Pfeifferhorn & Broads Fork Twin Peaks • August 13-14... 2011
(above, left: Two small lakes/ponds cradled by a massive rock quarry, found shortly after taking the wrong trail that eventually lead us to an entirely different valley, which we climbed all the way up and over to get to Red Pine Lake -on our journey to Pfeifferhorn.) (above, right: Magical tree found early on our hike to Broads Fork Twin Peaks; a hike that began steep, kept getting steeper, and ended life threatening.)
(above, left: North facing view from just below the summit of Pfeifferhorn. The saw-bladed edge seen here was not unlike the one from which this picture was taken. You can actually spot the Broads Fork Twin Peaks on the distant mountain, (on the top/right, just to the left of the small dip.) Looking from just below the summit of Twin Peaks, [above, right], you can see Pfeifferhorn just to the right of the center, and Mt. Timpanogos off in the distance. This was one of the last pictures taken that day. We sat on a tiny ledge about 500 ft below the summit and contemplated whether or not we should risk not making it home alive to make it to the top.)
(above, left: My companions and I standing on the summit of the Pfeifferhorn. Mt. Timpanogos can be seen in the background. Extraordinary views. We passed a fellow carrying a guitar on his back, coming from the top... I've wanted to do that for a long time. Definitely a hike I will do again.) (above, right: Three mountain masochists near the beginning of day 2, on what was going to be one of the most challenging hikes to date. I have a new found respect for any individual who can manage to climb the Broads Fork Twin Peaks, and extraordinary reverence for the mountain itself.)
ALSO: WE SEED MEESE.
(That is, we came around a corner and found a mother and child moose who began fleeing when they saw us. Managed to get one decent photo of the baby.)
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Have a killer day, everyone. Be the change.
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