Monday, September 23, 2013

Mount Olympus (South Trail)

I finally got a chance to get out for a nice hike Saturday. It was game day for the big Utah/BYU rivalry game.  I saw the Army ROTC carrying a large Utah flag and running the game ball along 1300 East. I later heard that they meet their BYU counterparts half way and transfer the ball to them; kind of cool!  We drove to the trailhead at 5600 South and Wasatch Boulevard, got the last parking spot, and started out at 8:15.  The weather was perfect. We took our time, and made the 7 mile hike in 61/2 hours including stops and a fairly long rest at the summit. It was slightly chilly at the top, but not enough to get a jacket out.  We saw many U of U fans, but surprisingly not a single BYU fan.  I brought and drank every drop of 3 liters of water, and was grateful for the extra ice cold bottle my daughter gave me!

At lower elevation, very few leaves got the memo that
the next day was the first day of Fall!

The view from the saddle is always inspiring.



4 comments:

  1. This was a blast! Your pictures turned out great, I still need to upload mine to the computer. The one of me at the top of the summit looks like I am missing a leg!

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  2. This looks so fun! I love the picture of the red and yellow leaf.

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