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Headed out this morning to stash a one gallon jug of water, and a 32 oz. bottle of Gatorade along the Millcreek Ridge for my hike next weekend.
The route to 8194 is the same as Mount Aire, except when you reach the saddle, you take a left instead of a right.
We began our walk up the Millcreek Canyon road around 6:45-ish, with a nice 50 degree temperature at the parking lot. Once we arrived at the saddle, we headed up the ridge to the southwest. The trail along this section of the ridge can be hard to follow and we ended up having to bushwhack for a bit in order to reach the top of the ridge and unnamed peak 8194.
Gate still closed to upper Millcreek Canyon
Opening soon though.
Mountain ninebark
Ready for action.
Leopard slug on the road heading towards Elbow Fork
Cascading Millcreek
Hound's tongue
Red osier dogwood
Strawberries are still numerous along the trail
White geranium
Starwort
Violet
Solomon's seal
Pink geranium
Sticky cinquefoil
A leopard slug eating a mulch maid
Choke cherry
Vetch
Mule's ear
Woodland star
Approaching the saddle with an opening full of mule's ear
Wasatch Beardtongue
A grasshopper had his eye on the Scatman
Beginning our climb up to the top of the ridge. Can you see the trail?
It starts off kind of steep once you leave the saddle
Katie, pausing for a moment with Mount Aire above, and the saddle down below
Aspen on our way up the ridge
The placing of the jug. What precision!
It's a good thing I took @Rockskipper's "how to hide a jug 101 class" back in the 80's at
Utah State University. Thanks skipper.
Most excellent.
A spikey caterpillar
Into some serious bushwhacking now. Straight ahead is my motto.
Columbine on the bushwhack section
Once we broke out on the top of the ridge, the views to the south were spectacular
And a nice view of upper Millcreek Canyon from our vantage point
Lewis flax in the meadow where we stopped for a snack
It exists!
Narrow-leaf mountain trumpet
Looking west down the Millcreek Ridge from 8194, with the summit of Grandeur Peak barely visible in the distance
Some kind of beetle on a mule's ear
Mount Olympus
Summit shot
Mountain Ash
The high point of Parley's Ridge, with Antelope Island's Frary Peak beyond
Mount Aire
Stink bug?
Skyrocket
Robber fly with its prey
Yellow salsify
Back at the road.
All that is left to do is walk back down the road to the gate and our vehicle.
The End.
The route to 8194 is the same as Mount Aire, except when you reach the saddle, you take a left instead of a right.
We began our walk up the Millcreek Canyon road around 6:45-ish, with a nice 50 degree temperature at the parking lot. Once we arrived at the saddle, we headed up the ridge to the southwest. The trail along this section of the ridge can be hard to follow and we ended up having to bushwhack for a bit in order to reach the top of the ridge and unnamed peak 8194.
Gate still closed to upper Millcreek Canyon
Opening soon though.
Mountain ninebark
Ready for action.
Leopard slug on the road heading towards Elbow Fork
Cascading Millcreek
Hound's tongue
Red osier dogwood
Strawberries are still numerous along the trail
White geranium
Starwort
Violet
Solomon's seal
Pink geranium
Sticky cinquefoil
A leopard slug eating a mulch maid
Choke cherry
Vetch
Mule's ear
Woodland star
Approaching the saddle with an opening full of mule's ear
Wasatch Beardtongue
A grasshopper had his eye on the Scatman
Beginning our climb up to the top of the ridge. Can you see the trail?
It starts off kind of steep once you leave the saddle
Katie, pausing for a moment with Mount Aire above, and the saddle down below
Aspen on our way up the ridge
The placing of the jug. What precision!
Utah State University. Thanks skipper.
Most excellent.
A spikey caterpillar
Into some serious bushwhacking now. Straight ahead is my motto.
Columbine on the bushwhack section
Once we broke out on the top of the ridge, the views to the south were spectacular
And a nice view of upper Millcreek Canyon from our vantage point
Lewis flax in the meadow where we stopped for a snack
It exists!
Narrow-leaf mountain trumpet
Looking west down the Millcreek Ridge from 8194, with the summit of Grandeur Peak barely visible in the distance
Some kind of beetle on a mule's ear
Mount Olympus
Summit shot
Mountain Ash
The high point of Parley's Ridge, with Antelope Island's Frary Peak beyond
Mount Aire
Stink bug?
Skyrocket
Robber fly with its prey
Yellow salsify
Back at the road.
All that is left to do is walk back down the road to the gate and our vehicle.
The End.
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