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With no snow this week in northern Utah, my hiking was extended for another weekend, so my daughter and I took a trip out to Antelope Island State Park to give Frary Peak a go.
Frary Peak is a popular hike and we saw quite a few hikers, particularly on our way down. While there were only nine other vehicles at the trailhead when we arrived, there were forty one parked at the trailhead when we finished up. Even so, we lucked out and were able to enjoy our lunches with no one else up top. When we arrived at the summit, there was one other person, but he left as soon as we arrived, and we didn't see anyone else until we were hiking down.
We did get to see some antelope, three deer and numerous bison, in addition to hearing a chukar and a coyote on our way up. We were hoping to get to see some bighorn sheep, but alas, the were to stealthy for us.
Of course, this time of year, if we don't get periodic storms to roll through, the inversion begins to build up in the valleys. The current inversion made for a hazy hike and some Middle Earth (other-worldly) views at times.
Here are some shots of our hike.
Frary Peak ahead
Antelope
A lot of nice rock formations on this hike
More rocks
Making some headway. I think?
Bison herd off in the distance to the north and below us.
A hill (Elephant Head) on the west side of the island
Very cold in the shade - my fingers froze when I wasn't in the sun
Another bison a little closer to us
And a couple more
Nice view to the northwest as we work our way up to the ridge
Inversion of the Salt Lake Valley with Lone Peak, The Pfeifferhorn, Broads Fork Twin Peaks among others can be seen above the haze
Katie, taking a shot of another herd of bison locate down below on the east side of the island
View to the east, with Francis Peak in the distance
Hard to tell if I am above the inversion layer
View to the west, with Stansbury Island and its high point Castle Rock peaking above the inversion
Staying to the west with the Stansbury Range and Deseret Peak
Making our way along the west side of the summit ridge
Other-worldly view of the south end of Antelope Island
Just a few more feet to the summit
Looking north from the summit along the summit ridge
Nothing like enjoying a homemade turkey sandwich from Turkey Day leftovers.
I picked up a new REI Trail-40 day pack to replace my Traverse-35 that was falling apart on me. The Church Fork Peak hike was its
maiden voyage last week.
View to the northeast from the summit, with Mount Ogden in the distance
Black rock along the ridge as we work our way back down
Hey @Rockskipper - They named a knob after my mule! Dooley Knob as seen through a short rock tunnel
Some bison on our way out.
Beautiful animal.
Frary Peak is a popular hike and we saw quite a few hikers, particularly on our way down. While there were only nine other vehicles at the trailhead when we arrived, there were forty one parked at the trailhead when we finished up. Even so, we lucked out and were able to enjoy our lunches with no one else up top. When we arrived at the summit, there was one other person, but he left as soon as we arrived, and we didn't see anyone else until we were hiking down.
We did get to see some antelope, three deer and numerous bison, in addition to hearing a chukar and a coyote on our way up. We were hoping to get to see some bighorn sheep, but alas, the were to stealthy for us.
Of course, this time of year, if we don't get periodic storms to roll through, the inversion begins to build up in the valleys. The current inversion made for a hazy hike and some Middle Earth (other-worldly) views at times.
Here are some shots of our hike.
Frary Peak ahead
Antelope
A lot of nice rock formations on this hike
More rocks
Making some headway. I think?
Bison herd off in the distance to the north and below us.
A hill (Elephant Head) on the west side of the island
Very cold in the shade - my fingers froze when I wasn't in the sun
Another bison a little closer to us
And a couple more
Nice view to the northwest as we work our way up to the ridge
Inversion of the Salt Lake Valley with Lone Peak, The Pfeifferhorn, Broads Fork Twin Peaks among others can be seen above the haze
Katie, taking a shot of another herd of bison locate down below on the east side of the island
View to the east, with Francis Peak in the distance
Hard to tell if I am above the inversion layer
View to the west, with Stansbury Island and its high point Castle Rock peaking above the inversion
Staying to the west with the Stansbury Range and Deseret Peak
Making our way along the west side of the summit ridge
Other-worldly view of the south end of Antelope Island
Just a few more feet to the summit
Looking north from the summit along the summit ridge
Nothing like enjoying a homemade turkey sandwich from Turkey Day leftovers.
I picked up a new REI Trail-40 day pack to replace my Traverse-35 that was falling apart on me. The Church Fork Peak hike was its
maiden voyage last week.
View to the northeast from the summit, with Mount Ogden in the distance
Black rock along the ridge as we work our way back down
Hey @Rockskipper - They named a knob after my mule! Dooley Knob as seen through a short rock tunnel
Some bison on our way out.
Beautiful animal.
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