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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