that's more like it

Saturday was much better: partly sunny with a light breeze, pleasant when the sun was out.  All three of us went up to Sand Flats Recreation Area for a short hike on the Slickrock Trail.  We did just over four miles, out and back on the main trail, and while the parking lot was busier than we've seen since fall, we only saw a handful of people out on the trail.  The 4x4 trail traffic was picking up too.

Soaking in some Vitamin D

We had a date for drinks at our friends' house, so after a quick run through the grocery store, we walked over there for a couple of late afternoon/early evening hours.  It is for sure getting busier in town: the slow season is coming to an end.

Sunday morning was quite nice with lots of sun, although it did cloud up as the day went on.  A and M returned to the Pipe Dream trail: walking the trail to the Hidden Valley trailhead from the Jackson Street entrance, and then returning along the Pipeline trail at the base of the foothills.  The Pipeline trail is a straight shot, unlike the Pipe Dream trail that winds in and out of all the drainages, so it was a little quicker on the return.  We clocked 7.2 miles, our longest hike of the year to date.  

M on the Pipeline trail

While we were doing that, H got his mileage in on a town walk, using the opportunity to pick up a new jigsaw puzzle.  By the time M and I got back to the house, it was already unboxed and he was well into it.  He did manage to tear himself way to go to Woody's for a couple of afternoon beers.

Art

Monday was, of course, the nicest day - sunny and pleasant.  We three did a town walk and then packed up to head back to SLC.  While we did encounter just a few snowflakes whilst crossing over Soldier Summit, the weather was good, the roads were mostly dry and there was very little traffic.  We were all grateful that the return trip was the regular 3.5 hours - which doesn't seem nearly that bad when compared with 6.5!