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Aspen Grove
The morning after hiking Timp I woke up early to capture the sunrise. Looking towards Sundance Ski Resort, the sun gently came up over the horizon and lit up the whole mountain side.
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Rainbow of Light
Catching a last bit of sunshine in the Aspen Grove waterfall produced a rainbow of light flowing over the mountainside.
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Follow the Sun
After hitting the Saddle of Timpanogos and going as far as we wanted that morning, we made our way along the trail to start our decent back home. The morning sun had just breached the horizon and was above the clouds in the distant sky.
What a trip! It’ll be something I’ll never forget, and a hike which I’ll conquer again this year and many more times. I learned more about myself in that day and 1/2 than I have in the last few years. It was a spiritual experience with nature.
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Provo River Falls
Just downstream from the High Uinta Lakes, such as Trial, Teapot, Lost, Lilly, and Wall Lakes, along the Mirror Lake Highway is the beautiful cascading Provo River Falls. This river drains all the way from this wilderness to Jordanelle Resorvoir, Deer Creek Reservoir, and finally continues down Provo Canyon and empties into Utah Lake. It’s quite the distance, and to see this high up in the wilderness is a wonderful sight.
The Provo River Falls area is filled with a lot of waterfalls this size, and my only wish was that I had a ND filter for my fisheye lens and had taken my tripod out of the car. Definitely a fantastic place to hike, camp, or picnic when the weather is right. Utah has some amazing beauty!
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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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Hawaiian Dream
While in Hawaii a little bit ago, I took an awesome hike from Hawaii Kai, up to Mariner’s Ridge - a nice stroll along a mountain ridge line which produced this Hawaiian dream-like scene. The hike was an easy one - and I highly recommend you check it out when there.
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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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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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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!
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Hike With Me
The Park Avenue hike in Arches National Park is known for being an easy introduction to what’s in store for any visitor. Sheer sandstone walls, balanced rocks, desert flowers, sandy washes, and monumental pillars all line-up along the hiking trail in their beautiful colors to invite you further into the adventure.
While I would consider many other hikes more exciting, this one shouldn’t be missed for first-timers or those with kids. The hike will take you about 30-35 minutes one-way, and it’s best to have someone pick you up at the exit end of the hike so that a return-trip isn’t needed.
Are you ready!?
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Landscape Arch
This arch is famous - as the 2nd longest arch in the world, and the longest in Arches National Park with a length of around 290 feet (88.4 m) long.
In the recent decade+, Landscape Arch has been getting thinner - where 3 slabs have fallen off in lengths of 30, 47, and 70 feet each. Now, the thinnest area of the arch on the right is said to be just 6 feet thick - making me wonder how has this arch stayed standing!?
The trail to Landscape Arch is about 1 mile one-way from the Devil’s Garden trail head, and takes < 30 min to get there. It’s also relatively flat and easy. If you decide to carry on further, the hike after this gets a bit more rigorous; there are other arches up the trail which are just as beautiful and the locations are unbelievably serene. If you can hack it, the Devil’s Garden loop is one of my favorite hikes in the park thus far (our 6 yr old did this loop) and I highly recommend it. But be sure to bring along adequate water and snacks!
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Double O Arch
Way back in the Devil’s Garden area of Arches National Park is the beautiful Double O Arch. This photo is looking north, after you pass through the bottom arch and climb up a small hill to look back towards the trail.
The arches are incredible. At one time this park was a mound of salt beds, which were replaced in some places with sandstone. Water eroded the salt beds, and water and wind eroded the sandstone where with just the right amount of hardness and pressure these arches remain. Since 1970, 43 arches have collapsed due to erosion with somewhere over 2000 still remaining.
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Escalante Natural Bridge
I feel really lucky to be able to hang with a great scout troop and visit Utah’s beautiful wilderness. A few weeks back, our excursions took us to Escalante National Monument where we setup camp and hiked around Southern Utah’s Anasazi Indian country. The landscape was amazing - slightly different than Moab or Zion - lots of water, lush green trees, but also still hot and sandy. We had a blast!
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Flowering Cactus
I was surprised to find a flowering cactus in the middle of the Utah desert. There were yellow and pink versions, and a bunch had bees finding nectar!
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