2015-06-14 Twin Lakes Loop Hike

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週日下午鹽湖城氣溫將近九十度，我們的爬山組到Brighton的Twin Lakes Loop trail爬山。山上溫度大概只有七十多度，上山的車子非常多，大家都想到山裡面避暑。這個trail是一個loop，我們從Lake Solitude走到Twin Lakes再回到Silver Lake。Trail上充滿了大人和孩子們歡喜高興有說有笑的聲音。感謝神美麗的創造！

2015-06-07 Desolation Lake Hike

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週日下午鹽湖城艷陽高照，當車子進入 Big Cottonwood Canyon 的時候，突然天空烏雲密佈，快到停車場的時候，開始下起雨來，雨勢沒有減低的樣子。到了停車場雨還繼續下，我們猶豫不決是否打道回府算了，但是大家覺得既然來了，就穿上雨衣爬山吧。那時候真不知道前面的天氣如何，突然想起一首詩歌“雲上太陽”，神是全知全能的，雖然小雨灑在臉上，神就像雲上太陽祂永不改變。我們走了半個小時之後，雨開始停了，過了不多久，天空也開始放晴，陽光普照，最後經過兩個小時，4個英里 1,875英尺爬升，消耗1,000卡路里之後，到了目的地，湖水清澈，風光明媚。感謝神美麗的創造！

2015-05-25 Lake Blanche Hike

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Today is Memorial Holiday. We did not know there were many people hiking this beautiful trail until we got to the parking lot, which of course was full. We had to park our car far away from the trail head. The sky was cloudy, and we encountered some rain on the trail, which made it slippery. It was a steady ascent with 2,600 feet elevation gain. But the view at the end was breath-taking and well worth the muscle ache.

2015-05-10 Ridgeline Dale Peak Hike

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母親節的這一個禮拜幾乎天天下大雨，給了連續幾年乾旱的鹽湖城需要的雨水。天氣預報說母親節天將放晴，實在不太相信。但是沒想到週日起床後，發現天空竟然是藍色的。更沒想到雨後的天空還有許多的浮雲，把天空裝飾的更漂亮，山上步道盛開的野花也為整個風景增色不少。

2015-05-03 Shoreline Trail Block U Hike

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This Sunday we decided to hike to Block U through the Shoreline trail via Dry Creek Canyon. We had hiked this trail 3 years ago in early April. We were surprised this time by all the wild flowers along the trail. But the most spectacular view was at the top of the mountain just behind the Block U. We just had some scattered rain storm in the valley, but luckily the trail was dry. Views along the trail were gorgeous. I also notice there were lots of maple trees. It would be a great trail to hike in autumn for the color-changing scene.

2015-04-26 Photo Walk

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There were lots of blooming wild flowers at last Sunday's Twin Peaks trail hike. After a weekend rain show, the wild flowers bloom even like crazy. Sunday afternoon was very cloudy, and I went hiking with Phoebe to take some landscape photos on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. I am sure the photos will be very different due to the cloudy sky. It is actually more like a photo walk where we stopped on the trail to take lots of landscape photos.

2015-04-19 Twin Peaks Hike

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Today is another beautiful day perfect for hiking the mountain in the Avenue area when trails in Cottonwood Canyons are still covered with snow. Our group hiked the Twin Peaks trail, now full of blooming wild flowers.

2015-04-12 Living Room Trail Hike

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We had a warm winter and the temperature has been hovering in the 60s and 70s these past few days. Sunday was quite sunny with some gentle breeze. Xiaodong and our family decided to hike the Living Room Trail. Near the trailhead parking area, I saw some yellow flowers started blooming. They turned out to be arrowleaf balsamroots. We didn't expect to see these flowers because normally they bloom in late April. Rain is doing very well hiking on his own for most part of the trail. The clouds were very interesting and we all enjoyed the awesome view of Salt Lake valley.

2014-12-26 Fire Wave Hike

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On the day leaving Vegas to go back to Salt Lake, we stopped by the Valley of Fire State Park (50 miles east of Vegas) on our way home. I missed the Fire Wave last year because there was no sign for this unique trail. This year, they put up the sign and we did not miss it. It was a gorgeous day to hike this place.

2014-12-25 Kraft Mountain Loop Hike

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For our Christmas activity, we and 3 other families decided to go to a warmer place. The default for many people is Las Vegas due to its geographic proximity to Salt Lake City. But we don't want to wander in the casinos during the day, so we visited a few places just outside the city. We went to hike the Craft Mountain Loop trail located in the Red Rock Conservation Area. The hike was supposed to be easy, but there are a few spots that require some rock scrambling. Though it was scary at times, but thanks to God's protection, we all made it back to the parking lot and had a great memory.

2014-11-09 Living Room Trail Hike

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Even when Thanksgiving is around the corner, we have not given up on hiking yet. Thanks for a warm summer, there are still some brush oaks turning color in the Living Room trail. Our hiking group had a great time hiking this easy trail. In the end, we enjoy the view from the "Living Room" furnished with rock chair and sofa. The another neat thing for this hike is that kids brought their ukulele and played a song "One Day" (by Plumb) in the living room.

2014-10-19 Bells Canyon Lower Water Falls Hike

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Our hiking group went on a short hike to the Bell Canyon Reservoir. After reaching the destination, we thought it is still early, and decided to hike the lower falls. It was a bit of hard due to steep elevation gain. But the falls in the end is a great reward for everyone.

2014-10-12 Willow Lake Hike

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Willow Lake is an easy hike located in the Big Cottonwood Canyon. Due to a warm year, the aspens have passed the peak color. But the scenery is still worth the short 2-mile hike.

2014-10-05 Stewarts Falls Hike

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This was not the most spectacular year for autumn foliage due to extreme warm summer. However grown-ups and kids had great time hiking the Stewart Falls trail in Provo Canyon.

2014-08-14 Cecret Lake Hike & Utah Olympic Park

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We had a family friend who came from Taiwan to attend Logan Church's 10-year anniversary celebration. After the event, we invited them to stay in our house and took them to Alta again. Amazingly, the wild flowers last almost a month and they are still blooming.

2014-08-09 Tony Grove Lake Nature Trail Walk

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After Logan Church's 10-year anniversary celebration BBQ, we stopped by Tony Lake up in the Logan Canyon. Experience another beautiful wild flower show.