My Year of Hiking: 2009
MY YEAR OF HIKING: 2009
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/01
DATE: January 11, 2009
NAME: Bell Canyon
PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/02
DATE: January 18, 2009
NAME: Ferguson Canyon
PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/03
DATE: March 15, 2009
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: Fifth summit of Grandeur Peak; First summit of 2009
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/04
DATE: March 20, 2009
NAME: Bell Canyon
PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/05
DATE: March 27, 2009
NAME: Upheaval Dome
PLACE: Whale Rock Trailhead - Canyonlands National Park - Utah
DISTANCE: 7.6 miles roundtrip
JOINED BY: Reina
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/06
DATE: March 27, 2009
NAME: Delicate Arch
PLACE: Delicate Arch Trailhead - Arches National Park - Utah
DISTANCE: 3 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 4606 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 550 feet
JOINED BY: Reina
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/07
DATE: March 28, 2009
NAME: Fisher Towers
PLACE: Fisher Towers Trailhead - Moab Area - Utah
DISTANCE: 5.2 miles roundtrip
JOINED BY: Reina
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/08
DATE: April 10, 2009
NAME: Ferguson Canyon
PLACE: Ferguson Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/09
DATE: April 24, 2009
NAME: Broad’s Fork
PLACE: Mill B Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
JOINED BY: Reina
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/10
DATE: May 03, 2009
NAME: Bell Canyon
PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/11
DATE: May 10, 2009
NAME: Neffs Canyon
PLACE: Neffs Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/11
DATE: May 16, 2009
NAME: Subway Canyon
PLACE: Wildcat Canyon Trailhead - Zion National Park - Utah
DISTANCE: 9.5 miles roundtrip
JOINED BY: Kathy and Tom
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/12
DATE: May 17, 2009
NAME: Kolob Canyon
PLACE: Kolob Canyon - Zion National Park - Utah
JOINED BY: Kathy and Tom
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/13
DATE: May 24, 2009
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: Sixth summit of Grandeur Peak; Second summit of 2009
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/14
DATE: May 31, 2009
NAME: Bell Canyon
PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
JOINED BY: Reina and Rich
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/15
DATE: June 04, 2009
NAME: Bell Canyon
PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
JOINED BY: Nick and Carl
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/16
DATE: June 28, 2009
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 and Rich
NOTES: Fifth summit of Mount Olympus; Third summit of 2009
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/17
DATE: July 10, 2009
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: 2009/18
DATE: July 12, 2009
NAME: Cardiff Fork
PLACE: Donut Falls Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
DISTANCE: 5 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 8780 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 1350 feet
JOINED BY: Mike
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/19
DATE: July 17, 2009
NAME: Bell Canyon
PLACE: Bell Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/20
DATE: July 19, 2009
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: 2009/21
DATE: July 24, 2009
NAME: Stansbury Mountains
PLACE: Stansbury Mountains - Utah
JOINED BY: Reina and Rich
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/22
DATE: July 26, 2009
NAME: Alexander Basin
PLACE: Alexander Basin Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/23
DATE: July 31, 2009
NAME: Murdock Peak
PLACE: Big Water Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
DISTANCE: 7.6 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 9602 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 1940 feet
NOTES: First summit of Murdock Peak; Fourth summit of 2009
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/24
DATE: August 02, 2009
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
JOINED BY: Mike
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/25
DATE: August 09, 2009
NAME: Broad’s Fork
PLACE: Mill B Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
JOINED BY: Nick
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/26
DATE: August 15, 2009
NAME: Gilbert Peak
PLACE: Henry’s Fork Trailhead - Uinta Mountains - Utah
DISTANCE: ~20 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 13448 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: ~4000 feet
JOINED BY: Reina
NOTES: First summit of Gilbert Peak; Third Utah county high peak (Summit); Fifth summit of 2009
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/27
DATE: August 21, 2009
NAME: Ferguson Canyon
PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/28
DATE: August 23, 2009
NAME: Dog Lake
PLACE: Mill D Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/29
DATE: September 04, 2009
NAME: Little Wild Horse and Bell Canyons Loop
PLACE: Little Wild Horse and Bell Canyon Loop Trailhead - San Rafael Swell - Utah
DISTANCE: 8 miles roundtrip
JOINED BY: Carl and Tom
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/30
DATE: September 04, 2009
NAME: Goblin Valley
PLACE: Goblin Valley State Park - Utah
JOINED BY: Carl and Tom
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/31
DATE: September 13, 2009
NAME: Gad Valley
PLACE: Snowbird Resort - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/32
DATE: October 02, 2009
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: 2009/33
DATE: October 25, 2009
NAME: Millcreek Canyon
PLACE: Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/34
DATE: November 08, 2009
NAME: Ferguson Canyon
PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/35
DATE: November 20, 2009
NAME: Bell Canyon
PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/36
DATE: December 04, 2009
NAME: Desolation Trail
PLACE: Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/37
DATE: December 11, 2009
NAME: Ferguson Canyon
PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/38
DATE: December 18, 2009
NAME: Ferguson Canyon
PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2009/39
DATE: December 28, 2009
NAME: Ferguson Canyon
PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKING STATS: 2009
NUMBER OF HIKES IN 2009: 39
NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED IN 2009: 05
NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS IN 2009: 01 (Summit)
TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE IN 2009: ~112 miles
TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN IN 2009: ~27454 feet
NUMBER OF HIKES OVERALL: 121
NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED OVERALL: 26
NUMBER OF U.S. STATE HIGH PEAKS OVERALL: 01
NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS OVERALL: 03
TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE OVERALL: ~447.5 miles
TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN OVERALL: ~141203 feet