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We bush whacked our way up a small hill covered in aspen
to the first hill top. This gave the first view of the other side of the
canyon, as well as opened up the trail. They wanted to rest there, so in
general fashion, I moved on by myself. Up this little incline that looks
as though the run off from the winter thaw runs down here. It has a
couple of stream crossings, and then climbs an incline. Into a forest of
aspen it takes you, and then curves to the right.
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You come to an amazing little meadow, with an opening
in the canopy to the sky. Up this little hill and you come to a
dense forest of pines and aspens. I then climbed out of there and
made my way to the next ridge top. The bowl leading to the pass was
now more open, and the trees were a little more spread out. Now this
part of the trail begins to look like something out of The Lord of
the Rings, the aspens with gigantic granite stones, it looked so
medieval. On I kept pushing to the pass, through more aspens, then
the trail begins to climb north in the fork. This brings you to the
pass overlooking Desolation Lake, and to the south, Desolation Peak.
It was a bit breezy that day, and after taking some pictures I
pulled the fleece jacket out of my pack. This overlook has great
views of Millcreek, Big Cottonwood, and even American Fork Twins in Little
Cottonwood canyon. If the day was not fading, I would have liked to
hike down to the lake, but I needed to head down the trail to get out
before dark. This hike was worth hunting for, I am glad I found it
because I will be back to hike this again.
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