the Spontaneous Hike

...the Willow Heights Trail. This has become our annual fall hike. We have been trying to plan this hike with our friends for the last couple years, but it just wouldn't happen. Life. And that's why this hike is now spontaneous, when we can go!

Spencer and I still really wanted to hit it this year, knowing our colors most likely won't be great. On a Friday morning Allstar woke up at 6:30 am to eat, so Spencer decided to get up as well and take us on this hike! We made it to the trailhead at 8 am and were up there by 8:45. We were hoping to catch the sunrise, and we would have, but the overcast sky prevented it being seen. As we suspected, most of the Quakies leaves were already gone, but we were able to catch one little forest that was still in yellow bliss. Enojoy our early morning hike! Haha, you can see our early morning eyes.

We bundled Allstar up. Fleece PJ's w/fleece top & bottom over that!

Jump Jump...can't forget the JUMPS!!! I love it.

Wow!

Babe fell asleep on the way down. So sweet.

Awe Inspiring

It's official, I am now in love with Fall! Can you say WOW to these colors! We closed on our new home today and decided to go for a little hike up the canyon to celebrate, since we were off work early. We found this great new hike, called Willow Heights Trail, which leads you to Willow Heights Lake. It is a small 1.5 mile roundtrip hike, with a 600 elevation gain. Since it is 3/4 mile up, it is definately a stair stepping, thigh burning little trail. But it evens off for the last 10 minutes. It only took us 30 minutes to get up. The fall is the best time to hike this trail...it is Beautiful! The trail goes through Quaking Aspens the whole way, and they are all turning bright yellows and reds. Really a gorgeous sight. We were there at the perfect time, with the sun shining brightening the fall colors. Take a look at the awe inspiring picts we shot and Enjoy! (directions to the hike at the bottom)
We got jumps...it took 5 tries to capture, but was definately worth it! Our faces and ambition are totally funny.
Hey MOOSE "Nice Rack"!! This guy was large and in charge of this lake once he showed up. It was really neat to see him so close.Directions: There is no obvious marker from the street for this trail. Drive up 12 miles from the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. There will be 35 mph sign (backwards to you going up) and a rock on the left side. Park on the right side small shoulder.