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Headed up to Limekiln Gulch here in the foothills to check out the historic limekilns that were built by pioneers that settled the Salt Lake Valley. After visiting the kilns, we continued up the gulch to the Shoreline Trail, then followed it down into Dry Canyon. Once we reached the bottom of Dry Canyon, we took a trail up the North Fork of Dry Canyon to see where it went. We hiked maybe 1.3 miles up the north fork of the canyon before turning around and heading back to Dry Canyon, then followed the trail down the canyon. Once out of the canyon, we looped back by the block "U" on the hillside for the University of Utah before returning to our vehicle. It was then time to go donate blood with ARUP.
Review Image:
Overview map of our loop. I'll have to add the part where we went up the North Fork of Dry Canyon
Signage at the trilhead
Beginning to climb up Limekiln Gulch
Taking some pictures at the limekiln
Plaque with limekiln description
Top of the kilns
And back to hiking up Limekiln Gulch
Groundsel is in bloom down low
Looking up Limekiln Gulch
Phlox was prevelant throughout out hike
Don't tempt me.
Dropping down into Dry Canyon
View looking down Dry Canyon from the beginning of the trail that heads up the North Fork
Milkvetch along the trail
View up the North Fork with Black Mountain in the distance
Lots of spurge in the lower half of the North Fork. Hey @regehr , have you ever been
up this trail before? If so, where does it spit out at?
Black Mountain
Hawksbeard
Larkspur
We started to get signs of water just before this large boulder
Water and a muddy trail
A lizard trying to hide form us
Oregon grape
Caterpillars' nest in some choke cherry
Burdock
Painted lady butterflies
We somehow missed this on our way up
Sheila, working her way down the North Fork of Dry Canyon
Back in Dry Canyon
More phlox
A ladybug on some fern-leaf biscuitroot
Some choke cherry beginning to bloom
Pepperweed
Looking back at the mouth of Dry Canyon
Dyer's woad
A California dove
Making our way up to the "U" on the hillside with the Van Cott Ridge in the distance
Sheila, at the top of the "U."
Me at the bottom of the "U."
Back at the Sube.
The End.
Review Image:
Overview map of our loop. I'll have to add the part where we went up the North Fork of Dry Canyon
Signage at the trilhead
Beginning to climb up Limekiln Gulch
Taking some pictures at the limekiln
Plaque with limekiln description
Top of the kilns
And back to hiking up Limekiln Gulch
Groundsel is in bloom down low
Looking up Limekiln Gulch
Phlox was prevelant throughout out hike
Don't tempt me.
Dropping down into Dry Canyon
View looking down Dry Canyon from the beginning of the trail that heads up the North Fork
Milkvetch along the trail
View up the North Fork with Black Mountain in the distance
Lots of spurge in the lower half of the North Fork. Hey @regehr , have you ever been
up this trail before? If so, where does it spit out at?
Black Mountain
Hawksbeard
Larkspur
We started to get signs of water just before this large boulder
Water and a muddy trail
A lizard trying to hide form us
Oregon grape
Caterpillars' nest in some choke cherry
Burdock
Painted lady butterflies
We somehow missed this on our way up
Sheila, working her way down the North Fork of Dry Canyon
Back in Dry Canyon
More phlox
A ladybug on some fern-leaf biscuitroot
Some choke cherry beginning to bloom
Pepperweed
Looking back at the mouth of Dry Canyon
Dyer's woad
A California dove
Making our way up to the "U" on the hillside with the Van Cott Ridge in the distance
Sheila, at the top of the "U."
Me at the bottom of the "U."
Back at the Sube.
The End.
