2010

It's All About Jesus!

Jesus said, "For were two or three gather in my name, I will be in their midst." Matthew 18:20 NAS

Before each adventure, we invite Jesus in prayer. That's why we call this club, Outdoors with Jesus. It is because of your participation and prayers we are able to invite you to these mountain adventures.

Without prayer...nothing happens!

CAVES

BUTCH CASSIDY's CAVE ON THE GREEN RIVER

BICYCLE RIDES

We biked the causeway of Antelope Island, Jordan River Parkway, and Legacy Parkway. Also, joined the Good News Jail Ministry bicycle ride in Park City. Also, some of us enjoyed riding the new parkway trail to Jenny Lake in the Tetons.

CAMPOUTS

We camped at Dinosaur National Monument. God blessed us with exciting adventures. It was free admission to the monument in 2010.

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
We enjoyed Wasatch Mountain State Park, skiing on the golf course.

FALL COLORS

Snake Creek Pass, Millcreek Pipeline, Lake Solitude, and Red Pine Lake hikes had the best colors.

FISHING

Some of the group went fishing at Smith and Moorehouse Reservoir, Mirror Lake, Desolation Lake, Upper Red Pine Lake, Wall Lake, Trial Lake, Lake Mary, and Cecret Lake.

MOUNTAIN BIKING
We rode the Union Pacific Rail Trail, and Round Valley, had our first Mystery Ride, and went to Antelope Isle.

LAKES
Lake Mary, Martha, Twin Lakes Reservoir, Lake Solitude, Dog Lake, Desolation Lake, Wall Lake, Trail Lake, Mirror Lake, Fehr Lake, Shepherd Lake, Cecret Lake, Marshall Lake, Hoover Lake, and Lower & Upper Red Pine Lakes.

OVERLOOKS
We hiked to the Livingroom, Coldwater Canyon overlook, and Snake Creek Pass.
PEAKS
We hiked Frary Peak, on the top of Antelope Island, and the Big Beacon.







RIVER RAFTING
SPLIT MOUNTAIN ON THE GREEN RIVER



SNOWSHOE FUN
We had first time visits to Snowbasin, Wasatch Mountain State Park, and completed the entire North Fork Loop in the Uintas. And had fun up Big Cottonwood Canyon.

WATERFALLS
We hiked to Waterfall Canyon, Adams Canyon, and Stewart Falls at Sundance.

WILDFLOWERS
We hiked to Cecret Lake during Alta's Wildflower Festival. Also, enjoyed wildflower in Brighton, Park City, Millcreek Canyon and Smith and Moorehouse.
WILDLIFE
We saw goats carrying back packs to Wall Lake, a family of moose on the wildflower hike, deer in their den on the snake creek hike and more.

FRARY PEAK

FRARY PEAK TRAILHEAD

Warm, beautiful day hiking to the summit on Antelope Island. God blessed us with great scenery! 

ANTELOPE ISLAND

We saw buffalo, birds and a coyote on the Island. 

GREAT SALT LAKE

SCENIC HIKE

DIFFICULT STAIR CLIMB

FRARY PEAK

Psalms 92 was read on the 6,596' peak. 

Antelope Island State Park

RATINGS: Intermediate plus

MILEAGE: 3.12 miles to peak

ELEVATION GAIN: 2,100'

HIKE TIME: Allow 4 1/2 hours

NO DOGS allowed on this trail. And no mountain biking.

DRIVE TIME from entrance to trailhead is 30 minutes. The road closes at dark.

It's a one hour drive from Salt Lake City.

GEAR: Hiking pole, lots of water, energy snacks, sack lunch, sunscreen and camera.

DIRECTIONS: Take Antelope Drive exit in Syracuse and drive west to the Great Salt Lake.

RESTROOMS available at entrance, visitor center and horse parking below trailhead. 

STATE PARK FEE:

UPPER RED PINE LAKE

A beautiful, Indian Summer day, with dazzling autumn colors in Little Cottonwood Canyon. 

UPPER RED PINE LAKE

Our Bible reading was Psalm 23--where the shepherd leads us to quiet waters. 

FISHING AT UPPER RED PINE

DESCRIPTION: Drive up Little Cottonwood Canyon to the White Pine trailhead. Hike 1 mile to the trail junction. Look for the trail sign to Red Pine Lake and follow a singletrack trail. Don't take the road. Continuing on the trail, you will see scenic views of Little Cottonwood Canyon. This trail has some steep sections. When you arrive at Lower Red Pine, continue around the lake and scramble up the hill to upper. Upper Red Pine lake has a higher elevation gain than White Pine lake. RATINGS: Difficult to Upper Red Pine Lake...climbing over granite boulders.

