With the
Xterra Wheeler Canyon 1/2 Marathon and
Park City Marathon coming up the next two weeks, I figured I'd better get in a good elevation run. I took my truck up American Fork Canyon, taking the bumpy dirt road up past
Tibble Fork Reservoir to Silver Lake Flat Reservoir.
I ran this
trail once before, so I knew it would be a tough one. It starts out easy enough though.
1 of 2 stream crossings
Aspens line the trail
View near the top
View of the top
Silver Lake from the south side, at the end of the trail
Last time I just ran back down. This time i decided to hike around the lake. From the NE side
From the NW side, where the stream feeds the lake
Daisies on the west side
Hill crest on the west side
View of lake below from the west side hill
PB&J break
One last look at the lake before running back down
1 of 2 stream crossings
Aspens line the trail
View near the top
View of the top
Silver Lake from the south side, at the end of the trail
Last time I just ran back down. This time i decided to hike around the lake. From the NE side
From the NW side, where the stream feeds the lake
Daisies on the west side
Hill crest on the west side
View of lake below from the west side hill
PB&J break
One last look at the lake before running back down
5 comments:
SHANE!! I just found your blog off of Marys! I can't remember the last time I went for a great hike like that--totally jealous! We should go to lunch sometime and catch up!
Maria (your long lost cousin...)
The pictures are beautiful but I had a hard time concentrating on them. I still can't believe that your truck made it that far...
The pictures are beautiful! It makes me miss the Utah wilderness so much!
I bet it is so much more fun to run those trails than the boring one's here in Phoenix! That is beautiful countryside...especially the aspen trees. I love AZ but when I saw that last picture you posted I started to get kindof jealous.
Utah has some amazing trails. I love running in the mountains. I'll always have a soft spot for Arizona, but I don't ever see myself moving back.
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