Brent has always wanted to hike Mount Timpanogos. He finally achieved that goal this fall. He and my brother, Jonathan, made a date to do the hike. They left at 6 in the morning to make sure they were back by dinner. They enjoyed the hike although it tested their fitness! Brent came home with sore knees and bruised toenails. He said it wore him out, but was totally worth it.
This is just some information on the mountain: Mount Timpanogos is the second highest mountain in Utah's Wasatch Range. Timpanogos rises to an elevation of 11,749 feet. Mount Timpanogos is one of Utah's most popular hiking/climbing destinations and is climbed year round. Although it is a 14-mile round-trip hike, with almost a mile of elevation gain, Timp's summit is one of the most-visited in the Rocky Mountains. Hikers on the trails climb through montane forest, subalpine and alpine zones. The hike is marked by waterfalls, conifers, rocky slopes and ridges, mountain goats, and a small lake, Emerald Lake, at 10,380 feet. Viewed from Heber Valley to the northeast, Mount Timpanogos resembles the profile of a sleeping woman. Various legends are told of an Indian maiden who died of grief after her lover was killed, with one version the basis for a ballet, but there is no evidence that any of these are actual Native American myths.
Brent's pictures are beautiful. He could write more about them than I can. Enjoy the beautiful mountains!
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