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Back to the old Van Cott Loop this morning. The weather here is just perfect for hiking, being sunny, and reaching a high of 50 degrees at the summit of Van Cott.
![01.jpg 01.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107569-ced095e5d9a6c07fc6afb95b2d7edd63.jpg)
Van Cott from the west
![02.jpg 02.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107570-79bd3a569a0b05f9aa08387be13e1133.jpg)
Giving the knees a rest![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![03.jpg 03.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107571-87dc94cddea84a5338520007f0e762f5.jpg)
Spring Parsley already.
![04.jpg 04.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107572-927863b9d3e1e29dbb0ea7e45bb8060f.jpg)
Common Storksbill is blooming all over Van Cott now, after we only saw two blooming on our way up the Avenues Twin Peaks last
wee.
![05.jpg 05.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107573-7cea312ffc7dc738c0e81dee382ae13f.jpg)
A caterpillar on the trail
![06.jpg 06.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107574-33bd7ee78c1f418a7714248bf7f2f4f7.jpg)
Not much snow left in the foothills
![07.jpg 07.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107575-8580280027ed47f3f770a398b16d024f.jpg)
Lichens
![08.jpg 08.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107576-75074c4613021cbce95fe02007152808.jpg)
Black Mountain Ridge
![09.jpg 09.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107577-d913f5e86c1fb08963f1762b94c7cedb.jpg)
A young sage
![10.jpg 10.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107578-e127255cb427f34ad1cb518d0618d283.jpg)
Summit shot
![11.jpg 11.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107579-7ca4db6ecc4bb500e40a29fd413fd35a.jpg)
Red Butte Canyon
![12.jpg 12.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107580-1fdce0fd40955e5ad3cb30fa42507e5d.jpg)
Mount Wire and ridge
![13.jpg 13.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107581-adbe1ff2cad536c3b123f5f8d6af79d1.jpg)
Gnats were all over the summit, and me, as we broke to have a snack. We also saw a fly, and four butterflies at the top.
![14.jpg 14.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107582-363df9a06b4dc9ec0293411b13b69a54.jpg)
Time to get the hell out of Dodge!
![15.jpg 15.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107583-b1bff5e6b875625d9268225eec9b0400.jpg)
Sheila, checking out the Wasatch
![18.jpg 18.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107584-7c17d904a77c75860d63d982c760beec.jpg)
More storksbill
![19.jpg 19.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107585-5c842cb9b3f6827d214022f4b8092fb4.jpg)
Red Butte
![20.jpg 20.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107586-8344caca3fd42bc9dabb49afaa0f693f.jpg)
A butterfly on our way down
![21.jpg 21.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107587-14ca0f4ecdbe29dccc4dd12e7dc5ca4a.jpg)
Another shot of Red Butte as we loop back around to the Subaru.
The End.
![01.jpg 01.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107569-ced095e5d9a6c07fc6afb95b2d7edd63.jpg)
Van Cott from the west
![02.jpg 02.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107570-79bd3a569a0b05f9aa08387be13e1133.jpg)
Giving the knees a rest
![03.jpg 03.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107571-87dc94cddea84a5338520007f0e762f5.jpg)
Spring Parsley already.
![04.jpg 04.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107572-927863b9d3e1e29dbb0ea7e45bb8060f.jpg)
Common Storksbill is blooming all over Van Cott now, after we only saw two blooming on our way up the Avenues Twin Peaks last
wee.
![05.jpg 05.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107573-7cea312ffc7dc738c0e81dee382ae13f.jpg)
A caterpillar on the trail
![06.jpg 06.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107574-33bd7ee78c1f418a7714248bf7f2f4f7.jpg)
Not much snow left in the foothills
![07.jpg 07.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107575-8580280027ed47f3f770a398b16d024f.jpg)
Lichens
![08.jpg 08.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107576-75074c4613021cbce95fe02007152808.jpg)
Black Mountain Ridge
![09.jpg 09.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107577-d913f5e86c1fb08963f1762b94c7cedb.jpg)
A young sage
![10.jpg 10.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107578-e127255cb427f34ad1cb518d0618d283.jpg)
Summit shot
![11.jpg 11.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107579-7ca4db6ecc4bb500e40a29fd413fd35a.jpg)
Red Butte Canyon
![12.jpg 12.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107580-1fdce0fd40955e5ad3cb30fa42507e5d.jpg)
Mount Wire and ridge
![13.jpg 13.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107581-adbe1ff2cad536c3b123f5f8d6af79d1.jpg)
Gnats were all over the summit, and me, as we broke to have a snack. We also saw a fly, and four butterflies at the top.
![14.jpg 14.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107582-363df9a06b4dc9ec0293411b13b69a54.jpg)
Time to get the hell out of Dodge!
![15.jpg 15.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107583-b1bff5e6b875625d9268225eec9b0400.jpg)
Sheila, checking out the Wasatch
![18.jpg 18.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107584-7c17d904a77c75860d63d982c760beec.jpg)
More storksbill
![19.jpg 19.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107585-5c842cb9b3f6827d214022f4b8092fb4.jpg)
Red Butte
![20.jpg 20.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107586-8344caca3fd42bc9dabb49afaa0f693f.jpg)
A butterfly on our way down
![21.jpg 21.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/107/107587-14ca0f4ecdbe29dccc4dd12e7dc5ca4a.jpg)
Another shot of Red Butte as we loop back around to the Subaru.
The End.