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Had the day off today, so I decided to hike up Grandeur. We've had a cold spell here in Salt Lake, and the temperature at the Church Fork Trailhead was a cozy 19 degrees this morning.
When I go to the summit, I switched out lenses to a wide angle one, and used it on the way down.

Chilly in the canyon

Sun hitting the ridge

Millcreek

Walking through the Church Fork Picnic Area

Small waterfall on Church Fork

Sun coming up over Thayne Peak

Trail crew please. @Rockskipper, get somebody on this. And why is there a stream
running down the middle of the trail. Both are unacceptable.

A little frozen waterfall on the stream that is not supposed to be there

White out!

Church Fork

More Church Fork

Mount Olympus. I bet it's cold at the summit.

My goal for the day

A cold Church Fork Drainage

Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy! Red rock along the trail.

More red rock

A different kind of red


Can finally see the summit up there

Church Fork Peak behind me

Lookout Peak to the north

Deer track!

And there is the culprit above. There were actually three of them heading up the trail.

First real good look to the north

And a good view of downtown Salt Lake with Antelope Island beyond

Who put this steep section here?



First view of the southern end of the valley, as I make my ay around to the west side of Grandeur

It looked to me like these two dead trees were dancing.

Frosty at the top

Clouds beginning to move over Grandview Peak

Time for a Scatman snack at the top

Wide angle shots from this point on.

Looking east towards Church Fork Peak and Mount Aire. Also Millvue Peak, and way in the distance Murdock Peak can just be made
out. You'd think that ridge would be easy to traverse?

View of the Millcreek Ridge

A look into the upper Church Fork Drainage

A peek at downtown again

Gobblers Knob in the upper right

View up Millcreek Canyon

I think I see a Scat shadow in this one.

A wide angled view of Grandeur

Grandeur and red rocks above

Wabbit tracks!

Back on Church Fork with some snake grass in the sun

Heading back through the picnic area

Back at the road in Millcreek Canyon

The Sube awaits with 29 degrees at 1:20 in the afternoon.
The End


Chilly in the canyon

Sun hitting the ridge

Millcreek

Walking through the Church Fork Picnic Area

Small waterfall on Church Fork

Sun coming up over Thayne Peak

Trail crew please. @Rockskipper, get somebody on this. And why is there a stream
running down the middle of the trail. Both are unacceptable.

A little frozen waterfall on the stream that is not supposed to be there

White out!

Church Fork

More Church Fork

Mount Olympus. I bet it's cold at the summit.

My goal for the day

A cold Church Fork Drainage

Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy! Red rock along the trail.

More red rock

A different kind of red


Can finally see the summit up there

Church Fork Peak behind me

Lookout Peak to the north

Deer track!

And there is the culprit above. There were actually three of them heading up the trail.

First real good look to the north

And a good view of downtown Salt Lake with Antelope Island beyond

Who put this steep section here?



First view of the southern end of the valley, as I make my ay around to the west side of Grandeur

It looked to me like these two dead trees were dancing.


Frosty at the top

Clouds beginning to move over Grandview Peak

Time for a Scatman snack at the top

Wide angle shots from this point on.

Looking east towards Church Fork Peak and Mount Aire. Also Millvue Peak, and way in the distance Murdock Peak can just be made
out. You'd think that ridge would be easy to traverse?

View of the Millcreek Ridge

A look into the upper Church Fork Drainage

A peek at downtown again

Gobblers Knob in the upper right

View up Millcreek Canyon

I think I see a Scat shadow in this one.

A wide angled view of Grandeur

Grandeur and red rocks above

Wabbit tracks!

Back on Church Fork with some snake grass in the sun

Heading back through the picnic area

Back at the road in Millcreek Canyon

The Sube awaits with 29 degrees at 1:20 in the afternoon.
The End