Timpooneke Trail

[Mack Shaft]

Did this day hike with my wife last year. It was one of my top hikes of all times. The wild life and the flowers was amazing. Large # of mountain goats. I suggest this hike.

 

[DrNed]

For whatever reason when I saw the title of your report my mind thought
Timpanooke road. Then I read "wildflowers, wildlife and mountain goats"
and I was confused because there's none of that on the Timpanooke road.

Unfortunately, every time I've hiked Timp I've done the Aspen Grove approach.
This is way better!

I'm no photographer either but I can only imagine that those shots of the bird
(hummingbird?) are tough shots. Well done!

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Ugly]

Both ways up Timp have their pluses and minuses... Mostly pluses if you can avoid the crowds on a weekday.

Love the hummingbirds, wonderful!

 

[Vegan.Hiker]

Love it. Planning this hike a few years ago was what got me hooked on BCP, and doing the hike made me fall in love with the west. Thanks!

 

[Deleted User]

Love the pics! I need to do an overnight trip to that lake.

 

[Outdoors24]

Great pictures! Is it possible to spend the night in that shelter?

 

[Scott Chandler]

Great pictures! Is it possible to spend the night in that shelter?

Probably supposed to be used for emergencies only.

 

[Scott Chandler]

Thought of being snarky about a campsite but decided against too late.

 

[Mack Shaft]

Im not sure. We just did this as a day hike.

 

[Ugly]

Thought of being snarky about a campsite but decided against too late.

you mean when 200' can also be measured with the alternative math as 10' or less...

There is actually a great group of volunteers and emergency responders up there, TERT. They are usually setup at the shelter.
Someone was pitching down in the same area on the island in the lake, when I was up there once and they politely came and told them to bugger off into the woods.

 

[Scott Chandler]

Im not sure. We just did this as a day hike.

Exactly why I wasn't snarky

 

[WasatchWill]

you mean when 200' can also be measured with the alternative math as 10' or less...

There is actually a great group of volunteers and emergency responders up there, TERT. They are usually setup at the shelter.
Someone was pitching down in the same area on the island in the lake, when I was up there once and they politely came and told them to bugger off into the woods.

I once watched someones tent set up on the edge of that lake blow right over and into the lake. I laughed.