"The Living Room"

Come on up and sit a spell!

The "living room" hike begins in the foothills just above Research Park near the University of Utah.  Very clever people have arranged flat slabs of sandstone into arm chairs, sofas and foot rests.  There are different arrangements every time I hike up there.  So head on up take a seat and enjoy great views of the Salt Lake Valley. 

Room with a view!

Just chillin'

Where's the big screen TV?

 Today we discovered "the kitchen"

Further up the mountain behind the living room less than a quarter mile we found this rock wall and called it the kitchen.  The wall was probably built by some crazy college kids.  It was really quite impressive.

 

Fire pit in the kitchen

Heading down the trail we found what appeared to be a science experiment.  There was something big, scary looking and dead in the bottle.

Another great view of the city.  See if you can find the state capital building.

The hike is about 2.5 miles roundtrip with an additional little bit to see the kitchen.  The elevation gain is about 1010 feet.  To find the trail head drive towards Red Butte Gardens and the new Museum of Natural History turn right on Colorow Drive and just before you reach the Huntsman Corp building you will see the trail head on the left.  The "living room" is a very popular hike!

 

Trail Head

 

 "Get outdoors!  Get into nature and make your own discoveries".  Scott, the paleontologist (PBS)