My Year of Hiking: 2007

MY YEAR OF HIKING: 2007


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/01

DATE: January 19, 2007

NAME: Bell Canyon

PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/02

DATE: February 04, 2007

NAME: Ferguson Canyon

PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/03

DATE: March 18, 2007

NAME: Def Smith Canyon

PLACE: Def Smith Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/04

DATE: March 24, 2007

NAME: Ferguson Canyon

PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/05

DATE: April 22, 2007

NAME: Mill D Canyon

PLACE: Mill D Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Nick


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/06

DATE: April 29, 2007

NAME: Mount Olympus

PLACE: Mount Olympus Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 6.6 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 9026 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 4800 feet

JOINED BY: Reina

NOTES: Third summit of Mount Olympus; First summit of 2007


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/07

DATE: May 13, 2007

NAME: Stansbury Mountains

PLACE: Stansbury Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Reina


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/08

DATE: May 27, 2007

NAME: Ferguson Canyon

PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/09

DATE: June 01-03, 2007

NAME: Buckskin Canyon Backpack

PLACE: Paria Canyon - Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area - Utah

DISTANCE: ~21 miles roundtrip

JOINED BY: Nick, Kathy, and Tom


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/10

DATE: June 10, 2007

NAME: Bell Canyon

PLACE: Bell Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Nick and Zane


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/11

DATE: June 24, 2007

NAME: Red Pine Lake

PLACE: White Pine Canyon Trailhead - Little Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 7 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 9640 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 2400 feet


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/12

DATE: July 04, 2007

NAME: Grandeur Peak

PLACE: Church Fork Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 5.9 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 8299 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 2600 feet

NOTES: Second summit of Grandeur Peak; Second summit of 2007


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/13

DATE: July 07, 2007

NAME: Lake Blanche

PLACE: Mill B Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 6.8 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 8920 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 2700 feet


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/14

DATE: July 15, 2007

NAME: Cardiff Fork

PLACE: Donut Falls Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 5 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 8780 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1350 feet


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/15

DATE: July 22, 2007

NAME: Kings Peak

PLACE: Henry’s Fork Trailhead - Uinta Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: ~25 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 13528 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 4200 feet

JOINED BY: Reina and Charlie

NOTES: First summit of Kings Peak; First Utah county high peak (Duchesne); Highest mountain in Utah; Third summit of 2007


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/16

DATE: August 12, 2007

NAME: Dog Lake

PLACE: Mill D Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 5.6 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 8743 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1440 feet

JOINED BY: Nick and Carl


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/17

DATE: August 25, 2007

NAME: Gad Valley

PLACE: Snowbird Resort -Little Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Nick and Reina


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/18

DATE: August 26, 2007

NAME: Mount Raymond

PLACE: Butler Fork Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 7.8 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 10241 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 3028 feet

JOINED BY: Nick

NOTES: Second summit of Mount Raymond; Fourth summit of 2007


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/19

DATE: September 09, 2007

NAME: Gobbler’s Knob

PLACE: Alexander Basin Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 4.4 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 10246 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 3000+ feet

JOINED BY: Nick

NOTES: Second summit of Gobblers Knob; Fifth summit of 2007


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/20

DATE: September 16, 2007

NAME: American Fork Twin Peaks

PLACE: Snowbird Resort - Little Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 9.2 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 11461 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 3851 feet

JOINED BY: Nick and Carl

NOTES: First summit of American Fork Twin Peaks; Second Utah county high peak (Salt Lake); Sixth summit of 2007


HIKE NUMBER: 2007/21

DATES: December 02, 2007

NAME: Lake Blanche

PLACE: Mill B Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 6.8 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 8920 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 2700 feet


HIKING STATS: 2007

NUMBER OF HIKES IN 2007: 21

NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED IN 2007: 06

NUMBER OF U.S. STATE HIGH PEAKS IN 2007: 01 (Utah)

NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS IN 2007: 02 (Duchesne and Salt Lake)

TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE IN 2007: ~111 miles

TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN IN 2007: ~32069 feet


NUMBER OF HIKES OVERALL: 57

NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED OVERALL: 14

NUMBER OF U.S. STATE HIGH PEAKS OVERALL: 01

NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS OVERALL: 02

TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE OVERALL: ~232.8 miles

TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN OVERALL: ~82123 feet