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[TractorDoc]

I crawled out of my burrow yesterday for a morning walk after being snowed in most of January.

I had to be careful as the trails were quite icy. I've never before had the need to use spikes, so I do not own any.



One of the usual waterfall destinations. There was quite a bit more water flowing than I was expecting.



I carefully found my way down to the base of the falls. Interesting freeze patterns were everywhere one wanted to look.



Obligatory member pic.



I slipped and slid back to the trailhead and made my way back home, but not before picking up a pizza from Ohio Pie. A heavy pelting of rain/ice was falling just as was I nearing home. I decided winter is here to stay for a bit so I am crawling back into my burrow for an undetermined period of time. . . (I still have to venture out this afternoon to feed the cats at work ).

 

[scatman]

I was originally going to hike across Red Butte this morning, but we got snow yesterday and I wasn't sure how much accumulated up top, so I did a quick hike up the Aves Twin Peaks instead. I needed to burn some calories to compensate for all the junk food I will be eating while watching the Super Bowl.


The south twin this morning


Maybe a quarter inch of new snow?


Mountain biker on the Shoreline Trail


The Dude Benchmark way in the distance


The north twin above. I hiked around the west side of the twins this morning before
summitting


Final push to the ridge, or hiking into the cloud.


I thought that this was pretty cool. It looks like Frary Peak on Antelope Island is erupting like a volcano, or maybe just letting off
some steam.


Tripod is ready to go on the north twin


Summit shot

I then put the zoom lens on that I had hauled up.


State Capitol


A guy and his pooch on the summit of the south twin


Life Flight coming to rescue me on the south twin.



And a nice looking hawk that I saw on my way off the south twin


The south twin just before noon, as most of the snow had melted off


Back at the Sube.

 

[Kmatjhwy]

Scatman, from the photos that looks like an immature Golden Eagle that you saw and took a photo of.

Nice photo and congratulations!

 

[scatman]

Scatman, from the photos that looks like an immature Golden Eagle that you saw and took a photo of.

Nice photo and congratulations!

Thanks for correcting me @Kmatjhwy. I thought it looked a little big for a hawk, but I wasn't expecting to see an eagle on the twin peaks, so just made an assumption that it was a hawk. I guess I was lucky to see it.

 

[Bob]

Found this picture...... I think it maybe Scatman when he was younger....

 

[scatman]

Found this picture...... I think it maybe Scatman when he was younger....

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That looks like a decent sized bear. I trapped it off-trail in Hayden Valley this past summer.