grandeur peak

This week i took things easy and hiked up grandeur peak from millcreek canyon.  grandeur peak is a little mountain that makes up the left side of Millcreek canyon.  It takes about 2 or 3 hours round trip depending on how many stops you make and how quick you go.  My friend invited me to go up with him because he is training to get up Mt. Olympus sometime before it snows.  We started pretty early around 9am, when it was still a little cold outside so we could beat the mid day heat from the sun.  The hike was really fun and it was nice to see all the leaves changing as well as other scenery.   We finished after about 2 hours and thirty minutes just before the sun made it unpleasant to hike.  This next week or sometime after i might try to do lone peak.

Albion Basin

This last weekend i got to go mountain biking up little cottonwood canyon at Albion Basin with my wife.  it was a lot of fun, we parked at the pay booth near the trail head and biked up about 3 miles. After a nice, not to steep ride up, locked out bikes up and hiked a half mile up to a lake.  We ate lunch at the lake and enjoyed the scenery and then took of back down the mountain and drove down the canyon.

Mt. Olympus

Today was a great day to go hiking, I got up early today and stated to hike up the Mt. Olympus trail head.  The air was perfect for keeping me cool as I hiked towards the top.  This is a hike i have done 2 times before and always seems to go on forever, but it is all worth it when you see the view of the entire city at the top.  Hopefully it will not snow too soon so i can try some other mountains out before winter.