Fishing the Lower Provo

After exploring the Middle Provo for an afternoon, I ventured down to the end of the Heber Valley into Provo Canyon to fish the Lower Provo River.  The river was fairly crowded, but I landed a bunch of nice fish.  And the views from the river were stunning!

Mount Timpanogos from Heber Valley

Mount Timpanogos from Deer Creek Reservoir

Time to get after it

The view from one of the parking lots along the Lower Provo

Looking downstream from the parking lot

My first fish on the Lower Provo: a really nice rainbow!

Another nice bow

A nice brown backlit by the late afternoon sun with Mount Timpanogos in the background 

Evening on the river: I was the last man standing

Timpanogos rising above Provo Canyon

Late Spring at Snowbird

When Deer Valley closed, I had skied 126 days out of the 128 the resort was open (I had to sit out two days because of an injury).  Most people had already written off skiing for the year, saying they were "over it."  I was not.   In fact, I got a spring pass at Snowbird and kept after it.

Looking down Little Cottonwood Canyon toward the southern end of the Salt Lake City metro area on my first day at Snowbird--a powder day!

Mount Superior

Looking over Mineral Basin

Mineral Basin

Mineral Basin

Mineral Basin

Bookends Traverse

Bookends Traverse

Mineral Basin

Snow blowing off the ridge above Mineral Basin

Hilary Step

Mount Timpanogos from Mineral Basin

After enjoying a little powder in Mineral Basin, I got lucky and followed ski patrol through a gate right after they opened up this area.  Those are my tracks still by themselves  on the far right. 

Mount Superior

Cirque Traverse

Moon rising into the bluebird sky

Scouting Mount Superior from Snowbird

Not a bad backdrop for enjoying some beverages

Waiting for the crew to get to the top: Superior reflecting in the goggles

Goggle reflection capturing somebody falling after getting off the lift.  Good times.

Not really visible here, but ski patrol was blasting on top of that mountain

Trey enjoying a light powder day under the bluest skies I've ever seen

Alta Ski Area

Alta is probably the most well-known ski area in Utah, and it was at the top of my hit list for the winter.   Eventually I made it over to Alta with a couple of friends from Deer Valley.  We didn't have any new snow when we were there, but the terrain is rugged and the views are beautiful.

Waiting for the lifts to open at Alta with Mount Superior catching the early morning sun

Mount Superior from the slopes

High Traverse with Bald Mountain in the background

If you ski the other side of Bald Mountain, 

Mount Superior

Looking over into Snowbird's Mineral Basin with Mount Timpanogos in the background

Mount Superior

Scouting lines

Mount Timpanogos

Alta Crew