My Year of Hiking: 2008
MY YEAR OF HIKING: 2008
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/01
DATE: January 12, 2008
NAME: Butler Fork
PLACE: Butler Fork Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
JOINED BY: Bonnie
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/02
DATE: February 08, 2008
NAME: Ferguson Canyon
PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead- Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/03
DATE: February 08, 2008
NAME: Bell Canyon
PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/04
DATE: February 18, 2008
NAME: White Pine Canyon
PLACE: White Pine Canyon Trailhead - Little Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
JOINED BY: Bonnie and Mike
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/05
DATE: March 23, 2008
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: Third summit of Grandeur Peak; First summit of 2008
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/06
DATE: April 13, 2008
NAME: Bell Canyon
PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/07
DATE: May 18, 2008
NAME: Ferguson Canyon
PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/08
DATE: May 25, 2008
NAME: Grandeur Peak
PLACE: Church Fork Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
DISTANCE: 5.9 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 8299 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 2600 feet
JOINED BY: Bonnie
NOTES: Fourth summit of Grandeur Peak; Second summit of 2008
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/09
DATE: June 08, 2008
NAME: Olympus Trail
PLACE: Mount Olympus Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/10
DATE: June 20-22, 2008
NAME: Box Death Hollow Backpacking Trip
PLACE: Box Death Hollow Wilderness Area - Utah
DISTANCE: ~35 miles
JOINED BY: Kathy and Tom
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/11
DATE: July 13, 2008
NAME: Mount Aire
PLACE: Elbow Fork Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
DISTANCE: 3.8 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 8621 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 1961 feet
NOTES: Third summit of Mount Aire; Third summit of 2008
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/12
DATE: July 18, 2008
NAME: White Pine Canyon
PLACE: White Pine Canyon Trailhead - Little Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/13
DATE: July 20, 2008
NAME: Gobblers Knob
PLACE: Alexander Basin Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
DISTANCE: 4.4 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 10246 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 3000+ feet
NOTES: Third summit of Gobblers Knob; Fourth summit of 2008
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/14
DATE: July 25, 2008
NAME: Hidden Peak
PLACE: Snowbird Resort - Little Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
DISTANCE: ~4 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 10992 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 3000+ feet
JOINED BY: Bonnie
NOTES: First summit of Hidden Peak; Fifth summit of 2008
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/15
DATE: July 27, 2008
NAME: Broad’s Fork
PLACE: Mill B Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/16
DATE: August 03, 2008
NAME: Maybird Gulch
PLACE: White Pine Canyon Trailhead - Little Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
DISTANCE: 7.5 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 8950 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 2214 feet
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/17
DATE: August 08, 2008
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
JOINED BY: Bonnie and Nick Schmidt
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/18
DATE: August 17, 2008
NAME: Mount Olympus
PLACE: Mount Olympus Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
DISTANCE: 6.6 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 9026 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 4800 feet
NOTES: Fourth summit of Mount Olympus; Sixth summit of 2008
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/19
DATE: August 24, 2008
NAME: Ferguson Canyon
PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/20
DATE: September 07, 2008
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: Reina
NOTES: Second summit of American Fork Twin Peaks; Seventh summit of 2008
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/21
DATE: September 14, 2008
NAME: Desolation Lake
PLACE: Mill D Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
DISTANCE: 6.6 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 9760 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 2500 feet
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/22
DATE: October 31, 2008
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: 2008/23
DATE: November 30, 2008
NAME: Bell Canyon
PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/24
DATE: December 07, 2008
NAME: Ferguson Canyon
PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2008/25
DATE: December 28, 2008
NAME: Bell Canyon
PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKING STATS: 2008
NUMBER OF HIKES IN 2008: 25
NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED IN 2008: 07
NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS IN 2008: 01 (Salt Lake)
TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE IN 2008: ~102.7 miles
TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN IN 2008: ~31626 feet
NUMBER OF HIKES OVERALL: 82
NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED OVERALL: 21
NUMBER OF U.S. STATE HIGH PEAKS OVERALL: 01
NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS OVERALL: 02
TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE OVERALL: ~335.5 miles
TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN OVERALL: ~113749 feet