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I started out with micro-spikes on this hike, but soon switched over to snowshoes as I began to sink in quite a bit. That should make @kwc happy.
I read this past week that we are having the best winter in twenty years here in SLC, and I won't argue with that. We have had storm after storm roll through this winter.
![01.jpg 01.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118348-3a312dae33d670d92546a1b47961676a.jpg)
Getting ready at the trailhead
![02.jpg 02.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118349-3827b5696b611db8fbdbad91adc9d9b3.jpg)
I loved this shot. A little patch of blue sky behind the summit of Mount Wire to the southeast
![03.jpg 03.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118350-cc9340b1b1d9553aaf33f73c0db3fb3d.jpg)
Deer tracks coming off the hill
![04.jpg 04.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118351-faf92c6d423a9e1b5c4f229e39ecdf56.jpg)
The sun popped out for a bit, and it caused me to overheat.
![05.jpg 05.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118352-c73503372e2f8ae218f9263fd02ba47a.jpg)
Beginning to work my way around the Avenues Twin Peaks. The snow is deep on the west side of the two peaks
![06.jpg 06.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118353-73fa2717ef6d0eaf7c52dd001e8d9b07.jpg)
Shoreline Trail
![07.jpg 07.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118354-4359de6184983dc8c2d4e4918a73b13f.jpg)
Off the Shoreline Trail and heading towards the North Avenues Twin Peak
![08.jpg 08.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118355-aa0921ebac1e6c206804044921d8a9b9.jpg)
A lone sagebrush as I climb the ridge
![09.jpg 09.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118356-bc5614f1be3ee9ffdde619972ed83d0d.jpg)
First view down into City Creek
![10.jpg 10.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118357-cad3fa53ae1da58a5f3b86850daeae89.jpg)
Storming at the top of Black Mountain
![11.jpg 11.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118358-cbad2c4aa7e30a7c47482c1a4ee4bcff.jpg)
The Dude Benchmark across City Creek
![12.jpg 12.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118359-62630a73dfcb4df97c2689082a37c45e.jpg)
The summit of Burro Peak is in the clouds
![13.jpg 13.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118360-f643e7c5a9a33e2e0953618c0b3cf22b.jpg)
Lichens
![14.jpg 14.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118361-de5f16bc53d3be2e71a5081cb4250a1c.jpg)
Dark clouds moving in
![15.jpg 15.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118362-3d7ff337361600484789419aecd54e79.jpg)
One other person had made they way along the ridge
![16.jpg 16.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118363-3af17bb0699f5356932343f9699ce422.jpg)
Mount Wire to the southeast
![17.jpg 17.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118364-6c0fe0a2a1ce15fd9e39c9f6ce8bf8a1.jpg)
Stansbury Island in the sunshine to the west
![18.jpg 18.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118365-969d0dfc76e335e20edc63b2e85c0c27.jpg)
Those trees on the north slope of Black Mountain look cold
![19.jpg 19.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118366-eb9b9d7b80d664a7a3c764649d6b4e7a.jpg)
Snowshoes and poles shot
![20.jpg 20.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118367-3c953fb531878295b4fc9df34e4121b7.jpg)
Looking back at the Avenues Twin Peaks, with the Oquirrh Mountains in sunlight across
the Salt Lake Valley
![21.jpg 21.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118368-b54e84864a2ce5aaa99a31d2afbeca0c.jpg)
Another shot looking back, but not zoomed in this time
![22.jpg 22.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118369-8e2ee195bba0d986abee3d0218a7c725.jpg)
Sunlit Antelope Island and Frary Peak just over the north ridge of City Creek Canyon
![23.jpg 23.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118370-e3a89fb1915abf62b70485da924064b6.jpg)
My nose might be running in this one.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![24.jpg 24.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118371-d1a6ccbae48b9b8a4d5acf1a2f409e7c.jpg)
Interesting clouds on my way back
![25.jpg 25.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118372-2acaae312f3ae9d3ca82a2e78e01f3a3.jpg)
Another shot of the Oquirrhs across the valley
![26.jpg 26.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118373-bea8d0da441da6016824b1db112c1e8c.jpg)
Hmmm............................... I guess a good winter can be bad for the deer
![27.jpg 27.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118374-2c7a583fb45a63a742040031f4e67dd3.jpg)
Back at the Jeep, and @Rockskipper, I may need a smooth Tennessee Whiskey after this one. See if you can have Price send me up
their finest.![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
The End.
