons and area provide.
This particular evening was a sunbeam sunset as the sun dipped behind the clouds and the West Temple landmark.
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Continuing our Zion National Park weekend, one of our days we decided that we’d challenge Angels Landing - a hike which takes a lot of guts to complete. Angels Landing is a 5 mile hike which presents gorgeous views and dizzying drop-offs as you gain about 1488 feet of elevation and walk some portions along a 1200 foot sheer cliff.
Pictured here is another view of Zion Canyon - imagine this area all underwater, and then millions of years later, this green area below a lake bed. After the lake drained out, the Virgin River carved out the canyon which we see now. As part of the Grand Staircase of sedimentary rock, the oldest layer of Zion Canyon is the newest layer of rock in the Grand Canyon. Wow! What a progression!
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The Narrows
Our trip wouldn’t be complete without a day hike from the bottom-up along the slot canyon known as “The Narrows.” Traditionally The Narrows is a 16 mile / 13 hour hike from the top-down hiking in and through the Virgin River. But, with the kids, that hike wouldn’t be possible. Yet we wanted to give them a taste of the beautiful scenery and experience walking along the bottom of 3-400 foot sheer cliffs. The enormity!
So, we rented them sturdy Five Ten Canyoneer hiking shoes (amphibious), neoprene socks, and a walking stick from a local outfitter and took a 5 mile hike for 4 hours, round-trip, starting from The Temple of Sinawava (the exit of the Narrows and top of Zion Canyon) to the Wall Street district (or so) and back. The bottom-up hike doesn’t require a permit and we knew that we could turn back anytime before the kids started showing fatigue - we wanted it to be a good experience.
Well the kids had a blast, and say that they look forward to make the whole trek from the top to the bottom when they get older. We’re so looking forward to it! We have lots of time to get them ready!EXIF:
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Angels Landing
Continuing the Angels Landing hike, after Refrigerator Canyon, and Walter’s Wiggles, you come to a sandy, broad high point about 1500ft (457m) above the canyon floor called Scout Lookout. From here, you can see the trail which follows perilously along a sandstone backbone to the Angels Landing peak.
We actually stopped here and called our hike good - although the trail extends further, as you can see in the photo. The views were glorious, and getting close to the trail edges at Scout Lookout gave all of us an appreciation for how Zion’s Canyon was carved out over time.
Check out more on Zion National Park by reading the 2010 Fall Map & Guide Newspaper, taken from the Zion National Park website.
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Falling Leaves and Changing Colors
This week the colors in the mountains have really taken a turn - bright yellow, red, orange. It’s beautiful!
On the way back home from a short drive up to Sundance Ski Resort, I caught a colored leaf floating in the river. More colored photos to come …EXIF:
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Another Trip to Zion Canyon
Last weekend we took the opportunity to play in an outdoor volleyball tournament in St. George, Utah, and guess what’s close to St. George … Zion!
Without the kids this time (we had family watch them), the wife and I climbed Angel’s Landing. All I can say is, wow! This is a similar photo to what I posted earlier, but cropped and edited in a major way. I hope you enjoy this artistic approach.
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Winter Is Here
With the Northern Utah forecast calling for snow the most of this week, I think the last of these gorgeous colors are going to finally say goodbye until another year. I can’t wait for the La Niña winter, which is supposed to bring more snow - the more, the better to ski/snowboard on.
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Winter Part II
With 7 inches of new snow reported at Snowbird today and a foot expected tonight throughout tomorrow, all of these beautiful leaves have just about fallen and I now hope that 1) I’ll have a chance to rake them up and put up the Christmas lights and 2) opening day at our resorts comes earlier due to the fantastic snowfall. Perhaps that’s asking too much?
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Mama and her Fawn
Driving down the road from our home, I found a Doe with her fawn resting in a neighbor’s backyard. The doe kept closing her eyes, looking very sleepy, and the fawn was timid - she wouldn’t even turn her head to look at us!
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Emerald Pool Falls
Looking West along the Kayenta Trail heading towards the Emerald Pools in National National Park, one can get a view of the three waterfalls which fill the Upper, Middle and Lower Pools.
It’s said that this trail is the third-most-used in Zion National Park, and I can see why. It is also just about 3 miles round trip - giving all level of hikers enjoyment along a less strenuous path.
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Zion National Park Canyon
Standing at the Middle Pool of the Emerald Pools Trail, you get a great view of the eastern mountains in Zion National Park.
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Desolation Peak Ridge
From The Canyon’s Ninety-Nine 90 lift I snapped a photo of the Desolation Peak ridge line. Although this ridge is accessible from the resort, the normal danger and warnings of avalanches in the backcountry are presented before you enter over.
With just a few dozen lines taken as you see here, the snow was plenty deep enough and tracks untouched to make the extra hike over along the ridge certainly worth the work before I give up on my snowboarding season completely.
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Delicate Arch - Moab, UT
Delicate Arch is a must-see for anyone visiting Arches National Park near Moab, UT. This arch is on the Utah license plate - and is the unofficial symbol of Utah. The hike to Delicate Arch is just over 3 miles round-trip, and takes a family with young kids just under 1 hour there, and about 40 minutes back. Thus, we noticed many people making the trek half-way and turning around (what a shame!).
Delicate Arch precludes a cliff, and sits in a giant sandstone bowl. The last 100 feet or so until the bowl also has you walk along a 5-6 foot wide path which has a cliff on one side. So the whole journey is not for the faint of heart. But, the hike is definitely worth it!
