07.15.08
Bells Canyon, Utah
This hike was part of a family reunion this last weekend in Salt Lake City. Near Little Cottonwood Canyon, Bells Canyon is a steep climb up a sand and boulder staircase. The view is fantastic, as is the pristine reservoir.
The hike continues on up beyond where we stopped at the lower reservoir–it looked tempting!
12.09.07
Images from the Grand Forest
We made a grand foray into the Grand Forêt this afternoon, and it was beautiful as always. It’s like walking into a cathedral of trees, eyes drawn upward but also into the nooks and corners, and always with a sense of wonder. It was chilly today, cold enough to see our breath as we hiked and cold enough to make us gallop like Clydesdales coming back.
Aren’t these mushrooms amazing? They look like melted wax, shells, blown glass, flowers…
08.11.07
Outing: Gazzam Lake Park
To finish off S___’s birthday, we went for an exploratory hike at Gazzam Lake Park yesterday evening. The main trail head (which leads to the lake) was unfortunately blocked off–due to owl attacks, believe it or not! There are fledgling owls and some pretty protective mama owls along the trail, apparently.
As we were piling back into the minivan, a friendly father out with his daughter chatted with us about the trail closure. He pointed us in the direction of the Peters Trail, and we got our hike in after all!
We seemed to be the only ones hiking in the area, which was a probably a good thing, seeing as how Peters Trail is supposed to be a quiet trail, with a sign saying No cell phones, etc. Good thing it didn’t say No noisy kids! 
