On Tuesday afternoon, the power went out at the Salt Lake County office buildings and eventually with the rising heat and no computers functioning, we were all sent home! What do you do with a free afternoon? Well, The Geo Idiots go caching, of course. We have wanted to re-do the Flag Rock Trail in Farmington for several years. We hiked it 5 years ago and picked up 2 caches. Since that time, 6 new caches have been added to the hike which now continues south along the hills to Patsy’s Mine and makes a loop. We wanted to do it early in the year, ‘cause the trail can get hot in the summer. Tuesday was a perfect opportunity. We went hiking from 4:30pm until about 9:00pm and got rained on twice. (As those of you who live around here know, June has been nothing but gray skies, rain, and cool temperatures…feels like we’re living in Seattle or Portland, not the high desert along the Wasatch Front. But we’re trying to appreciate it since we know what’s coming.) We had a great time. Felt kinda like we were playing hooky. The views were awesome, we took lots of photos, ate a snack, found the Mine, got a lot of exercise, found all 6 caches and accomplished a goal.
Part way up. Can you see the flag on the rock outcropping in the background?
Looking down at Lagoon. The scrub oak in the burn area has really grown up in the 5-1/2 years since the fire. Do you see the rain coming from the west over Antelope Island? It was fun to watch the rain approach and try to guess when it would reach us!
Mom with walking stick, hood and soaked pants. The first rain didn’t last very long, but the undergrowth was very wet to walk through until we started down the south side. The second rain (the last 15-20 minutes) was pretty drenching.
Dad zeroing in on the flag.
Mom at Flag Rock with Farmington Bay in the background.
Looking south from Flag Rock. Can you see Glover’s Lane?
Looking north from Flag Rock. Can you see the CRV, Pepe, our" little mule"?
Dad at Mr. Patsy Marley's Mine (ore excavation in the very early 1900s).
This was an interesting area called the Boulder Field. We found the 5th of 6 caches at the base of this boulder.
And some flower photos, of course. Eeyore’s Thistle.
Yellow wild snapdragons.
White wild roses.
Part way up. Can you see the flag on the rock outcropping in the background?
Looking down at Lagoon. The scrub oak in the burn area has really grown up in the 5-1/2 years since the fire. Do you see the rain coming from the west over Antelope Island? It was fun to watch the rain approach and try to guess when it would reach us!
Mom with walking stick, hood and soaked pants. The first rain didn’t last very long, but the undergrowth was very wet to walk through until we started down the south side. The second rain (the last 15-20 minutes) was pretty drenching.
Dad zeroing in on the flag.
Mom at Flag Rock with Farmington Bay in the background.
Looking south from Flag Rock. Can you see Glover’s Lane?
Looking north from Flag Rock. Can you see the CRV, Pepe, our" little mule"?
Dad at Mr. Patsy Marley's Mine (ore excavation in the very early 1900s).
This was an interesting area called the Boulder Field. We found the 5th of 6 caches at the base of this boulder.
And some flower photos, of course. Eeyore’s Thistle.
Yellow wild snapdragons.
White wild roses.
2 comments:
Flag Rock is a GREAT hike, I loved hiking it a few years ago. Sounds like you had a good time, nice to get out of work sometimes eh? Nice flower pictures ;)
Looks like you guys got a little soggy! :) Glad you had fun.
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