![01.jpg 01.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118348-3a312dae33d670d92546a1b47961676a.jpg)
Getting ready at the trailhead
![02.jpg 02.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118349-3827b5696b611db8fbdbad91adc9d9b3.jpg)
I loved this shot. A little patch of blue sky behind the summit of Mount Wire to the southeast
![03.jpg 03.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118350-cc9340b1b1d9553aaf33f73c0db3fb3d.jpg)
Deer tracks coming off the hill
![04.jpg 04.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118351-faf92c6d423a9e1b5c4f229e39ecdf56.jpg)
The sun popped out for a bit, and it caused me to overheat.
![05.jpg 05.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118352-c73503372e2f8ae218f9263fd02ba47a.jpg)
Beginning to work my way around the Avenues Twin Peaks. The snow is deep on the west side of the two peaks
![06.jpg 06.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118353-73fa2717ef6d0eaf7c52dd001e8d9b07.jpg)
Shoreline Trail
![07.jpg 07.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118354-4359de6184983dc8c2d4e4918a73b13f.jpg)
Off the Shoreline Trail and heading towards the North Avenues Twin Peak
![08.jpg 08.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118355-aa0921ebac1e6c206804044921d8a9b9.jpg)
A lone sagebrush as I climb the ridge
![09.jpg 09.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118356-bc5614f1be3ee9ffdde619972ed83d0d.jpg)
First view down into City Creek
![10.jpg 10.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118357-cad3fa53ae1da58a5f3b86850daeae89.jpg)
Storming at the top of Black Mountain
![11.jpg 11.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118358-cbad2c4aa7e30a7c47482c1a4ee4bcff.jpg)
The Dude Benchmark across City Creek
![12.jpg 12.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118359-62630a73dfcb4df97c2689082a37c45e.jpg)
The summit of Burro Peak is in the clouds
![13.jpg 13.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118360-f643e7c5a9a33e2e0953618c0b3cf22b.jpg)
Lichens
![14.jpg 14.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118361-de5f16bc53d3be2e71a5081cb4250a1c.jpg)
Dark clouds moving in
![15.jpg 15.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118362-3d7ff337361600484789419aecd54e79.jpg)
One other person had made they way along the ridge
![16.jpg 16.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118363-3af17bb0699f5356932343f9699ce422.jpg)
Mount Wire to the southeast
![17.jpg 17.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118364-6c0fe0a2a1ce15fd9e39c9f6ce8bf8a1.jpg)
Stansbury Island in the sunshine to the west
![18.jpg 18.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118365-969d0dfc76e335e20edc63b2e85c0c27.jpg)
Those trees on the north slope of Black Mountain look cold
![19.jpg 19.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118366-eb9b9d7b80d664a7a3c764649d6b4e7a.jpg)
Snowshoes and poles shot
![20.jpg 20.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118367-3c953fb531878295b4fc9df34e4121b7.jpg)
Looking back at the Avenues Twin Peaks, with the Oquirrh Mountains in sunlight across
the Salt Lake Valley
![21.jpg 21.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118368-b54e84864a2ce5aaa99a31d2afbeca0c.jpg)
Another shot looking back, but not zoomed in this time
![22.jpg 22.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118369-8e2ee195bba0d986abee3d0218a7c725.jpg)
Sunlit Antelope Island and Frary Peak just over the north ridge of City Creek Canyon
![23.jpg 23.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118370-e3a89fb1915abf62b70485da924064b6.jpg)
My nose might be running in this one.
![24.jpg 24.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118371-d1a6ccbae48b9b8a4d5acf1a2f409e7c.jpg)
Interesting clouds on my way back
![25.jpg 25.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118372-2acaae312f3ae9d3ca82a2e78e01f3a3.jpg)
Another shot of the Oquirrhs across the valley
![26.jpg 26.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118373-bea8d0da441da6016824b1db112c1e8c.jpg)
Hmmm............................... I guess a good winter can be bad for the deer
![27.jpg 27.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/118/118374-2c7a583fb45a63a742040031f4e67dd3.jpg)
Back at the Jeep, and @Rockskipper, I may need a smooth Tennessee Whiskey after this one. See if you can have Price send me up
their finest.
The End.