My Year of Hiking: 2010

MY YEAR OF HIKING: 2010


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/01

DATE: January 03, 2010

NAME: Ferguson Canyon

PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/02

DATE: January 11, 2010

NAME: Bell Canyon

PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/03

DATE: January 16, 2010

NAME: Zion Canyon

PLACE: Zion National Park - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: Hiked the Emerald Pools Trail and the Narrows Trail


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/04

DATE: January 17, 2010

NAME: Angel Canyon

PLACE: Angel Canyon - Best Friends Animal Sanctuary - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/05

DATE: January 24, 2010

NAME: Desolation Trail

PLACE: Desolation Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/06

DATE: January 29, 2010

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: 2010/07

DATE: February 12, 2010

NAME: The Toadstools

PLACE: Toadstools Trailhead - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument - Utah

DISTANCE: 2 miles roundtrip

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/08

DATE: February 13, 2010

NAME: Cedar Breaks

PLACE: Cedar Breaks National Monument - Cedar Mountain - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/09

DATE: February 15, 2010

NAME: West Rim Trail

PLACE: Zion National Park - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/10

DATE: February 19, 2010

NAME: Ferguson Canyon

PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead- Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/11

DATE: March 20-21, 2010

NAME: Snake Gulch Backpacking Trip

PLACE: Kaibab Creek Wilderness Area - Arizona

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/12

DATE: April 02, 20210

NAME: Ferguson Canyon

PLACE: Ferguson Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/13

DATE: April 09, 2010

NAME: Bell Canyon

PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/14

DATE: April 16, 2010

NAME: Hackberry Canyon

PLACE: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/15

DATE: April 17, 2010

NAME: Yellow Rock

PLACE: Cottonwood Canyon - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument - Utah

DISTANCE: 2.6 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 5500 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1200 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: First summit of Yellow Rock; First summit of 2010


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/16

DATE: April 18, 2010

NAME: Angels Landing

PLACE: The Grotto Trailhead - Zion National Park - Utah

DISTANCE: 5.4 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 5790 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1640 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: First summit of Angels Landing; Second summit of 2010


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/17

DATE: May 07, 2010

NAME: Mount Olympus Trail

PLACE: Mount Olympus Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/18

DATE: May 09, 2010

NAME: Desolation Trail

PLACE: Desolation Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/19

DATE: May 14, 2010

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: Sarah

NOTES: Seventh summit of Grandeur Peak; Third summit of 2010


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/20

DATE: May 23, 2010

NAME: Bell Canyon

PLACE: Bell Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/21

DATE: May 28, 2010

NAME: Grand Canyon North Rim

PLACE: Grand Canyon National Park - Arizona

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/22

DATE: May 29, 2010

NAME: Willis Creek

PLACE: Skutumpah Road - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/23

DATE: May 30, 2010

NAME: Lick Wash

PLACE: Skutumpah Road - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/24

DATE: June 04, 2010

NAME: Mount Olympus

PLACE: Mount Olympus Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 6.6 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 9026 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 4800 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: Sixth summit of Mount Olympus; Fourth summit of 2009


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/25

DATE: June 19-20, 2010

NAME: Escalante River Backpacking

PLACE: Escalante River - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/26

DATE: June 26, 2010

NAME: Goblin Valley

PLACE: Goblin Valley State Park - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah, Mike, Sep, Reina, Rich, Carl, Bonnie, Dal, Dan, Brandon, and Tom


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/27

DATE: June 27, 2010

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: Sarah, Bonnie, Dal, B, and Hailey


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/28

DATE: June 30, 2010

NAME: Little Devil’s Tower

PLACE: Custer State Park - Black Hills - South Dakota

DISTANCE: 1.6 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 9026 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 500feet

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: First summit of Little Devil’s Tower; Fifth summit of 2010


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/29

DATE: July 16, 2010

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: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/30

DATE: July 23, 2010

NAME: Andy Nelson Peak

PLACE: Cedar Mountain - Utah

DISTANCE: 3.5 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 10027 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 867 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: First summit of Andy Nelson Peak; Fourth Utah county high peak (Kane); Sixth summit of 2010


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/31

DATE: July 23, 2010

NAME: Brian Head Peak

PLACE: Cedar Mountain - Utah

DISTANCE: <200 feet

ELEVATION: 11312 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: N/A

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: First summit of Brian Head Peak; Fifth Utah county high peak (Iron); Seventh summit of 2010


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/32

DATE: July 24, 2010

NAME: Delano Peak

PLACE: Tushar Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 3 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 12174 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1650 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: First summit of Delano Peak; Sixth Utah county high peak (Piute and Beaver); Eighth summit of 2010


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/33

DATE: August 01, 2010

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: Fourth summit of Mount Aire; Ninth summit of 2008


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/34

DATE: August 08, 2010

NAME: Deseret Peak

PLACE: Mill Fork Canyon - Stansbury Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 7.8 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 11035 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 3613 feet

NOTES: First summit of Deseret Peak; Seventh Utah County High Peak (Tooele); Tenth summit of 2010

HIKE NUMBER: 2010/35

DATE: September 05, 2010

NAME: Hidden Peak

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

DISTANCE: ~4 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 10992 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 3000+ feet

NOTES: Second summit of Hidden Peak; Eleventh summit of 2010


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/36

DATE: September 11, 2010

NAME: Humphrey’s Peak

PLACE: Humphrey’s Peak Trailhead - San Francisco Mountains - Flagstaff - Arizona

DISTANCE: 10.7 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 12637 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 3333 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah and Jared

NOTES: First summit of Humphrey’s Peak; Highest mountain in Arizona; Twelfth summit of 2010


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/37

DATE: October 16, 2010

NAME: Signal Peak

PLACE: Oak Grove Campground - Pine Valley Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 9.1 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 10369 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 4400 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: First summit of Signal Peak; Eighth Utah County High Peak (Washington); Thirteenth summit of 2010


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/38

DATE: November 27, 2010

NAME: Desolation Trail

PLACE: Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/39

DATE: October 02, 2009

NAME: Flag Point

PLACE: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument - Utah

ELEVATION: 6483 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah and Gary


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/40

DATE: December 12, 2010

NAME: Observation Point

PLACE: Weeping Rock Trailhead - Zion National Park - Utah

DISTANCE: 8 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 6507 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 2100 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah and Lizzie


HIKE NUMBER: 2010/41

DATE: December 27, 2010

NAME: Desolation Trail

PLACE: Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKING STATS: 2010

NUMBER OF HIKES IN 2010: 41

NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED IN 2010: 13

NUMBER OF U.S. STATE HIGH PEAKS IN 2010: 01 (Arizona)

NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS IN 2010: 05 (Kane, Iron, Piute/Beaver, Toole, Washington)

TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE IN 2010: 95.8 miles

TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN IN 2010: 36764 feet


NUMBER OF HIKES OVERALL: 162

NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED OVERALL: 39

NUMBER OF U.S. STATE HIGH PEAKS OVERALL: 02

NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS OVERALL: 08

TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE OVERALL: ~543.3 miles

TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN OVERALL: ~177967 feet