WASATCH WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL

GREAT DAY WITH JESUS and the WASATCH WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL

INTERMEDIATE WALK

WILDFLOWER GUIDE

 
We continued up to Cecret Lake at the turn around point of the wildflower talk.

WE HIKED WITHOUT TAKING THE SHUTTLE

Free shuttle buses were available to take folks up the dirt road to both Catherine Pass and Cecret Lake trailheads for those who didn't want to hike extra miles.

Friday the festival was at Solitude and Brighton.
Saturday it was at Alta.  And Sunday at Snowbird.
Alta had acoustic music and offered a Kids walk, Beginner walk to the lower Albion basin, Intermediate walk to the upper Albion basin, and Advance walk up to Twin Lakes pass.

CECRET LAKE

RATINGS:  Moderate 
MILEAGE: 2.3 miles each way
ELEVATION GAIN: 1300'
HIKE TIME: Allow 3 hours for Wildflower tour and Cecret Lake Hike
WATERSHED: No swimming in lakes and no wading in streams.  No dogs allowed.

DIRECTIONS:  Enter Little Cottonwood Canyon, 4323 Little Cottonwood Road, Sandy, Utah drive up to the top of the paved road in Alta.
RESTROOMS: available at parking area and near the campground.

BALD MOUNTAIN

DESCRIPTION: Bald Mountain offers great views of the Uintas. This trail has a lot of exposure and steep drop offs.  Make sure you bring a warm jacket.

RATINGS: MODERATE PLUS

MILEAGE: 1.75 miles each way

ELEVATION GAIN: 1,200

HIKE TIME: Allow 4 hours to enjoy Bald Mountain hike.

DRIVE TIME: Allow 1.5 hours from Salt Lake City

RESTROOM at the trailhead

BALD MOUNTAIN

FOSSIL BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT

"Some of the world's best preserved fossils are found in the flat-topped ridges of southwestern Wyoming's cold sagebrush desert. Fossilized fishes, insects, plants, reptiles, birds, and mammals are exceptional for their abundance, variety, and detail of preservation."

Fossil Butte National Monument is located west of Kemmerer, Wyoming.   The visitor center has a wonderful collection of fossils.   (Fossils from Noah's Flood.) 
The Monument has two hiking trails and one picnic area.

NATURE TRAIL LOOP ~ 1.5 miles

Restrooms and picnic area at the trailhead.
There are a few benches on this loop.  
This is a great hike if you don't have a lot of time.
Hike time 45 minutes.

 

HISTORIC QUARRY TRAIL LOOP ~ 2.5 miles
600' Elevation gain.   Hike in the cool part of the day and bring plenty of water.  Restrooms are available at the trailhead.  Hike time 2 hours.

ANOTHER FUN DAY WITH JESUS!

2016 GOOD NEWS JAIL & PRISON MINISTRY BIKE RIDE

PARK CITY, UTAH

CHAPLAIN MARY

8th ANNUAL GOOD NEWS BICYCLE RIDE

FIXING BIKE

HELD AT SHEPHERD OF THE MOUNTAINS
LUTHERAN CHURCH

FUND RAISER FOR THE CHAPLAINS AT THE
SALT LAKE COUNTY JAIL

COFFEE BREAK BEFORE THE RIDE

BIKE RIDES FOR KIDS TOO

2016 GOOD NEWS JAIL & PRISON MINSTRY BIKE RIDE

PAVED PARKWAY TRAILS 

SUNNY DAY IN PARK CITY

WONDERFUL BBQ LUNCH

GREAT FELLOWSHIP

WONDERFUL PRIZES

SMITH and MOOREHOUSE

SMITH and MOOREHOUSE ADVENTURE

MILEAGE: 1.5 miles to the falls on trail 001
ELEVATION GAIN:  800'
RATINGS: Moderate

DIRECTIONS: Smith and Moorehouse is located up the Weber Canyon Road from Oakley, Utah.  The trailhead is located south of the lake in the campground area.   Follow the signs.
RESTROOMS: Available at the trailhead
HIKE TIME:  Allow 3 1/2 hours total

A FUN DAYCATION WITH JESUS

LAKE MARY MARTHA and CATHERINE

Lake Mary, Martha and Catherine is a great family hike.  This week Outdoors with Jesus is celebrating our 30th Anniversary.   The hiking club began the Summer of 1986.

BRIGHTON, UTAH

DESCRIPTION:  From the big parking lot in Brighton Utah, head up the Lake Mary trail to Lake Catherine.

LAKE MARY

MILEAGE: 2 miles each way
HIKE TIME:  Allow 3 or 4 hours for fun.















ELEVATION GAIN:  1175'
RATINGS: Moderate 
KIDS enjoy this hike.
RESTROOMS at Silver Lake.
WATERSHED: No dogs allowed.  No swimming and no wading.
DIRECTIONS: From Wasatch Blvd and Fort Union Blvd. drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon to Brighton.

LAKE CATHERINE

THANK YOU JESUS FOR ALL THE GREAT YEARS OF HIKING

BIG COTTONWOOD OVERLOOK

30th Anniversary

Outdoors with Jesus began the Summer 1986

DESCRIPTION: Be careful crossing the road to the north side of the canyon.
If you would like to see HIDDEN FALLS, a dry trail is found by scrambling around the large rock, counterclockwise. Please remember that this is a Watershed Area. No dogs, no wading, and no washing in the water. This is our drinking water!
MILL B NORTH FORK, begins by going up some Grand Canyon staircase. The first climb is steep & more Intermediate. You'll get some great views of the S Curve as you begin switchbacks. 
You'll drop over the hill and follow a bubbling stream. Huge rocks and forest make this a wonderful setting entering the Mount Olympus Wilderness area.  After climbing more switchbacks, you'll head south to the canyon edge. As the trail turns east, take the second trail leading to the rocks. This is the Big Cottonwood Overlook.
TRAILHEAD: North side of the S Curve in Big Cottonwood Canyon.   
HIKE TIME:  2 hours 
MILEAGE: 1 1/2 mile est. to overlook
RATINGS: MODERATE