My Year of Hiking: 2011

MY YEAR OF HIKING: 2011


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/01

DATE: February 13, 2011

NAME: Bunting Point

PLACE: Bunting Trail - Kanab - Utah

DISTANCE: 4 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: ~5000 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 860 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/02

DATE: February 27, 2011

NAME: Mount Olympus Trail

PLACE: Mount Olympus Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/03

DATE: March 26, 2011

NAME: Shaman’s Gallery

PLACE: Tuckup Canyon - Grand Canyon National Park - Arizona

DISTANCE: 7 miles roundtrip

JOINED BY: Sarah and Best Friends Coworkers


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/04

DATE: April 10, 2011

NAME: Bunting Point

PLACE: Bunting Trail - Kanab - Utah

DISTANCE: 4 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: ~5000 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 860 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/05

DATE: May 11-15, 2011

NAME: Paria Canyon Backpacking Trip

PLACE: Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area - Utah/Arizona

DISTANCE: 38 miles

JOINED BY: Sarah, Bonnie, Dal, and Dan


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/06

DATE: June 27, 2011

NAME: Church Fork Hike

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

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/07

DATE: July 07, 2011

NAME: Mount Aire Trail

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

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/08

DATE: July 10, 2011

NAME: Neffs Canyon

PLACE: Neffs Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/09

DATE: July 13, 2011

NAME: Big Water Trail

PLACE: Big Water Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/10

DATE: July 16, 2011

NAME: Neffs Canyon

PLACE: Neffs Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/11

DATE: July 27, 2011

NAME: Neffs Canyon

PLACE: Neffs Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/12

DATE: July 31, 2011

NAME: Alexander Basin Hike

PLACE: Alexander Basin Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/13

DATE: August 03, 2011

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: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/14

DATE: August 07, 2011

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

NOTES: Fourth summit of Gobbler’s Knob; First summit of 2011


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/15

DATE: August 09, 2011

NAME: Neffs Canyon

PLACE: Neffs Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/16

DATE: August 13, 2011

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: Eight summit of Grandeur Peak; Second summit of 2011


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/17

DATE: September 03, 2011

NAME: Mount Ellen

PLACE: Henry Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 5.6 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 11527 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1037 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: First summit of Mount Ellen; Ninth Utah county high peak (Garfield); Third summit of 2011


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/18

DATE: September 03, 2011

NAME: Blue Bell Knoll

PLACE: Boulder Mountain - Utah

ELEVATION: 11317 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: First summit of Blue Bell Knoll; Tenth Utah county high peak (Wayne); Fourth summit of 2011


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/19

DATE: September 17, 2011

NAME: Gad Valley

PLACE: Snowbird Resort - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/20

DATE: October 09, 2011

NAME: Upheaval Dome

PLACE: Whale Rock Trailhead - Canyonlands National Park - Utah

DISTANCE: 7.6 miles roundtrip

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/21

DATE: October 10, 2011

NAME: Devil’s Garden

PLACE: Devil’s Garden Trailhead - Arches National Park - Utah

DISTANCE: 7.9 miles roundtrip

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/22

DATE: October 10, 2011

NAME: Delicate Arch

PLACE: Delicate Arch Trailhead - Arches National Park - Utah

DISTANCE: 3 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 4606 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 550 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/23

DATE: October 15, 2011

NAME: Mount Olympus Trail

PLACE: Mount Olympus Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/24

DATE: November 25, 2011

NAME: Tahoe Rim

PLACE: Lake Tahoe - Sierra Nevada Mountains - Nevada/California

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: Friendsgiving 2011!


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/25

DATE: December 04, 2011

NAME: Neffs Canyon

PLACE: Neffs Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/26

DATE: December 18, 2011

NAME: Neffs Canyon

PLACE: Neffs Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2011/27

DATE: December 31, 2011

NAME: Mount Olympus Trail

PLACE: Mount Olympus Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKING STATS: 2011

NUMBER OF HIKES IN 2011: 27

NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED IN 2011: 04

NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS IN 2011: 02 (Garfield and Wayne)

TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE IN 2011: 93 miles

TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN IN 2011: 10347 feet


NUMBER OF HIKES OVERALL: 189

NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED OVERALL: 43

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

NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS OVERALL: 10

TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE OVERALL: ~636.3 miles

TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN OVERALL: ~188314 feet