It is starting to be that beautiful time of year! For those of you who are new to my hiking obsession or to me in general (shout-out to the new friends I have made over the past few months), let me introduce you to my purpose and goals of this blog.
This idea started last spring. I was trying to gain more appreciation of life – especially of my post-Florida life (also known by me as my "Second Utah Life"). For those of you who do not know, I was born and raised in Utah. When I was eighteen, I was sick of Utah, so I moved to Florida for four years. After finishing school, I was given the opportunity to attend graduate school in Utah – an opportunity I could not pass up, even though I slightly wanted to. Thus, my return to Utah occurred, and I needed to find a way to enjoy it – to see it from a completely new view. Before I left Florida, a former professor of mine I admire dearly said to me, "I think you will find you will enjoy Utah this time. You will see it in a new perspective." (Please note, this is based off memory – his words may have been slightly different.) Well, seeing Utah from the top of the mountain is one way of seeing it differently, right? Thus, my hiking journey began.
I had hiked a few times in my younger years, but I was never an avid hiker. Therefore, last summer was an intense experience for me, since I hiked many trails and was out in nature just about every single weekend. I even had the amazing experience of hiking in Hawaii and Yellowstone! Below is the list of all the hikes I accomplished last summer. I should have done a better job of keeping track of these; the blog, unfortunately, died the last few weeks of my hiking season. I believe I included all the ones I did not write about, though, and the ones that have do have a blog post are linked to its respective post. The bolded ones were my greatest accomplishments last summer. Some of these trails I did more than once.
The Living Room Trail (Utah)
Donut Falls (Utah)
Grandeur Peak (Utah)
Point Reyes National Seashore (California)
Waterfall Canyon (Utah)
Cecret Lake (Utah)
Birdsong Trail (Utah)
Red Pine Lake (Utah)
Pfeifferhorn Peak (Utah)
Iron Canyon Trail (Utah)
Mount Timpanogos (Utah)
Diamond Head (Hawaii)
Manoa Falls (Hawaii)
Lulumahu Falls (Hawaii)
Deuel Creek Canyon (Utah)
Farmington Creek Trail (Utah)
Uncle Tom's Trail (Yellowstone)
Mount Diablo (California)
Davis Creek Trail (Utah)
Now, for the good stuff. I plan on doing the same routine – go on at least one hike a week. Here are the Utah hikes I definitely want to accomplish this summer:
Of course, this list is not exclusive. I am up for just about any hike! I have a few solid hiking friends, and now that my husband is living in Utah I have a regular hiking partner. However, if you want to hike with me, hit me up! Even if I do not know you, I would love to meet with you and hike with you (along with my hiking buddies, of course). If you have any suggestions or recommendations of hikes to do in Utah, or have any pointers to provide me, let me know.
Happy trails to you all!
This idea started last spring. I was trying to gain more appreciation of life – especially of my post-Florida life (also known by me as my "Second Utah Life"). For those of you who do not know, I was born and raised in Utah. When I was eighteen, I was sick of Utah, so I moved to Florida for four years. After finishing school, I was given the opportunity to attend graduate school in Utah – an opportunity I could not pass up, even though I slightly wanted to. Thus, my return to Utah occurred, and I needed to find a way to enjoy it – to see it from a completely new view. Before I left Florida, a former professor of mine I admire dearly said to me, "I think you will find you will enjoy Utah this time. You will see it in a new perspective." (Please note, this is based off memory – his words may have been slightly different.) Well, seeing Utah from the top of the mountain is one way of seeing it differently, right? Thus, my hiking journey began.
I had hiked a few times in my younger years, but I was never an avid hiker. Therefore, last summer was an intense experience for me, since I hiked many trails and was out in nature just about every single weekend. I even had the amazing experience of hiking in Hawaii and Yellowstone! Below is the list of all the hikes I accomplished last summer. I should have done a better job of keeping track of these; the blog, unfortunately, died the last few weeks of my hiking season. I believe I included all the ones I did not write about, though, and the ones that have do have a blog post are linked to its respective post. The bolded ones were my greatest accomplishments last summer. Some of these trails I did more than once.
The Living Room Trail (Utah)
Donut Falls (Utah)
Grandeur Peak (Utah)
Point Reyes National Seashore (California)
Waterfall Canyon (Utah)
Cecret Lake (Utah)
Birdsong Trail (Utah)
Red Pine Lake (Utah)
Pfeifferhorn Peak (Utah)
Iron Canyon Trail (Utah)
Mount Timpanogos (Utah)
Diamond Head (Hawaii)
Manoa Falls (Hawaii)
Lulumahu Falls (Hawaii)
Deuel Creek Canyon (Utah)
Farmington Creek Trail (Utah)
Uncle Tom's Trail (Yellowstone)
Mount Diablo (California)
Davis Creek Trail (Utah)
Now, for the good stuff. I plan on doing the same routine – go on at least one hike a week. Here are the Utah hikes I definitely want to accomplish this summer:
- Stewart Falls
- Fifth Water Hot Springs Waterfall
- Grotto Falls
- Horsetail Falls
- Diamond Fork Hot Springs
- Angels Landing
- Slot Canyons
- Mount Olympus
- The Brighton Lakes
- White Pine Lake
Of course, this list is not exclusive. I am up for just about any hike! I have a few solid hiking friends, and now that my husband is living in Utah I have a regular hiking partner. However, if you want to hike with me, hit me up! Even if I do not know you, I would love to meet with you and hike with you (along with my hiking buddies, of course). If you have any suggestions or recommendations of hikes to do in Utah, or have any pointers to provide me, let me know.
Happy trails to you all!
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