On Saturday night we decided that we would go for a hike on Sunday. It's not something we did much of back in Toronto, but we have high hopes of taking full advantage of our new location. We scoured a little book we have on easy day hikes near Salt Lake, and checked with a few internet sources before settling on Big Cottonwood Canyon. Steve was particularly excited about seeing some mountain lakes.
We got in the car at around 10 on Sunday morning and first headed out in search of breakfast and a coffee. Our fridge was empty, you see. The first couple of places we knew and tried were closed. Things are closed here on Sundays! What in the heck?! Eventually we found coffee and a bagel.
Next we headed to Whole Foods to buy a couple of sandwiches to go that we planned to take on our hike. We got some flatbread numbers, and chatted with the nice Aussie girl who made them for us. She too thought that Whole Foods was actually affordable when she moved here a year ago. But now that she's lived here for a while, she no longer really shops there. I've heard people here call it Whole Paycheck.
Anyway, with our sandwiches in tow, we hit the road, driving for only about 30 or 40 minutes until we reached the base of Brighton Ski Resort. This is where our book told us the trail began.
It took us only a few minutes and a few conversations with strangers to find the trailhead. Then, up we went! We had to climb, climb, climb for the first maybe 40 minutes and it was tough going. But the payoff was worth it.
Just so you know, the whole time we were saying things like, "can you believe we live here?!?!"
I need hiking boots.
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