General information about hiking.
What’s the fun of being a dog when every time you leave the house they have to have a leash attached? What’s the fun of being a dog owner when all you do is circle the same blocks over and over again? The growing trend of taking our furry friends to reserved spaces where they can run restraint free has become a staple in community planning.
Ensign Peak is a popular hike right out of the city. At the top of the peak you can over look the Salt Lake Valley and into Davis County. After the pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, President Brigham Young and others hiked to the top of this peak and named it Ensign Peak.
The Wasatch Mountains are full of trails, and I thought it would be nice to write about a few of the easier trails here in the Wasatch. If you are looking to start hiking or you have been hiking for years but would like a quick hike, read on. I have come up with 5 hikes that I think everyone should at least do once, if not multiple times in their life. The 5 hikes are: Silver Lake, Cecret Lake (Secret Lake), Ensign Peak, Willow Heights and Ferguson Canyon. Over the next week I will be posting about each one of these hikes. First up is Silver Lake.
Cecret Lake is also known as Secret Lake. Cecret Lake is a great hike for beginners that would love to see a high altitude lake. This lake is found in the Albion Basin up Little Cottonwood Canyon. This area is known for its great snow in the winter, but there are many other treasures in this area. More than a 100 different types of wildflowers bloom each year in the basin. Also chances are high that you will see moose up in the meadows during your hike. So bring a camera to try and capture all the beauty that you will see.
Hiking is one of the world’s most popular pastimes; however, what do you need to be a hiker, well some elevated slope is a strong start, but what about your clothes? You want to stay comfortable and protected while out on the trail. What types of clothes should a hiker wear, let’s take a look and find out.
If you are hiking on a regular basis then you should not limit yourself to just one outfit, the weather should play a key influence on what style of clothing you should wear. A great tip for all hikers would be to wear layered clothing, which is essentially layers of clothing, this way you can always change clothes quickly and simply, which in turn allows for maximum comfort. If you want to avoid feeling sticky and moist through perspiration, then wearing polyester micro fiber as your base layer is advised.
I would really love an endless summer. I like winter sports and all but there is just way too much to do in the summer and there never seems to be enough time. One of the summer activities my boyfriend and I wanted to do more of this year is hiking, so we picked a few hikes from the hiking guide book “60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City.” Today’s adventure took us to a local favorite called Adam’s Canyon in Ogden, UT. Usually the extent of our hiking is just whatever is required to get to the climbing spot we’re headed to for that day, (which should really happen more often as well) so we are not avid hikers by any means.
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