2013-09-29 Mormon Trail Hike

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This year's record warm weather in the Salt Lake area seemed to play a role in how the fall foliage displays in the neighboring mountains. But the vibrant color on Mormon trail in East Canyon still surprised us. Indeed God's fingerprints were on full display reminding us that He is the Lord of creation. Our hiking group had a great time enjoying the beautiful scenery and fellowshiping with one another. Thanks for Saofeng, Guojiang, Yuxia and Li Ming, who did not feel the one mile (one way) hike was challenging enough and ventured deep into the neighboring area to find a new trail for us. That was the most beautiful place with lots of vibrant fall color in this hike. There was a second small bridge on this loop too.

2013-09-01 Brighton Lakes Hike

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We had a very warm summer this year. Labor Day is supposed to signal the end of summer, but the temperature just won't show it though. It was a partly cloudy afternoon, which cooled down the temperature quite a bit. It was a very pleasant hike on the trail. After arriving at Lake Mary the sun came out and we also saw a lone moose by the lake shore on the other side across from our group. After 30 minutes resting and snacking, we continue to hike to Lake Catherine. On the way home, rain started for half of the time.

2013-08-11 Lisa Falls Hike

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This is shortest hike we have ever done hiking the Wasatch Front mountains. I hiked with 3 kids (Aaron, Ivan and Phoebe) and they had a great time playing around the water falls. 

2013-07-28 Cecret Lake Hike

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Though it was a wild weather (cloudy, a bit of rain drops, then sunny sky) hiking the Cecret Lake trail on Sunday afternoon, it was a very blessed hike with friends and families. Once again, the calendar-cover scenery and vibrant wild flowers amaze us and remind us of God's handywork. Parking spaces at Alta at this time of the year when wild flowers are peaking are so hard to find, we had to wait for about 30 minutes before all of us got a spot at the upper parking lot. The parking lot at the Albion Basin campground was way too hard to find. Though we had to walk a half mile more to get to the trailhead, we actually enjoyed such walk because of all the blooming flowers on the road side.

2013-07-24 Catherine Pass Hike

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It was an overcast morning and the parking lot at Alta was always full as wildflower season begins. I was lucky to get a spot at the Sunnyside parking lot. After I reached the pass, I hiked down to Lake Catherine on the Brighton side where I saw a moose family, who later crossed the pass to the Alta side. After hiking back to the pass, I decide to explore the Sunset Peak, which was only about 0.3 mile from the pass. At Sunset Peak you get views of neighboring mountains like Mt. Timpanogos. Wildflowers still dotted the landscape on this trail.

2013-07-14 Cardiff Pass Hike

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Phoebe and I went on a daddy-daughter date by hiking the Cardiff Pass in Alta. The amount of wildflowers were enormous and unbelievable, reminding me of the famous quote from 徐志摩的《日記‧西湖記》『數大便是美』。Ironically we only met a few hikers on the trail (we met Hao Xiang, Xie Jing and Jenny Teng). The reason might be because the trailhead wasn't visibly marked. In fact you have to go through a residential neighborhood and Alta police station. Now is probably the prime time to see these beautiful flowers.

2013-06-30 Willow Lake Hike

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The temperature in Salt Lake valley hit triple digit when we were still in the month of June! Our hiking group went hiking the Willow Heights/Willow Lake trail in Big Cottonwood Canyon. We've hiked this trail several times in the past from the trailhead that begins in the residential area. This time, we started the hike from a different trailhead on the main road. After reaching the lake, we decided to hike down the other trail to make it a loop hike. Wildflowers dotted the landscape along the trail.