Nate atop Santaquin Peak. After hiking through the heat all morning and saturating my clothes with sweat, things got breezy and cool on top. Today happened to be the first day I wore cotton all season.
The mail box. These are found on several peaks along the Wasatch. The skull appears to be from a mountain goat.
Just in case you were worried the final few feet were too easy and too flat...
The view to the South, looking at Mount Nebo. Payson Lakes can also be seen just above the ridge line to the left.
We saw some goats...3 adults and 2 kids. We heard them first, as is usually the case for me. Are goats native? I say no, but according to the DWR, it's arguable.
Looking North from just below the summit. Spanish Fork Peak and Provo Peak are visible in the distance.
Not a great photo, I know. But this is SNOW! I got the winter bug a little too early this season.
What's with all the dead stuff? Some trees that have been killed by beetles turn red when they die. These trees are no longer red because they have been dead for years and have lost off of the red needles.
Same scene as the previous photo, only zoomed out a little.
This was a moment of realizing that I still had a good way to go.
Adam yields the pole saw. We put this tool to seriously good use almost every day. Horsemen...you can thank us when you see us. This tool is basically for your benefit.
See Adam in the top right?
An AMAZING day of fragrant wild flowers. This was the most floral trail I have been on in a while.
Personally, I don't think Adam looks as tired as he should here. The pole saw also doubles as a great machete, which Adam is using it for here.
Total miles for the day? Approx. 12. Not too shabby. We started at about 9am, worked our way up the trail reaching the summit at 1:30pm. We were back at the truck at 3:30pm. Only 1 hiker was encountered. Talk about a mountain that doesn't have the same traffic as Timp!
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