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Yesterday was my 29th wedding anniversary, and to celebrate Sheila and I managed an anniversary hike to the top of Grandeur Peak. At 8299 feet in elevation, Grandeur would be the highest that I have hiked since my knee surgery last October and I was interested to see how the knee would hold up on this one.
Wildflowers haven't been that spectacular this year, due to the record warm winter we had here in Salt Lake, but there were some along the trail that kept me busy taking pictures all the way up.
Review image:
Overview map
Only five cars at the trailhead at 6:30 am
Couple of waterfalls on Church Fork
Choke cherry was plentiful along the trail
My hiking partner for the day, and for the last 29 years.
Trail intersection
One of the cameras that I took on this hike, the Canon PowerShot S50. I am slowly moving up the S series.
These stairs are starting to remind me of the old ones on Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus comes into view
Phacelia
Most of the mules' ears were pretty ragged looking
Vetch
Western wallflower
Yarrow
Starwort
Lewis flax
Hound's tongue
Triangle Peak along with Mount Olympus to the west
Wasatch beardtongue
Miners lettuce
View down Church Fork
On the last switchback
Some white stickseed
Larkspur
Mountain dandelion
View back to Church Fork Peak
Reminder of last fall
Woodland star
More larkspur
Just left of center is Perkin's Peak on Parleys Ridge, where we were two weeks ago
Ballhead waterleaf trying to hide from me
If you squint, you just might be able to see the yurt of Church Fork Peak
Western stoneseed
A caterpillars' nest with no caterpillars at home
Oregon grape
Buscuitroot
Sheila, rounding to the west side of Grandeur
Me, pondering if Olympus is still in my wheelhouse
This lady had had enough
A look up Millcreek Canyon from the summit of Grandeur
View to the north from the summit of Grandeur
View along the Millcreek Ridge towards Church Fork Peak with Mount Aire beyond
My other camera for the hike, a Canon EOS 5D Mark III
There's a lizard if you can find it
Church Fork Peak to Mount Olympus
Nearly a 360 degree view from the Grandeur summit
Heading back down
A Utah violet
A bee on some balsamroot
Yellow salsify
Hookers onion
Makes my knees hurt just watching this
Cascades on Church Fork
Lots of vehicles at the trailhead now.
It was then on to Park City for a well deserved meal.
The moose is loose!
A magpie outside our restaurant
Some prime rib and a baked potato
And finished the night off with some mud pie. Yum!
The End.
Wildflowers haven't been that spectacular this year, due to the record warm winter we had here in Salt Lake, but there were some along the trail that kept me busy taking pictures all the way up.
Review image:
Overview map
Only five cars at the trailhead at 6:30 am
Couple of waterfalls on Church Fork
Choke cherry was plentiful along the trail
My hiking partner for the day, and for the last 29 years.
Trail intersection
One of the cameras that I took on this hike, the Canon PowerShot S50. I am slowly moving up the S series.
These stairs are starting to remind me of the old ones on Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus comes into view
Phacelia
Most of the mules' ears were pretty ragged looking
Vetch
Western wallflower
Yarrow
Starwort
Lewis flax
Hound's tongue
Triangle Peak along with Mount Olympus to the west
Wasatch beardtongue
Miners lettuce
View down Church Fork
On the last switchback
Some white stickseed
Larkspur
Mountain dandelion
View back to Church Fork Peak
Reminder of last fall
Woodland star
More larkspur
Just left of center is Perkin's Peak on Parleys Ridge, where we were two weeks ago
Ballhead waterleaf trying to hide from me
If you squint, you just might be able to see the yurt of Church Fork Peak
Western stoneseed
A caterpillars' nest with no caterpillars at home
Oregon grape
Buscuitroot
Sheila, rounding to the west side of Grandeur
Me, pondering if Olympus is still in my wheelhouse
This lady had had enough
A look up Millcreek Canyon from the summit of Grandeur
View to the north from the summit of Grandeur
View along the Millcreek Ridge towards Church Fork Peak with Mount Aire beyond
My other camera for the hike, a Canon EOS 5D Mark III
There's a lizard if you can find it
Church Fork Peak to Mount Olympus
Nearly a 360 degree view from the Grandeur summit
Heading back down
A Utah violet
A bee on some balsamroot
Yellow salsify
Hookers onion
Makes my knees hurt just watching this
Cascades on Church Fork
Lots of vehicles at the trailhead now.
It was then on to Park City for a well deserved meal.
The moose is loose!
A magpie outside our restaurant
Some prime rib and a baked potato
And finished the night off with some mud pie. Yum!
The End.
