Finishing off the training block with a week of medium intensity and big hours made for a super fun time. Tyler, Riis, Adam, and myself headed out at the beginning of the week for Tyler's cabin just south of Torrey in central Utah. For three days we got to roller ski through red rock cliffs in Capital Reef National Park, run to ancient petroglyphs, and take in the amazing views.
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| Roller skiing through Capitol Reef |
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| Cooling off at a small irrigation reservoir |
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| Waking up after a quick afternoon recovery nap |
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| A faint petroglyph of a goat, sadly many were badly defaced. |
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| Slot canyon exploring |
For a bit of an adventure and great view we decided to hike up Broads Fork trail to Twin Peaks on Sunday. Clear skies and slightly cooler temperatures made for a perfect hike. The trail starts at the S-turn in Big Cottonwood canyon, the first half being easy terrain ending at a large meadow. The second half is much steeper, including some class 4 scrambles and steep terrain. Just before the peaks you reach the saddle of the ridge between Big and Little Cottonwood canyon. There is a slightly less 'entertaining' route on the south side of the ridge, but we decided to take the straight shot and straddle the spine of the ridge to the top of East Twin, then just another 100 meters to the West Twin summit.
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| Approaching the saddle, lots of boulder scrambling. |
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| Long way down! |
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West Twin summit
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| Amazing 360 view of the Salt Lake valley and Wasatch Range. |
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