My Year of Hiking: 2018

MY YEAR OF HIKING: 2018


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/01

DATE: January 14, 2018

NAME: Murphy Trail Overlook

PLACE: Canyonlands National Park: Island in the Sky District - Utah

DISTANCE: 3.6 miles

ELEVATION: 6000 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 150 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah, Ceci, and Becky


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/02

DATE: January 15, 2018

NAME: Longbow Arch

PLACE: Potash Road - Moab - Utah

DISTANCE: 2.2 miles

ELEVATION: 4395 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 398 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah and Ceci


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/03

DATE: April 28, 2018

NAME: Mount Olympus

PLACE: Mount Olympus Trailhead - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 12.4 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 9026 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 4800 feet

NOTES: Seventh summit of Mount Olympus; First summit of 2018


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/04

DATE: May 20, 2018

NAME: The Living Room

PLACE: Red Butte Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 2.3 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 6026 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1057 feet


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/05

DATE: May 26, 2018

NAME: The Living Room

PLACE: Red Butte Canyon - Wasatch Mountains - Utah

DISTANCE: 2.3 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 6026 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1057 feet

JOINED BY: Mike and CIMA Friends


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/06

DATE: May 28, 2018

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: Twelfth summit of Grandeur Peak; Second summit of 2018


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/07

DATE: June 09, 2018

NAME: Bird Point

PLACE: Seward Highway - Kenai Peninsula - Alaska

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/08

DATE: June 10, 2018

NAME: Byron Glacier

PLACE: Seward Highway - Kenai Peninsula - Alaska

DISTANCE: 2.3 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION GAIN: 396 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/09

DATE: June 10, 2018

NAME: Exit Glacier

PLACE: Kenai Fjords National Park - Kenai Peninsula - Alaska

DISTANCE: 2.2 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 3200 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 300 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/10

DATE: June 14, 2018

NAME: Horseshoe Lake

PLACE: Denali National Park - Alaska

DISTANCE: 2.1 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION GAIN: 200 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/11

DATE: June 15, 2018

NAME: Angel Rocks

PLACE: Chena Hot Springs Road - Alaska

DISTANCE: 3.7 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 1750 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 900 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/12

DATE: June 16, 2018

NAME: Healy Mountain Overlook

PLACE: Denali National Park - Alaska

DISTANCE: 2.7 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 3500 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1700 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah


HIKE NUMBER: 2018/13

DATE: June 17, 2018

NAME: Flat Top Mountain

PLACE: Chugach State Park - Alaska

DISTANCE: 2.8 miles roundtrip

ELEVATION: 3510 feet

ELEVATION GAIN: 1500 feet

JOINED BY: Sarah

NOTES: First summit of Flat Top Mountain; Third summit of 2018.


HIKING STATS: 2018

NUMBER OF HIKES IN 2018: 13

NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED IN 2018: 03

TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE IN 2018: 32.1 miles

TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN IN 2018: 15456 feet


OVERALL HIKING STATS

NUMBER OF HIKES OVERALL: 330

NUMBER OF MOUNTAINS CLIMBED OVERALL: 92

NUMBER OF U.S. STATE HIGH PEAKS OVERALL: 07

NUMBER OF UTAH COUNTY HIGH POINTS OVERALL: 20

TOTAL KNOWN DISTANCE OVERALL: ~1094 miles

TOTAL KNOWN ELEVATION GAIN OVERALL: ~303131 feet