With the virus crisis shutting down all ski areas in Utah, I've had to look for some alternate ways to enjoy the great outdoors this spring. Today I took a two hour hike with @Daniel and @P-Ute. It was a 3-4 mile (total) out and back hike starting at the Mt. Olympus trail head near Holladay, UT. I'm a pretty inexperienced hiker and Daniel was nice enough to lead us on a mild pace. We climbed up a steep section of the Mt. Olympus Trail for several hundred vertical feet and then headed north along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail for a mile or two to an area called Olympus Cove. The weather was around 50 degs and partly cloudy when we started at mid-day, but warmed to about 55 degs and got sunny by the time we finished. There was no rain and it was excellent hiking weather!
The toughest part of the hike was the first 20 minutes climbing above a cliff called Pete's Rock.
Once we got to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail we started following the contour of the mountains and things leveled nicely. The scenery of the Salt Lake Valley was off the charts. L-R: P-Ute and Daniel.
Downtown Salt Lake City is to the left in this photo and about ten miles to the north.
I think we were hiking at about 6,000' elevation and from that height we could clearly see the Great Salt Lake about 20 miles to the west.
We turned around at this spot above the Olympus Cove neighborhood. The trail was getting snowy and messy here.
A last look west before heading down to our starting spot at the Mt. Olympus trail head on Wasatch Blvd.
A selfie looking down valley to the south. Nice day guys!
The toughest part of the hike was the first 20 minutes climbing above a cliff called Pete's Rock.
Once we got to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail we started following the contour of the mountains and things leveled nicely. The scenery of the Salt Lake Valley was off the charts. L-R: P-Ute and Daniel.
Downtown Salt Lake City is to the left in this photo and about ten miles to the north.
I think we were hiking at about 6,000' elevation and from that height we could clearly see the Great Salt Lake about 20 miles to the west.
We turned around at this spot above the Olympus Cove neighborhood. The trail was getting snowy and messy here.
A last look west before heading down to our starting spot at the Mt. Olympus trail head on Wasatch Blvd.
A selfie looking down valley to the south. Nice day guys!
