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Well, today was my first time to the top of Mount Aire in the winter. I attempted this hike back in 2019, but due to the amount of snow that year and I having to break trail the entire way, I didn't quite make it. Since Salt Lake hasn't really had any big snow storms so far this season, today's effort was much easier on this old geezer. 
Had to hike up the road to get to the trailhead, because they close the gate across the road on November 1st, so this adds roughly
3 miles to the hike.
Millcreek
Sign at the Elbow Fork Trailhead
Same sign back in 2019 on my failed attempt
Intersection with the Lambs Canyon Trail
Working my way up Elbow Fork
Old picnic table that some use as a rest stop - or at least they used to
The view back down Elbow Fork
Elbow Fork
Heading into some aspen
More aspen and Mount Aire above
Gobblers Knob and Mount Raymond across the canyon
Other than the trail, most of the snow had melted on the south facing side of the mountain
A look along the Millcreek Ridge with Wildcat Ridge further south
Murdock Peak to the east
Summit Peak
Broads Fork Twin Peaks beyond Mount Raymond
Grandeur Peak to the west along the Millcreek Ridge
View up upper Millcreek Canyon
Grandview Peak to the north
One of @Rockskipper 's pesky ravens! You didn't send those two ravens that were pestering Frosty over my way to aggravate me
while eating my lunch did you?
Unnamed Peak 8490, and Millvue Peak behind the tree, viewed on my way down
Another shot of Elbow Fork near the trailhead.
Had to hike up the road to get to the trailhead, because they close the gate across the road on November 1st, so this adds roughly
3 miles to the hike.
Millcreek
Sign at the Elbow Fork Trailhead
Same sign back in 2019 on my failed attempt
Intersection with the Lambs Canyon Trail
Working my way up Elbow Fork
Old picnic table that some use as a rest stop - or at least they used to
The view back down Elbow Fork
Elbow Fork
Heading into some aspen
More aspen and Mount Aire above
Gobblers Knob and Mount Raymond across the canyon
Other than the trail, most of the snow had melted on the south facing side of the mountain
A look along the Millcreek Ridge with Wildcat Ridge further south
Murdock Peak to the east
Summit Peak
Broads Fork Twin Peaks beyond Mount Raymond
Grandeur Peak to the west along the Millcreek Ridge
View up upper Millcreek Canyon
Grandview Peak to the north
One of @Rockskipper 's pesky ravens! You didn't send those two ravens that were pestering Frosty over my way to aggravate me
while eating my lunch did you?
Unnamed Peak 8490, and Millvue Peak behind the tree, viewed on my way down
Another shot of Elbow Fork near the trailhead.
