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Seven years since my last summit of Timpanogos. Where has the time gone? Yesterday on my 62nd birthday, I headed back up to see if I could reach the summit one more time. Started out at the Timpooneke Trailhead with my family and our friend Jon who has been doing my birthday hike with me for a number of years now.
We left just after 6:00 am for the 7.3 mile trek to the top. Along our way the wildflowers were everywhere, and we got to see some mountain goats up high. Katie and I were the only ones that summited as Sheila stayed at the saddle, and Jon headed over to Emerald Lake.
After our hike, we stopped by Strap Tank Brewery in Lehi for a bite to eat before heading home.
Review Image:
Overview map
The summit of Timp in the far distance from the Timpooneke Trailhead
Mount Timpanogos is located in the Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Paintbrush
View to the east from the trail
Unnamed Peak 10,233 above
Fireweed
Engelmann's Aster
Small cascade
First Monks Hood of the year
Crossing a creek
Asters, geraniums and cow parsnip
View of the Pfeifferhron to the north
Stonecrop
Sun hitting the northern section of Mount Timpanogos
More fireweed
Columbine
View up the Giant Staircase
Views to the southeast
False sunflowers
Jon out ahead and me posing just above Two Mile Meadow
Jon making his way up what he termed the Sun's Anvil
Katie near the end of the anvil
After the anvil, the trail switches back through rocky terrain
Wild rose
Tall larkspur
Sea of bluebells
Parry's primrose
Looking down the Giant Staircase with bluebells all the way down
Ground squirrel (Pot Gut)
A bumblebee approaches some columbine
Switchbacks just below Timpanogos Basin with the north summit of Timpanogos in the distance
North summit of Timpanogos
Summit of Timpanogos comes back into view ahead
Lupine heaven
Wasatch beardtongue
Approaching Timpanogos Basin
Foundation of an old outhouse in Timpanogos Basin
Jon, showing his true feelings about Scatman leaves us to head over to Emerald Lake
The trail ahead for us as we need to get above that first cliffband
Mount Timpanogos as a backdrop
Paintbrush and cinquefoil
On the switchbacks up the hill to get above the cliffband
Looking back at Timpanogos Basin
Trail to Emerald Lake
The saddle ahead. Kind of reminds me of Deer Creek Pass @Bob.
Mount Timpanogos
About to reach the saddle
Looking back down the trail
Utah Lake below, viewed from the saddle
View north along the ridgeline towards unnamed peak 11,286
Sellwood cycling cap. Sellwood is a charming community on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River, located three miles from
downtown Portland.
Sheila reaches the saddle
While taking a quick break on the saddle, a couple of mountain goats went by
I snapped a lot of shots of the goats on their way by.
Time to head for the summit
Checking out the clouds
View back to the saddle
Making our way up the chute
Pausing for a moment near the top of the chute
Summit block comes into view
Small shelter on top
View down on Timpanogos basin
Alpine collomia
Trail to the summit
I'm getting really hungry by this point
The shelter on Mount Timpanogos
More goats below us just before we settled down to eat our lunch on the summit
Summit shot
Emerald Lake below. Can you see Jon down there?
Unnamed Peak 11,722
More goats coming up the trail
They passed below us while eating our lunches
Bikini Pose!
Lone Peak to the north from the summit of Timp.
Shelter shot
View out towards the south peak of Timpanogos
Heading back to the saddle and see if Sheila is still alive
looking down the chute
Coming out the bottom of the chute
A little different sun angle of Timp.
Wildflower galore in the basin
American bistort
More goats near the junction with the Emerald Lake Trail
Heartleaf arnica
Beginning to head down the Giant Staircase
The Sun Anvil far below
Working our way down the staircase
Another cascade above the trail
Horsemint
Back at the Sube
Dinner at Strap Tank
Sour cream and chicken enchiladas
And an All American Flathead Lager.
The End.
We left just after 6:00 am for the 7.3 mile trek to the top. Along our way the wildflowers were everywhere, and we got to see some mountain goats up high. Katie and I were the only ones that summited as Sheila stayed at the saddle, and Jon headed over to Emerald Lake.
After our hike, we stopped by Strap Tank Brewery in Lehi for a bite to eat before heading home.
Review Image:
Overview map
The summit of Timp in the far distance from the Timpooneke Trailhead
Mount Timpanogos is located in the Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Paintbrush
View to the east from the trail
Unnamed Peak 10,233 above
Fireweed
Engelmann's Aster
Small cascade
First Monks Hood of the year
Crossing a creek
Asters, geraniums and cow parsnip
View of the Pfeifferhron to the north
Stonecrop
Sun hitting the northern section of Mount Timpanogos
More fireweed
Columbine
View up the Giant Staircase
Views to the southeast
False sunflowers
Jon out ahead and me posing just above Two Mile Meadow
Jon making his way up what he termed the Sun's Anvil
Katie near the end of the anvil
After the anvil, the trail switches back through rocky terrain
Wild rose
Tall larkspur
Sea of bluebells
Parry's primrose
Looking down the Giant Staircase with bluebells all the way down
Ground squirrel (Pot Gut)
A bumblebee approaches some columbine
Switchbacks just below Timpanogos Basin with the north summit of Timpanogos in the distance
North summit of Timpanogos
Summit of Timpanogos comes back into view ahead
Lupine heaven
Wasatch beardtongue
Approaching Timpanogos Basin
Foundation of an old outhouse in Timpanogos Basin
Jon, showing his true feelings about Scatman leaves us to head over to Emerald Lake
The trail ahead for us as we need to get above that first cliffband
Mount Timpanogos as a backdrop
Paintbrush and cinquefoil
On the switchbacks up the hill to get above the cliffband
Looking back at Timpanogos Basin
Trail to Emerald Lake
The saddle ahead. Kind of reminds me of Deer Creek Pass @Bob.
Mount Timpanogos
About to reach the saddle
Looking back down the trail
Utah Lake below, viewed from the saddle
View north along the ridgeline towards unnamed peak 11,286
Sellwood cycling cap. Sellwood is a charming community on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River, located three miles from
downtown Portland.
Sheila reaches the saddle
While taking a quick break on the saddle, a couple of mountain goats went by
I snapped a lot of shots of the goats on their way by.
Time to head for the summit
Checking out the clouds
View back to the saddle
Making our way up the chute
Pausing for a moment near the top of the chute
Summit block comes into view
Small shelter on top
View down on Timpanogos basin
Alpine collomia
Trail to the summit
I'm getting really hungry by this point
The shelter on Mount Timpanogos
More goats below us just before we settled down to eat our lunch on the summit
Summit shot
Emerald Lake below. Can you see Jon down there?
Unnamed Peak 11,722
More goats coming up the trail
They passed below us while eating our lunches
Bikini Pose!
Lone Peak to the north from the summit of Timp.
Shelter shot
View out towards the south peak of Timpanogos
Heading back to the saddle and see if Sheila is still alive
looking down the chute
Coming out the bottom of the chute
A little different sun angle of Timp.
Wildflower galore in the basin
American bistort
More goats near the junction with the Emerald Lake Trail
Heartleaf arnica
Beginning to head down the Giant Staircase
The Sun Anvil far below
Working our way down the staircase
Another cascade above the trail
Horsemint
Back at the Sube
Dinner at Strap Tank
Sour cream and chicken enchiladas
And an All American Flathead Lager.
The End.
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Such a fantastic one though. Absolutely iconic. I appreciated seeing all the different segments here in your trip and thinking of my own times heading up there. Loved seeing the wildflowers too!