LAKE MARY, MARTHA, AND CATHERINE

Enjoyable hike with friends and Jesus. It was so wonderful to escape the hot valley and breathe cool, fresh air. The wildflowers were incredible.

LAKE CATHERINE

DESCRIPTION: Enjoy Brighton's three beautiful sister lakes. This is a great hike for children, beginners and those who are out-of-shape.

BEAUTIFUL DAY 

MARMOT

RATINGS: Moderate to Lake Catherine

HIKE TIME: Allow 1 to 3 hours.

MILEAGE: 1 mile to Lake Mary (800' elevation gain)

2 miles to Catherine (1200' elevation gain)

RESTROOMS: By Silver Lake.

KIDS 3 years old & up are able to hike this trail. 

FUN DAY IN THE MOUNTAINS

WATERSHED: No swimming or wading in the lake and no dogs allowed.

GEAR: Make sure you carry plenty of water, energy food, sunscreen, hat, first aid, camera, hiking stick and bug spray.

LAKE MARY 

DIRECTIONS: Big Cottonwood Canyon begins at Fort Union Blvd. (70th South) and Wasatch Blvd, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Drive to the top of the canyon to the large ski lot and park near the buildings. The trailhead begins by the large sign and a gravel pathway.

EVER DREAM OF GOING
OUTDOORS WITH JESUS?

SMITH MOREHOUSE TRAIL

What a wonderful way to escape the summer heat and enjoy God's mountains. After seeing Dave's cabin, we had an enjoyable hike and stopped after at the newly improved Smith-Morehouse Reservoir. After, we stopped at the Rhode Island dinner in Oakley. 

SMITH MOREHOUSE TRAIL

DESCRIPTION: The is a great trail for backpackers who want to get away from all the crowds. The trail is shared with horses.

DESTINATIONS:

• 5 miles to Erickson Basin,
• 7 miles to Island Lake
• 10 miles to the Crystal Lake trailhead

BOARDWALK

DIRECTIONS: From Oakley, Utah take the Weber Canyon road to the Smith-Morehouse reservoir. After passing the reservoir, take a left in the campground, and follow the signs to the trailhead. 

CLIMB OVER OR UNDER

RESTROOMS & at the trailhead. 

RATINGS: Moderate  

GEAR: Make sure you bring plenty of water, jacket, food, bug spray, sunscreen, and survival gear.

ANOTHER GOOD HIKE

LEE's MYSTERY HIKE

A wonderful day to enjoy with God and good friends. We enjoyed Wildflower celebration at Alta and a great hike. The wildflowers were incredible! There were food booths in the parking lot, and guided wildflower tours.

 WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL ALTA, UTAH

Lee gave us a wonderful Mystery Hike.

GRIZZLY GULCH ~ Twin Lakes Pass

DESCRIPTION ~ We started at the parking lot in Alta, by the entrance booth to the road to the campground. The trailhead is hidden on the north side of road. This is a great trail to escape the crowds and you'll have no trouble finding parking. At the pass you'll enjoy seeing Big Cottonwood and Twin Lakes Reservoir.

MYSTERY TRAILHEAD

RATINGS ~ Moderate

MILEAGE ~ 1.5 miles to the pass

HIKE TIME ~ allow 3 1/2 hours

RESTROOMS ~ parking area has several outhouses.

NO DOGS ~ Little Cottonwood Canyon is a watershed area.

DIRECTIONS ~ Drive up Little Cottonwood Canyon up the road toward Alta. Park near the entrance booth.

TWIN LAKE PASS

TWIN LAKES RESERVOIR

RUTH LAKE

After hiking up Bald Mountain to the snow ridge, we found it impassible and drove down the road to Ruth Lake. God Blessed us with cool weather.

RUTH LAKE ~ MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY

DESCRIPTION: Excellent hike for kids and beginners. You'll enjoy a stream, pond and a beautiful lake, hiking through firs, rocks and wildflowers.

KIDS LOVE THIS TRAIL

MILEAGE: 1 mile to the Lake, 

ELEVATION GAIN: 400' 

HIKE TIME: 25 minutes to the lake.

DIRECTIONS: Trailhead is at mile marker 35 on the Mirror Lake Highway.

RATINGS: NEWBIES

FEE: Each vehicle needs a Mirror Lake Recreation Pass or National Rec. Pass.

RUTH LAKE

GEAR: Make sure you bring bug spray, rain jacket, extra clothing, food & water.

Toilet kit, compass, first aid, etc.

WONDERFUL HIKE

GREEN POND MTB and SNOWBASIN HIKE

God gave us a wonderful 4th of July in the mountains. Snowbasin is lush green and has wonderful views. You may think you are in Europe and not Utah. After the bike ride we enjoyed free music on the lawn and went hiking. 

GREEN POND TRAIL

SNOWBASIN MOUNTAIN BIKING DESCRIPTION: From Snowbasin, the trail starts by the bike wash station. We headed up the road to the first Green Pond trail and went around the loop clockwise. 

SNOWBASIN 

The lower loop is intermediate technical and has some rocky sections. It also has nice forest bridges, and great views. 

SCENIC MOUNTAIN BIKING

At the junction to go to the highway, we turned up to the upper loop. We found this section moderate and less rocky. Once up, it is a great ride down to Snowbasin. 

RATINGS: Intermediate technical. 

RIDE TIME: Allow 2 hours 

MILEAGE: 3 mile loop 

DRIVE TIME from SLC: 1 hour 

DIRECTIONS: available on Snowbasin.com TRAIL MAPS: available at Snowbasin 

AFTER THE RIDE WE WENT HIKING

FOREST TRAIL

WE HIKED TO THE RIDGE