My Year of Hiking: 2012
MY YEAR OF HIKING: 2012
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/01
DATE: January 15, 2012
NAME: Guadalupe Peak
PLACE: Pine Springs Trailhead - Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Texas
DISTANCE: 8.4 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 8751 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 3000 feet
JOINED BY: Sarah
NOTES: First summit of Guadalupe Peak; Highest mountain in Texas; First summit of 2012
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/02
DATE: January 29, 2012
NAME: Desolation Trail
PLACE: Desolation Trailhead - Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/03
DATE: February 05, 2012
NAME: Neffs Canyon
PLACE: Neffs Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
JOINED BY: Sarah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/04
DATE: March 03, 2012
NAME: Neffs Canyon
PLACE: Neffs Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
JOINED BY: Sarah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/05
DATE: March 05, 2012
NAME: Upper Millcreek Canyon
PLACE: Millcreek Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/06
DATE: March 11, 2012
NAME: Mount Olympus Trail
PLACE: Mount Olympus Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/07
DATE: March 16, 2012
NAME: Neffs Canyon
PLACE: Neffs Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
JOINED BY: Sarah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/08
DATE: April 21, 2012
NAME: Mount Olympus Trail
PLACE: Mount Olympus Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/09
DATE: April 22, 2012
NAME: Neffs Canyon
PLACE: Neffs Canyon Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
JOINED BY: Sarah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/10
DATE: May 01, 2012
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: Ninth summit of Grandeur Peak; Second summit of 2012
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/11
DATE: June 08-10, 2012
NAME: Zion Canyon Narrows
PLACE: Chamberlain’s Ranch Trailhead - Zion National Park - Utah
DISTANCE: 16 miles roundtrip
JOINED BY: Sarah and a whole bunch of friends!
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/12
DATE: June 22, 2012
NAME: Bristlecone Pine Grove
PLACE: Bristlecone Pine Grove Trailhead - Great Basin National Park - Nevada
DISTANCE: 2.8 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 10000+ feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 600 feet
JOINED BY: Sarah, Bonnie, and Dal
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/13
DATE: June 23, 2012
NAME: Wheeler Peak
PLACE: Wheeler Peak Trailhead - Great Basin National Park - Nevada
DISTANCE: 8.2 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 13065
ELEVATION GAIN: 2900 feet
JOINED BY: Sarah, Bonnie, and Dal
NOTES: First summit of Wheeler Peak; Third summit of 2012
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/14
DATE: July 05, 2012
NAME: Black Elk Peak
PLACE: Black Elk Peak Trailhead - Custer State Park - Black Hills - South Dakota
DISTANCE: 6.4 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 7244 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 1100 feet
JOINED BY: Sarah
NOTES: First summit of Black Elk Peak; Fourth summit of 2012
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/15
DATE: July 24, 2012
NAME: Broad’s Fork
PLACE: Mill B Trailhead - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/16
DATE: September 02, 2012
NAME: Hidden Hand Backpacking
PLACE: North Cascades National Park - Washington
DISTANCE: 1.4 miles roundtrip
JOINED BY: Sarah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/17
DATE: September 04, 2012
NAME: Spruce Nature Trail/Hall of Mosses/Hoh River Trail
PLACE: Olympic National Park - Washington
DISTANCE: 2+ miles
JOINED BY: Sarah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/18
DATE: Wonderland Trail
NAME: Mount Rainier National Park - Washington
JOINED BY: Sarah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/19
DATE: September 15, 2012
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: Sarah
NOTES: Second summit of Hidden Peak; Fifth summit of 2012
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/20
DATE: September 28, 2012
NAME: Liberty Lake
PLACE: Road’s End Trailhead - Ruby Mountains - Nevada
DISTANCE: 8.7 miles roundtrip
ELEVATION: 10039 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 2063 feet
JOINED BY: Sarah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/21
DATE: October 28, 2012
NAME: Ubehebe Crater
PLACE: Ubehebe Crater Trailhead - Death Valley National Park - California
DISTANCE: 1.5 miles
JOINED BY: Sarah
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/22
DATE: October 29, 2012
NAME: Telescope Peak
PLACE: Mahogany Flat - Death Valley National Park - California
DISTANCE: 14 miles
ELEVATION: 11043 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 3000 feet
JOINED BY: Sarah
NOTES: First summit of Telescope Peak; Sixth summit of 2012
HIKE NUMBER: 2012/23
DATE: December 07, 2012
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: 2012/24
DATE: December 08, 2012
NAME: Druid Arch
PLACE: Elephant Hill Trailhead - Canyonlands National Park - Utah
DISTANCE: 10.8 miles roundtrip
JOINED BY: Sarah
HIKING STATS: 2012
NUMBER OF HIKES IN 2012: 24
NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED IN 2012: 06
TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE IN 2012: 91.7 miles
TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN IN 2012: 18813 feet
NUMBER OF HIKES OVERALL: 213
NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED OVERALL: 49
NUMBER OF U.S. STATE HIGH PEAKS OVERALL: 02
NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS OVERALL: 10
TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE OVERALL: ~728 miles
TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN OVERALL: ~207127 feet