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Well, we continued our foothill follies this weekend with a short hike up Pencil Peak which is a subpeak of Parley's Ridge. The forecast called for about a 50% chance of rain, but mostly in the afternoon. Unfortunately, we caught some of it in the morning with a drizzle on the way up, another drizzle on the summit, and then we really caught it on our way back to the trailhead for about ten minutes of downpour and ferocious winds. I hauled my Canon EOS 5D Mark II with me, but about halfway up Pencil Point the battery went kaput on me, so the rest of the shots from that time on were taken by the Canon PowerShot SX530 HS.
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Pencil Point hike overview map
We'll be taking the Shoreline trail towards Parley's Point
Evening primrose
Honeysuckle
A look up at the false summit of Jack's Moountain, where we were last weekend.
Phlox
Ballhead waterleaf
A ladybug trying to hide from me
Utah milkvetch
Common Storksbill
My hiking partners - looks like storm clouds moving in
Rose bushes
Utah service berries
Desert assylum
Waiting for a couple of slowpokes
Breaking off of the Parley's Point Trail and beginning our climb up to the top of Pencil Point
Still waiting for slowpokes
To hell with them, I'm heading to the top
Doing my best to catch her
Mount Olympus to the south
Interesting, someone had placed a deer vertebrae on a branch of scrub oak
Bastard toadflax
Arrowleafed balsamroot - In better shape than the arrowleaf we saw on Jack's Mountain the previous Saturday
There's the second slowpoke
And look who's waiting up top for us
A look up to the east at the top of Parley's Ridge
Summit of Grandeur Peak shows itself above Parley's Ridge
Sheila makes it to the top
Low cryptantha
Summit shot. It's getting ready to start drizzling on us and the wind is also picking up
BCP greetings before heading back down
Heading down
Going to head straight out the ridge ahead and join up with the BST
I liked the looks of this Juniper
More bastard toadflax
Showing off with Pencil Point
View up an unnamed canyon off of Parley's Ridge
Switchbacks below that lead back to the trailhead
A sleepy duskywing butterfly
Pencil Point with Jack's Mountain above and to the left
Falling behind again. This shot was taken just before the deluge started
Storm clouds approaching
Shot of Jack's Mountain with dark clouds beyond
Looking up at Pencil Point from the northwest
Yellows salsify
Almost back at the Sube.
After our hike, we went home and changed out of our wet clothes, washed up then headed out for our every other month Beer
Night with friends, coworkers and retirees. This month's gathering place was the Bohemian Brewery
Bavarian pretzel for and appetizer.
For the main course, I had the Schweinshaxen which consisted of a pork shank, red cabbage and of course some spätzle. I know
your mouth is watering @Ugly.
And to wash it all down with a Dortmunder Export lager.
Well, my foothill hiking is almost complete and the knee has held up reasonably well I think. I will be doing one more foothill hike in a couple of weeks to check out some old limekilns and Dry Canyon before heading off to give some blood. After that, I'll be attempting Perkins Peak on Parleys Ridge which has some slight scrambling to it and with the increased distance, should give my knee its next test.
The End.
Review Image
Pencil Point hike overview map
We'll be taking the Shoreline trail towards Parley's Point
Evening primrose
Honeysuckle
A look up at the false summit of Jack's Moountain, where we were last weekend.
Phlox
Ballhead waterleaf
A ladybug trying to hide from me
Utah milkvetch
Common Storksbill
My hiking partners - looks like storm clouds moving in
Rose bushes
Utah service berries
Desert assylum
Waiting for a couple of slowpokes
Breaking off of the Parley's Point Trail and beginning our climb up to the top of Pencil Point
Still waiting for slowpokes
To hell with them, I'm heading to the top
Doing my best to catch her
Mount Olympus to the south
Interesting, someone had placed a deer vertebrae on a branch of scrub oak
Bastard toadflax
Arrowleafed balsamroot - In better shape than the arrowleaf we saw on Jack's Mountain the previous Saturday
There's the second slowpoke
And look who's waiting up top for us
A look up to the east at the top of Parley's Ridge
Summit of Grandeur Peak shows itself above Parley's Ridge
Sheila makes it to the top
Low cryptantha
Summit shot. It's getting ready to start drizzling on us and the wind is also picking up
BCP greetings before heading back down
Heading down
Going to head straight out the ridge ahead and join up with the BST
I liked the looks of this Juniper
More bastard toadflax
Showing off with Pencil Point
View up an unnamed canyon off of Parley's Ridge
Switchbacks below that lead back to the trailhead
A sleepy duskywing butterfly
Pencil Point with Jack's Mountain above and to the left
Falling behind again. This shot was taken just before the deluge started
Storm clouds approaching
Shot of Jack's Mountain with dark clouds beyond
Looking up at Pencil Point from the northwest
Yellows salsify
Almost back at the Sube.
After our hike, we went home and changed out of our wet clothes, washed up then headed out for our every other month Beer
Night with friends, coworkers and retirees. This month's gathering place was the Bohemian Brewery
Bavarian pretzel for and appetizer.
For the main course, I had the Schweinshaxen which consisted of a pork shank, red cabbage and of course some spätzle. I know
your mouth is watering @Ugly.
And to wash it all down with a Dortmunder Export lager.
Well, my foothill hiking is almost complete and the knee has held up reasonably well I think. I will be doing one more foothill hike in a couple of weeks to check out some old limekilns and Dry Canyon before heading off to give some blood. After that, I'll be attempting Perkins Peak on Parleys Ridge which has some slight scrambling to it and with the increased distance, should give my knee its next test.
The End.
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