Mineral Fork Trail is accessed from Utah Hwy 190 in Big Cottonwood Canyon, to the east of Salt Lake City. Further up the road are the Solitude and Brighton ski areas. We hiked the trail March 27, 2026. Above is the map of our hike from All Trails. Unsurprisingly we turned around before the end …
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Playing with the Features
Google Photos has a number of image filtering features; this post focuses on a new option that I particularly like in the “Remix” category. The different filters that are available in Remix are not named, the one featured here is the fourth that appears when I open Remix on an iPhone. It transforms photos into …
Utah Needs Snow, December 2025
The beginning of the 2025-2026 winter in northern Utah has been unusually warm and snow-free. The snowpack is well below historical averages. The forecast offers hope, with snow predicted during the first week of 2026. Hiking in the Wasatch just East of Salt Lake City, November 23 No snow in sight Visit to Antelope Island …
Lower Falls of Bell Canyon
This post shares images taken on a hike through Bell Canyon which is SE of Salt Lake City Utah. Our destination, reached after 2.4 miles, was the lower waterfall in the canyon. The map below shows the trail we took on March 27, 2025. There are also inserts showing the trail’s location relative to Salt …
Antelope Island 2024
Antelope Island is a peninsula that juts out into the east side of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The Utah State Park on Antelope Island is a short drive from Salt Lake City. Access to the park across a causeway is seen in the picture above. There are many hiking trails in the state …
Hike to Stewart Falls, April 8, 2024
Stewart Falls is a dramatic, reasonably accessible waterfall near the Sundance ski area; it is east up the Provo canyon from the Salt Lake City metro area. Hiking to the waterfall from the trailhead near Aspen Grove was a 3.6-mile round trip. The change in elevation along the trail is about 780 feet, but it …
Powder Days in April
There was fantastic skiing on April 6 and 7 this year at Park City, Utah. A late season storm provided a gentle downfall of powdery snow. This was a welcome change from two days previous, when warm afternoon temperatures had us skiing in slush.
This Beats a Day at the Office
Mardi Gras in Utah
Just images from a great day skiing in the Canyons section of Park City on Mardi Gras day.
Neff’s Canyon Trail
Mountainous hiking trails are remarkably close to Salt Lake City. One example is Neff’s Canyon trail; its trailhead is shown on the map below, right at the east edge of the Salt Lake City suburbs. The trail is steep, ascending 3562 feet over its 3.5-mile length. For my first visit, on January 9, I only ventured a …
North MN Outdoors 