Lake Mary, Martha and Catherine (via Catherine Pass Trail)

 On October 5, Tyleigh came home from Logan for the weekend and wanted nothing more than to go for a hike.  With all of her recent knee issues, I was a little hesitant, but this kid is still a mountain goat even with a bum knee. We decided to do Lake Mary, Martha and Catherine via Catherine Pass Trail.  It was a beautiful 5.9 mile hike that started up at Snowbird and crossed over into Brighton. Tyleigh outhiked Rod and I even with knee issues! We loved seeing the last of the fall colors, got to cross paths with a small herd of deer, and watch the sun come up and hit the three lakes in the most beautiful ways!

Utah is Glowing!

Fall in Utah is beautiful! Rod and I drove through Guardsman's Pass this year instead of doing the Alpine Loop.  It was incredible. 

A week later, Tyleigh came home to have her knee checked. We took her on the same drive. The red leaves had already peaked, but the yellows were literally glowing! It was gorgeous!

Mother Nature sure knows how to put on a show!

Lake Blanche

Utah's Mountains will always be my favorite place. There is something so healing and peaceful about being in them. Our dear friend, Daison, has been working so hard on some weight loss goals and turned 50 this year. He wanted to celebrate it by accomplishing something hard. We asked him to hike Red Pine Lake with us last minute, and he agreed! 

He talked his son, Gavin, into going with us, so we all got up at 4:15 am on a Saturday morning and started driving up the canyon. Call it a lack of sleep, stress, or just being old, we got confused and went up the wrong canyon for Red Pine Lake, but we found ourselves in the parking lot of Lake Blanche, which is just as beautiful and challenging! 

Lake Blanche is up Big Cottonwood Canyon and is a steep 7 mile hike. 

The Fall colors had just about peaked and it was breathtaking! It was so fun to share our love with Daison and Gavin!

Sun Dial Peak right as the sun was coming up

As the sun hit the mountain, it made the colors glow!

If you look closely, you can see the cow moose that came down to drink. 
She was so graceful!

Red Pine Lake with Carsyn and Friends!

Hiking is one of my most favorite things to do. 

Red Pine Lake is one of my most favorite hikes. 

Hiking with my people makes my heart so happy!

Carsyn asked if Rod and I wanted to hike with her and her friends, and of course we said yes!

Auri, Lauren and Carsyn had no clue what we just dragged them into. 

The colors in the canyon were glowing!

We did NOT anticipate snow! It was snowing up top and it was SO cold!

The lake is beautiful, but we couldn't stay long since we were underdressed and literally FREEZING!

After a good 7.7 mile steep hike, the girls have never been so happy to see sunshine and a parking lot, and have not asked Rod and I to hike again since . . . 

We loved spending time with them in such a beautiful place!