Sunday, April 20, 2014

2014-04-20 Mill Creek Canyon Pipeline Hike

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I went hiking with my church friends on Sunday (4/20) afternoon. The trailhead called Rattlesnake Gulch is 0.7 mile from the fee station at the Millcreek Canyon. The name sounds scary, but we didn't encounter any snakes on the trail this time of the year. But you will probably in summer months. The first 0.6 mile on the trail gains the most elevation (around 700 feet). Then you will be at the trail junction. Take the left (going west toward the valley) on the Pipeline trail. It is about a mile to the Salt Lake valley lookout. There were lots of wild flowers called arrowleaf balsamroot at the lookout. You get an awesome view of the valley (west).

Monday, April 7, 2014

2014-04-06 Utah State Capitol Cherry Blossom

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多年來一直想去看看猶他州政府廣場前四百多棵的櫻花繽紛綻放,但是去年還是錯過了。前­幾天在台灣的時候上KSL網絡看到觀眾上載的照片,知道現在是櫻花盛開的時候了。於是­在週日教會結束之後,決定和Phoebe一起去State Capitol觀賞櫻花(麗珠去買菜錯過機會),結果真是不虛此行,不僅櫻花盛開,天­氣還晴時多雲偶微雨,正是拍照的好時間。