My friend Martha and I were determined to get a hike in this week. Snow or no snow! (Thursday, January 9) We started up Big Cottonwood canyon for Donut Falls, but the road became a little too hairy driving for me so we turned around and chose Bell Canyon Reservoir instead. It was a good choice! It snowed on us the entire time, but that just added an element of adventure to the snowshoe hike. It is possible to enjoy the outdoors in almost any type of weather.
The trail to Bell Canyon Reservoir is just east of Wasatch Boulevard on Little Cottonwood Road (9800 South and 3400 East) The easy access from the city make this trail very popular and well used year round. We walked around the entire reservoir for a total of 2.2 miles. I have never seen the reservoir completely frozen over and ducks love this place.
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| Fresh fallen snow along the trail - beautiful! |
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| Snow makes the ordinary a little extraordinary! |
Christmas wasn't over yet on the mountain!
I came across this quote just today and yes snow is exhilarating!:
"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather only different kinds of GOOD weather." John Ruskin
These photos were taken of Bell Canyon Reservoir in January 2013.
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| Ducks on the water. |
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| An ice cairn. |
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******Miles hiked tally
beginning March 22, 2013
210.7
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