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You've all seen Mount Wire several times, but this hike to the summit was my hardest ever. With all the recent snow, the last 0.5 - 0.7 miles of this hike was post-holing to the summit. It absolutely wore me out. It took me a good hour and twenty minutes to cover that last half mile. 

Getting ready at the trailhead

Love the golden grass against the white snow

Zoomed in

Mount Wire behind

An out of focus spider along the trail

Relatively easy going so far

A chickadee

Making our way up the draw

A wishbone in the trail

How does this thing work?

Sheila, making her way up to the saddle

Once we began our way from the saddle to the summit, our troubles began

Whomever went ahead of me must have been a touch lighter than me.

Getting a little annoyed at this point.

Scatman down!

The beacon ahead

Sheila had to give me a push on my derrière to get me out of this predicament.

Victory!

I barely had enough energy for the BCP greeting @Rockskipper

Summit shot

Sheila, with Broads Fork Twin Peaks in the far distance
Some shots from the summit




A view over Parley's Ridge to Gobblers Knob and Mount Raymond on the Millcreek Ridge to the south

Downtown SLC

Some nice oak leaves on our way back down

A couple of hound dogs set to greet me

A deer trail only @Bob could love.

The sun remained behind the clouds all day which gave a kind of eerie feeling to the hike

Back at the Subaru

And of course the after hike meal on a Saturday night is pizza - a combo this time

And to wash it all down, a Big Bad Baptist Rum Barrel Aged Imperial Stout from EPIC
Brewery. Ask @TractorDoc about this one.
The End.

Getting ready at the trailhead

Love the golden grass against the white snow

Zoomed in

Mount Wire behind

An out of focus spider along the trail

Relatively easy going so far

A chickadee

Making our way up the draw

A wishbone in the trail

How does this thing work?

Sheila, making her way up to the saddle

Once we began our way from the saddle to the summit, our troubles began

Whomever went ahead of me must have been a touch lighter than me.

Getting a little annoyed at this point.

Scatman down!

The beacon ahead

Sheila had to give me a push on my derrière to get me out of this predicament.

Victory!

I barely had enough energy for the BCP greeting @Rockskipper

Summit shot

Sheila, with Broads Fork Twin Peaks in the far distance
Some shots from the summit




A view over Parley's Ridge to Gobblers Knob and Mount Raymond on the Millcreek Ridge to the south

Downtown SLC

Some nice oak leaves on our way back down

A couple of hound dogs set to greet me

A deer trail only @Bob could love.

The sun remained behind the clouds all day which gave a kind of eerie feeling to the hike

Back at the Subaru

And of course the after hike meal on a Saturday night is pizza - a combo this time

And to wash it all down, a Big Bad Baptist Rum Barrel Aged Imperial Stout from EPIC
Brewery. Ask @TractorDoc about this one.
The End.