2011-07-31 Brighton Silver Lake Hike (#9)

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We had an early monsoon season (usually occurring in mid to late August in Salt Lake City). However this afternoon's moisture did not ruin the hiking fun after the rain. Because of mud on the trail, we didn't go to Lake Solitude/Twin Lakes as planned. But, Silver Lake was quite different and beautiful. We had a great time at Silver Lake and saw a moose gazing the plants around the lake. Kids also had great time rock climbing and thanks to Jarek for a great job helping these little kids climb up and down. Sister Li Qin (李清) reported seeing a mother moose and 2 baby moose just outside Brighton parking lot when they left, but we missed that because kids needed to make a pee stop. We also welcome Shaofeng back and hiked with us this afternoon.

2011-07-24 Willow Lake Hike (#8)

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The temperature was quite warm in the valley, around 95 degrees. We headed to the trailhead from church parking lot around 3:30 pm. The flowers were blooming on the trail. Solitude still had snow patches on higher elevation mountains. It was always fun to hike with church families.

2011-07-17 Great Western Trail Hike (#7)

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What a great way to escape the heat in the valley! It was 95 degrees and many of our regular hikers were hesitant to go hiking on Sunday afternoon. Those who made it to the summit were enjoying the gentle cool breeze along the trail leading to the top of Big Mountain. Randy, Kathy, Richard and Jane were mountain biking. Richard unfortunately popped his tire and missed the fun ride. Jane didn't have prior experience, so I rode the bike for her. The cloud formation was spectacular and the panoramic view on the top was terrific. It was around mid-70 on the trail. Wild flowers were just starting to bloom. We will come back for the fall color.