2010-11-07 Ensign Peak Nature Park Hike

We thought we were done with hiking for the year. But my church friends felt the weather was still mild and wanted to do the last hiking. So we went to the Salt Lake avenue area's Ensign Peak park for a short hike. It was a bit of windy, but temperature was warm during the day. We went on Sunday (11/7) afternoon. The view of state capitol and Salt Lake downtown was great!

2010-10-17 Willow Lake Hike

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My church friends really want to do another hiking before the weather turns cold. We also want to see the fall foliage before the first snow falls. We went to a lesser known trail called Willow Lake (or beaver pond) in the Big Cottonwood Canyon. The trailhead is in a residential area. We parked the cars in the ski rental shop and walked through the neighborhood. It is a short 2-mile round trip hike with about 800 feet elevation gain. It was a pleasant day that Sunday (10/17) afternoon. The view of the lake was awesome! There were still plenty of golden aspen leaves for our eyes to enjoy! On the way back, I stopped by the Big Cottonwood creek and took a few photos.

2010-10-03 Donut Falls Hike

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This is probably the most known and easiest trail in the Big Cottonwood canyon. My church friends went hiking on Sunday (10/3) afternoon. There were still some aspen trees with golden leaves.

2010-07-17 Cecret Lake Hike

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This is the most famous and easiest hike in the Little Cottonwood Canyon. Late July and early August is the time when wild flowers put on their best display. My church friends went hiking on Saturday (7/17) and this place was literally packed. Parking space is very limited, so we took the shuttle bus, courtesy of Alta resort.

2010-07-03 Lake Mary Hike

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I went hiking with church friends on Saturday (7/3) morning. We started at the the Brighton ski resort main parking lot. We first arrived at Lake Mary, then a small lake called Lake martha. We were trying to go to Lake Catherine, but due to much snow on the trail in that part, we turned back and visited Dog Lake, which is on the junction of the main trail.