Another lunch run up Dude Peak, the pros and cons of working at home, yeah I can get out in the hills, but it has to be fast, and the joy should be the journey, not dictated by the clock.
It was a cold and windy day but good to find that the snow is finally piling up. I should’ve gone skiing, but it was a work day I time was limited. I found 12-inches (undisturbed) at the summit of Dude Peak (7,180 ft) and three-foot drift on the windy ridge.
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| The junction of the new Bonneville Shoreline Trail and the Hidden Lake Trail, looking SW towards the Oquirrhs. |
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| I descended from Dude via the South Fork of Hooper Creek, otherwise known as the Orvis BootlegATV Trail. Sun, trees and snow are a glorious combination. |
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| South Fork Hooper Creek. |
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| Summit crags of Dude Peak mostly hidden under new snow. |
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| 12 inches at 7,180 feet just below the crags of Dude Peak’s high point. |
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| View south from Dude, over City Creek Canyon toward the Central Wasatch. |
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| I almost left the jacket and buff in the truck but so glad I didn’t, it was way to cold and windy for only a poly-pro long-sleeve tee. |
View NE from Dude Peak towards Session’s Mountain (L) and Blacks Peak (local name) (r) (sic) and Bountiful Ridge. Looks like just enough cover for skis, but old skis.
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