Saturday, September 15, 2018

On the road to Salt Lake City (August 22, 2018)

Wildflowers in the foreground and mountaintops in the mist

We stopped at  the Sundance, Robert Redford's 5,000-acre ski resort about 13 miles northeast of Provo.


Sundance is high on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range.  The base elevation of the mountain resort is 6,100 feet.  Mount Timpanogos ascends to 11,752 feet. So green after days in the desert and canyons!

We drove through hail on our way to the Mount Timpanogos Cave National Monument.  We had planned to make the 1.5 mile hike up a steep trail on a guided tour with a Ranger.  But it was rainy and hailing when we got there.  Believe it or not, the tour went ahead.  We decided not to slip and slide on the mountain trail.

Instead of hiking in rain and hail, we opted for fresh fish tacos in the sunshine further down the mountain.  

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