I'm just happy to be at the top. 11,943 feet, after a 1,250-foot gain in 2 miles. This is the highest peak in the Western Uintas. Kings Peak at 13,534 feet in the Eastern Uintas is the highest peak in Utah.
Even on July 9 the trail is still slightly blocked by a snow bank, but it's slowly dripping away.
This is a view of the parking lot from partway up the trail. My car is the maroon Sequoia in the far right of the second-to-back row.
Looking east from the top with Mirror Lake in the foreground to the left.
View of the sky to the west.
Looking east through a split in the cliff.
Mountain flowers grow in almost every crack they can find.
This is a short but not very good video of the hike. I seldom use my GoPro, and I clearly need practice.
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