The hike was a little steeper than I thought it would be. I don’t remember it but apparently I’ve hiked this before with my family. We use to spend quite a bit of time up American Fork Canyon but I remember everything except this hike.
The view from the halfway point was awesome! You can see Timpanogos in the background and Silver Lake Flat in the foreground. (Remember, that’s where we started hiking.) Silver Lake Flat was really empty, it use to be a great fishing spot when it was full!
After an hour and a half of hiking we made it!
That’s me, Cindy, and Mandingo. The lake was SO beautiful and there were lots of people swimming. We didn’t know people went swimming in the lake so we weren’t prepared but if (when) I do it again I’m wearing my swimmin suit! It was the perfect hiking day. Big, puffy clouds kept floating overhead so the sun wasn’t burning hot.
We ended up hiking all the way around the lake on the shoreline. That was the toughest part of the hike as there wasn’t really a trail and we had to find our way over some large boulders. On top of one of those boulders we found a 19-year-old fisherman and chatted for a while. Ok, so it turned out he was really 27 (what a tease), and he didn’t catch any fish while we were there although he claimed to have been reelin ‘em in all day long.
It was a fabulous day and a fabulous hike. Thanks, ladies, for the good time! I’m glad we didn’t run into any bears (well, real ones, anyways)!!
3 comments:
Oh my gosh - it's amazing. You posted a picture of yourself! :-) So, what a beautiful place! It makes me miss Utah a lot actually. So, any plans to come to Memphis soon? Next week is national Elvis week and where better to be but Memphis right? Good post. I could almost smell the fresh crisp air as I sit trapped in my house with no car and pouring rain outside. Thanks for the peek into the great outdoors.
Awww... That was a fun hike! Thanks for the pics! I wish we would have gotten a pic of that fisherman...haha!
I love Silver Lake! Nick and I went up there a couple times a few years ago to go fishing, although we drove all the way up instead of hiking. It is a beautiful lake and cleverly hidden randomly up in the canyon. Wish I could have gone with you!
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