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| Looking down on Silver Lake from Twin Lakes Trail |
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| Twin Lakes |
I hiked to Twin Lakes this morning and did a few Geocaches along the way. I saw a couple of large deer on the way up. I parked at Silver Lake, went around to the right until I reached the trail that branches off the other side. I took that for a short distance, then followed the sign that points to the left. It is a pretty easy trail, not too steep, a little rocky in places. It was 1.65 miles to the lake, but I wandered around a bit looking for geocaches, and had some excellent views that I would have missed.
Twin lakes is really only one lake, but before the dam was put in, it was two separate lakes. I only saw one other person at the lake, so it was very peaceful. I wish I had brought my fishing pole! On the way down, I looked about 5 feet off the trail, and saw an OWL! I have seen very few owls in the wild, so I was very excited. Unfortunately it flew off before I could get a picture of it. It was quite small, maybe 10 inches tall, but it's wings sounded very powerful as it flew by.
Did the deer have antlers?
ReplyDeleteNo they were both does, but they were very large ones.
DeleteThat's cool about the owl. I don't know if I've ever seen one in the wild.
ReplyDeleteI saw a huge owl in grandma's and grandpa's backyard in Taylorsville, but I don't think I have seen any hiking before. I thought maybe grandpa was saying 'hi' to me since he used to collect owls!
DeleteI love owls I wish I could see one in the wild!
ReplyDeleteThis is always a fun hike. I love how you always see lots of wild animals here! No moose for you, but an owl is very cool too!
ReplyDeleteI have never ever seen an owl. I wish I could sometime...
ReplyDeleteWow! What a beautiful view. It looks so peaceful there. I'm excited to read more about your hiking adventures.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving your blog, John! Your pictures are amazing! When we first moved to Herriman we had an owl that came around often and sat on our roof just outside our bedroom window. I don't remember seeing it but we could hear it hooting. :)
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