For those of you who don’t know where Mt. Timpanogos is, it’s in Utah County, it’s the second highest mountain in the Uintah Range, the 47th most prominent mountain in the contiguous United States. 15 miles up and back. My dad has hiked it over 25 times. He has taken each of my siblings to the top at least once. I hiked it with him when I was 8 or 9. I remember it being one of the hardest things I have ever done. 
I tried again in high school with friends and made it to the lake. From there you can see the summit, and it was just too daunting. I have been determined to hike it again for a long time. I convinced my sister that she should do it with me. My dad is always a willing hiker, and my mom and other sister were willing to watch my kids all day, so off we went! We actually did better than we expected and made it to the top in 5 hours, without any major stops. It was absolutely amazing at the top. on top of the sense of accomplishment from making it to the top, it feels like you are on top of the world. I took so many pictures, but really, they don’t do it justice. 
Utah County from the top:
Deer Creek? 
I look Asian because of the wind. It was brutal at the top! 
I am so glad that Amber was able to do it with me. 
“I’m the king of the world!” Nerdy, I know. 
Coming back down. Were we really just up there? 
It was so beautiful and peaceful up there!
We had some friends hiking along with us:
We saw 3-4 mama goats with their babies. So cute! 
And we made it! I still kind of can’t believe we made it. I would do it again in a heartbeat though. Anyone up for next year?
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Mount Timpanogos
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3 comments:
So that's Utah Lake, not Deer Creek, just letting you know :)
That's a really cool picture of the mountain goats!!!
I was talking about the picture below it. I don't remember if Dad said it was Deer Creek or Jordanelle. I know where Utah Lake is :).
Well I feel stupid now :)
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