After our snow melted we had a little “heat wave” it was between 70 and 80 every day for a week (YEAH!). Today (Wednesday) it is supposed to be 53 degrees....chilly. But there is hope, supposedly we will return to the high 60s and 70s later this week and next week. So why do we care so much about the weather; because when it is nice out we can do fun outdoor stuff!
This past Saturday we decided to take the quad (ATV) out to Farmington Canyon, this time we wanted to try and make it all the way up to the peaks. First we went up to what is called the “Towers” because there are weather towers on the peak of one of the mountains. Since the side with the towers gets the most sun it was a fairly warm ride up and there was little snow left for us to plow through on the road. On our way up we did see a ton of deer hunters…and some deer…although they were not alive. We also met some rangers, who were nice enough to tell us all about the riding areas in Utah. Did you know Utah has over 30,000 miles of ATV trails? Amazing.
Well we got up to the top of the mountain, had a snack and took in the beautiful views of the mountain ranges behind the canyon as well as the lakes on the Salt Lake Valley side. While we were on-top we also saw some kids with shovels playing in the snow….half way down a vey steep mountain side. How the kids managed to get down there we have no idea but we guessed there was a sled and a large amount of adrenaline or stupidity involved, either way they were having a blast – who cares if you have to hike a few miles out of the way to get back up or down right?
Once we were done on top we headed back down to a fork in the road and decided we wanted to head up the other side of the canyon to another mountain peak. Well the other side of the canyon is in the shade most of the time so it was still covered in snow. While the ride up was very pretty as we weaved in and out of pine trees, views of the mountains, and snow covered everything there were a few times when we found it difficult to stay on the trail, so about half way up, when we realized there was even more snow, we decided to turn around and head back down (plus we were freezing cold and Julia’s shoes and socks were wet).
We took a few pictures while we were up in the canyon, feel free to check them out below.
This past Saturday we decided to take the quad (ATV) out to Farmington Canyon, this time we wanted to try and make it all the way up to the peaks. First we went up to what is called the “Towers” because there are weather towers on the peak of one of the mountains. Since the side with the towers gets the most sun it was a fairly warm ride up and there was little snow left for us to plow through on the road. On our way up we did see a ton of deer hunters…and some deer…although they were not alive. We also met some rangers, who were nice enough to tell us all about the riding areas in Utah. Did you know Utah has over 30,000 miles of ATV trails? Amazing.
Well we got up to the top of the mountain, had a snack and took in the beautiful views of the mountain ranges behind the canyon as well as the lakes on the Salt Lake Valley side. While we were on-top we also saw some kids with shovels playing in the snow….half way down a vey steep mountain side. How the kids managed to get down there we have no idea but we guessed there was a sled and a large amount of adrenaline or stupidity involved, either way they were having a blast – who cares if you have to hike a few miles out of the way to get back up or down right?
Once we were done on top we headed back down to a fork in the road and decided we wanted to head up the other side of the canyon to another mountain peak. Well the other side of the canyon is in the shade most of the time so it was still covered in snow. While the ride up was very pretty as we weaved in and out of pine trees, views of the mountains, and snow covered everything there were a few times when we found it difficult to stay on the trail, so about half way up, when we realized there was even more snow, we decided to turn around and head back down (plus we were freezing cold and Julia’s shoes and socks were wet).
We took a few pictures while we were up in the canyon, feel free to check them out below.
