Sunday, October 16, 2005

Twice Defeated

I attempted to climb to the top of Spanish Fork Peak for the second time this year via the Maple Canyon trail. In hindsight it really wasn't a very bright idea to attempt this hike in mid October. About 3 miles into the hike I found myself hiking through a mixture of mud and snow and dealing with near freezing gusts of wind. Still I put in a valiant effort.

Maple Canyon

I went a little further on this expedition then I did on my August Expedition and got up over the saddle where I could see all of Utah valley. I even climbed to the top of one of the smaller peaks and got this 360 degree video. Alas, when I tried to walk the last half mile along the ridge to Spanish Fork peak, I came to a spot that was impassable due to fallen trees and too much snow on the trail. I guess that I'll have to try again next year.

3 comments:

B.G. Christensen said...

Next time, instead of making the camera the axis of rotation, jump up and have the camera spin around you while you pose ninja-style, frozen in midair.

Anonymous said...

I just re-read your post, and then looking at the picture of your feet, wondered if the title was supposed to have read "Twice De-feeted". Or maybe, because twice you couldn't celebrate a victorious feat, you were "Twice De-feted". :)

svoid said...

Wow, I stand in awe of your word play skills. I actually had to look up "feted" on dictionary.com to even 'get' the second reference :)