Between naps and eating, we're getting into the glorious high mountains pretty regularly. This trip was with my brother Bryce, with Stephen, Sue, and Kate. It is wonderful to be hiking with Bryce again. When I first moved to UT in 1982 he was, and ever has been, a mountaineering mentor to me. After several years of ill health he is finally back to hiking and is unstoppable. This was a lovely point to point trail that was advertised as 8 miles but turned out to be 10...Bonus! More time in the hills! The weather was one of those perfect days with blue mountain skies, white puffy clouds (that didn't rain or lightning on us), a cool breeze right when we needed it, wildflowers, lakes, rocks.....I need to slow down, I think my heart is racing and my blood pressure is going up! If God had come to me and asked for suggestions on how to make the day better, I would have had none! The trail starts in the woods...
...and follows this lovely stream pretty much the whole way. Eventually the trail climbs to The Notch, a saddle that splits Notch Mountain in half. We stopped at this lake just before the pass to admire the scenery, eat, and enjoy the breeze.
Even the Boy Scouts we encountered weren't loud and obnoxious! It was an exquisite day and we all slept well that night. I'm happy to report that my lungs are doing very well and my legs are getting stronger with every hike. As I said to Stephen the other day, "this kind of thing could make a man not want to get a job!"
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