WILDERNESS: Group size is limited to 10 

WATERSHED: No Dogs, No swimming, no wading, and no washing in lakes or streams. 

MILEAGE: 3.6 miles to Upper Red Pine

HIKE TIME: 3 hours up and 2.5 hours down. Allow extra time to enjoy and to go fishing. GEAR: One hiking pole. You'll need one free hand for climbing over boulders. Pack a sack lunch, bring plenty of water, jacket, camera, first aid, fishing gear and energy snacks. 

LOWER RED PINE LAKE

LAKE SOLITUDE

We saw snow where we hiked last week, and leaves are almost gone in the Brighton area. God gave us a cool fall day. 

SILVER LAKE TRAILHEAD

On the trail we saw three deer, a blue bird, and chipmonks. It was fun walking on the boardwalk, around Silver Lake.

LAKE SOLITUDE

DESCRIPTION: An easy trail starting at Silver Lake. Enjoy walking around the board walk. Continue on the trail toward the Solitude ski lifts. Do not take the trail to the left, up the hill to Twin Lakes Reservoir. The final climb to the lake is short and steep--like an Intermediate hike. 

EASY HIKE

RATINGS: Newbies 

MILEAGE: 1.5 miles to the lake. 

ELEVATION GAIN: 300' 

HIKE TIME: Allow 2 hours total. 

KID FRIENDLY 

NO DOGS: Big Cottonwood Canyon is a protected watershed. 

DIRECTIONS: Drive to Silver Lake parking area, Brighton, Utah.

GOOD EXERCISE

AUTUMNS ARE BETTER WITH JESUS

SNAKE CREEK PASS

LAKE MARY TRAILHEAD

We saw a family of deer in their living room. Blue birds and squirrels were playing in fir trees. 

BRIGHTON, UTAH

We played on a split rock on the trail.

Snake Creek Pass overlook was radical with golden aspens. Looking below you can see Midway. We enjoyed lunch, and read our favorite Bible verse. Wholesome fellowship and a great time with Jesus!

SNAKE CREEK PASS

WONDERFUL OVERLOOK 

LUNCH BREAK

THANK YOU JESUS

DESCRIPTION: Begin at the Lake Mary trailhead, in the big parking lot area of Brighton Ski Resort. You'll find benches on the trail, as you climb the hills around the ski lift. At the trail junction, turn left towards Dog Lake. Keep left--the trail to the right takes you to Dog Lake. We heard children calling this Dog Pond. Continuing on the trail you will hike through an evergreen forest. Stay on the singletrack trail, and do not take any roads. 

At the saddle, you'll find a rocky overlook. Welcome to Snake Creek Pass.

RATINGS: Moderate

MILEAGE: 2 miles to the pass

ELEVATION GAIN: 1310'

RESTROOMS: Brighton, Silver Lake area.

WATERSHED: No dogs allowed.

HIKE TIME: 3 1/2 hours

DIRECTIONS: Big Cottonwood Canyon begins at Wasatch Blvd, & Fort Union Blvd in Salt Lake City, UT. Drive to the top of the canyon to the large ski parking lot in Brighton. Look for the large wood sign.

EMY'S MYSTERY HIKE

EMY LOVES TO HIKE

Wonderful warm Autumn day with Jesus!  We heard classical music on the trail from Log Haven. Today was free day in Millcreek canyon! And dogs enjoyed playing in the leaves. 

BURCH HOLLOW TRAILHEAD

EMY's MYSTERY MILLCREEK HIKE

DESCRIPTION: From the Burch Hollow trailhead, follow the pipeline trail west. This trail is great for hiking, jogging, walking dogs, and mountain biking. You'll enjoy walking through scrub oaks and see great canyon views. This makes a great evening hike, if you want to see city lights. Also, it is an easy snowshoe trail in the Winter.

MILLCREEK PIPELINE TRAIL

RATINGS: Newbies

KID FRIENDLY ~ Watch out for bikers!

MILEAGE: 1.6 miles to Church Fork junction. We hiked 2 miles each way.

HIKE TIME: 2 hours

RESTROOMS: No restrooms at trailhead. You'll find some at picnic areas.

