On June 22 we parked at Silver Lake Trailhead in Big Cottonwood Canyon and hiked half way around the lake, took the trail that branches off from the loop. A short distance further, you have the option of going to the right toward Lake Solitude, or going to the left toward Twin Lakes.
We went left and reached Twin Lakes. At Twin Lakes we headed up a trail to the right that parallels the shore but is higher up. Shortly after leaving Twin Lakes, the trail splits, and we stayed to the right. I was surprised how quickly we could see Lake Solitude, but it took a while to reach it. From there we checked on my geocache, called
Rock Solidtude See
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=e40a7151-207c-4038-9949-191b2a35388a We then continued down the hill to complete the loop back to Silver Lake. This is a fairly easy hike, and is about 4 miles total. It is very scenic.
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| A rare pic of me in my own blog |
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Garbage cans on ski lift. I am guessing that they
are full of water to add weight to test
and adjust lift? |
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| View of Lake Solitude |
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| Trekking poles basking in a bed of wildflowers |
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| A moose near Silver Lake |
That was so fun! This really is a great hike because it's just long enough to make you feel like you are getting a good hike in, and the scenery is beautiful the whole time!
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