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Less than a month away from the Hidden Creek trip, so Sheila and I made our way up Burch Hollow then followed the Millcreek Ridge west to Church Fork Peak. Horsemint was the dominant wildflower on this hike as most of the others have already peaked. While hiking across the ridge I think we ran into some mountain lion scat. We had the summit of Church Fork Peak all to ourselves.
Made it to the trailhead around 6:30 am. There was already quite a few cars at the lot.
Diamond clarkia
Showy goldeneye
Hookers onion
Nipplewort
Streambank globemallow
Looking west at the mouth of Millcreek Canyon
Time to start climbing up the hollow
Fleabane
Horsemint
Western wallflower
Lewis flax
View across Millcreek Canyon
Two different bumblebees on horsemint
Lupine
Grand collomia
Common yarrow
Western ridge of Burch Hollow. We will make our way across this ridge to reach Church Fork Peak
Skyrocket
Wasatch beardtongue
Getting close to the top of Burch Hollow
Enjoying the view at the top of the hollow
Me and Olympus (above my head)
Ninebark
Sticky geranium
Looking north from the ridgeline
A little bit of bushwhacking when we lost the elk trail. Good training for @Bob 's big adventure.
False sunflower
Zoomed in on Church Fork Peak to the west of us.
Wasatch beardtongue
Cougar scat? Calling @Outdoor_Fool . That is a 77mm lens cap.
More false sunflowers
A yurt ahead
And a sniff of Grandeur Peak to the west
Where I was last week - Mount Olympus
Yellows salsify
Jacobs ladder and a yellowjacket
This grouse scared the hell out of us just before we reached the yurt. On our way back down if got aggressive protecting its young.
Grouse vs. Scatman 10 round bout. The grouse took the first three rounds, but it was all Scatman after that.
Sticky starwort
More jacob's ladder
Arriving at the yurt
She had to peek inside.
Arriving at the summit of Church Fork Peak
With Grandeur Peak in the background
Stonecrop
Olympus and Grandeur
Lunch time
A slice of habanero jack
Zoomed in on the summit of Grandeur with the Oquirrhs beyond and the Stansbury Range in the far distance
Summit shot
I wonder how long it would take me to reach Grandeur from here?
Butterfly on top
More lewis flax at the summit
On our way back down with the eastern slopes of Burch Hollow visible, along with (L-R) Mount Aire, Unnamed Peak 8490, and
Millvue Peak
View up Porter Fork towards Gobblers Knob and Mount Raymond
More skyrocket
Columbine
Still making our way back along the north ridge of Burch Hollow, with Mount Aire beyond
Wild rose
Lizard
Sego lily
View down Burch Hollow with Wildcat Ridge across the way
Curved rock formation on the eastern slope of Burch Hollow
Looks like the trail leads to Mount Raymond
Back on the Pipeline Trail, looking up at Burch Hollow
More common yarrow on the Pipeline Trail
View up Millcreek Canyon
The workhorses for this hike - Canon PowerShot SX150 IS and the Canon EOS 1D (Classic). I thought the 1D took better pictures
than the 7D @Rockskipper. The 1D is only a 4.2 megapixel sensor.
Mileage sign at trail junction
Back at the Sube.
The End.
Made it to the trailhead around 6:30 am. There was already quite a few cars at the lot.
Diamond clarkia
Showy goldeneye
Hookers onion
Nipplewort
Streambank globemallow
Looking west at the mouth of Millcreek Canyon
Time to start climbing up the hollow
Fleabane
Horsemint
Western wallflower
Lewis flax
View across Millcreek Canyon
Two different bumblebees on horsemint
Lupine
Grand collomia
Common yarrow
Western ridge of Burch Hollow. We will make our way across this ridge to reach Church Fork Peak
Skyrocket
Wasatch beardtongue
Getting close to the top of Burch Hollow
Enjoying the view at the top of the hollow
Me and Olympus (above my head)
Ninebark
Sticky geranium
Looking north from the ridgeline
A little bit of bushwhacking when we lost the elk trail. Good training for @Bob 's big adventure.
False sunflower
Zoomed in on Church Fork Peak to the west of us.
Wasatch beardtongue
Cougar scat? Calling @Outdoor_Fool . That is a 77mm lens cap.
More false sunflowers
A yurt ahead
And a sniff of Grandeur Peak to the west
Where I was last week - Mount Olympus
Yellows salsify
Jacobs ladder and a yellowjacket
This grouse scared the hell out of us just before we reached the yurt. On our way back down if got aggressive protecting its young.
Grouse vs. Scatman 10 round bout. The grouse took the first three rounds, but it was all Scatman after that.
Sticky starwort
More jacob's ladder
Arriving at the yurt
She had to peek inside.
Arriving at the summit of Church Fork Peak
With Grandeur Peak in the background
Stonecrop
Olympus and Grandeur
Lunch time
A slice of habanero jack
Zoomed in on the summit of Grandeur with the Oquirrhs beyond and the Stansbury Range in the far distance
Summit shot
I wonder how long it would take me to reach Grandeur from here?
Butterfly on top
More lewis flax at the summit
On our way back down with the eastern slopes of Burch Hollow visible, along with (L-R) Mount Aire, Unnamed Peak 8490, and
Millvue Peak
View up Porter Fork towards Gobblers Knob and Mount Raymond
More skyrocket
Columbine
Still making our way back along the north ridge of Burch Hollow, with Mount Aire beyond
Wild rose
Lizard
Sego lily
View down Burch Hollow with Wildcat Ridge across the way
Curved rock formation on the eastern slope of Burch Hollow
Looks like the trail leads to Mount Raymond
Back on the Pipeline Trail, looking up at Burch Hollow
More common yarrow on the Pipeline Trail
View up Millcreek Canyon
The workhorses for this hike - Canon PowerShot SX150 IS and the Canon EOS 1D (Classic). I thought the 1D took better pictures
than the 7D @Rockskipper. The 1D is only a 4.2 megapixel sensor.
Mileage sign at trail junction
Back at the Sube.
The End.
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