DOGS love this trail on odd days! More mountain bikers will be on the trail on even days, because they are allowed to ride the upper canyon.

GEAR: Bring water! This trail can be hot in the afternoon.

FEE: Millcreek Canyon fee

DIRECTIONS: Enter Millcreek Canyon, 3800 South and Wasatch Blvd, SLC, UT

Promontory to Round Valley

This was an energetic ride with Jesus! We had a head wind biking to Round Valley. The return trip was a blast, riding 15mph to 25mph back.

PARK CITY MOUNTAIN BIKING

DESCRIPTION: At Promontory, ride the rail trail toward Park City. Be careful crossing the Kamas road. After riding the first paved section to the gate, turn right and bike up the road. You'll find a paved parkway trail on the right. Stay on this trail until you reach the ballpark. There are restrooms, pop machines, and picnic tables to take a break. Take Quinns Trail south up the hill. Turn left at the next road. Go straight (north) at the next junction. Turn left, biking west up the next hill to a parking area.

ROUND VALLEY

Across the parking lot, you'll find the Round Valley trails. Bike up the trail and do not take the side trails. Turn left on Cammy's trail. At the top you'll find a bench to sit on. Ride up the Seventy Seven trail and turn right on the Valderoad. You'll enjoy a roller coaster ride back to the ball park. 

RATINGS: Moderate 

RIDE TIME: 3 hours 

MILEAGE: 15 miles 

PARK: Union Pacific Rail Trail ~ Promontory Station 

DIRECTIONS: From SLC, take I-80 up Parleys Canyon, take US 40, then exit 2, hang a left, drive east, turn right on Promontory Ranch Road. Look for parking lot with a restroom on the left with the Union Pacific Rail Trail sign. DRIVE TIME: 35 minutes from SLC

EVER DREAM OF GOING
OUTDOORS WITH JESUS?

COLDWATER OVERLOOK

HIKING NATIONAL FOREST 

BY SNOWBASIN

OGDEN CANYON OVERLOOK

formerly known as COLDWATER OVERLOOK

MAPLES TRAILHEAD

SNOWBASIN PARKING LOT B

GPS: 41.218470, -111.863048

FOLLOW THE ROAD TOWARD THE RIDGE

We enjoyed a wonderful Autumn day with Jesus! We saw hawks soar in the sky, and cows on the trail.

AT THE RIDGE 

TAKE THE TRAIL TO THE LEFT

OGDEN CANYON OVERLOOK

RATINGS: MODERATE

ELEVATION GAIN: 1.010

MILEAGE: 5,2 MILES TOTAL

HIKE TIME: 3 hours

DOG FRIENDLY

RESTROOMS AT SNOWBASIN

SNOWBASIN

JESUS MAKE AUTUMNS GOLDEN

MARSHALL LAKE

FERH LAKE TRAILHEAD

Incredible hike with Jesus. Today we saw some of the first Autumn colors. At Bald Mountain pass there was a sprinle of snow. 

MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY HIKE

On the trail, we hiked to four different lakes, walked on boardwalk, saw squirrels, and several even went fishing. We enjoyed lunch on the rocks overlooking the lake, had a Bible study and prayer. 

SHEPHERD LAKE

FEHR LAKE TRAIL

DESCRIPTION: There's a good trail to Shepherd Lake. We made the mistake of following the main trail down to Hoover Lake. Go around Shepherd lake to the south east shore, and follow deer trails down to Marshall Lake, closer to the mountain. 

GOING FISHING IS ALWAYS A HAPPY DAY

RATINGS: Moderate 

MILEAGE: 2 miles to Marshall Lake, and 

.1 miles to Hoover. 

HIKE TIME: Allow 3 hours or more. ELEVATION: 375' elevation loss to Marshall. You'll climb a hill on your return. If you are hiking to Hoover Lake, add 82' elevation loss too. 

NO RESTROOMS available! 

Bald Mountain trailhead has vault restrooms. 

DRIVE TIME: 1 1/2 hours from Salt Lake City TRAILHEAD: Fehr Lake Trailhead is 1.2 miles down the road from Bald Mountain Pass on the right. If you drive past Moosehorn Campground, you'll gone too far. 

FEE: Mirror Lake Recreation Fee. 

GEAR: Map, water, jacket, hat, sunscreen, camera, food, compass and whistle.

BLESSED DAY WITH JESUS

FISHING AT MARSHALL LAKE

CATCHING A FISH