POST #10 -- Hiking Near Logan

Hiking in Northern Utah is very different than hiking in Southern Utah.  Temperatures are cooler, though still in the high 80s in July. 
Conifers abound. Rocks are grey, not
red.  And the ravages of heavy winter
snows are apparent.

Here's a photo of Logan Canyon taken from the rim of the Crimson Trail.  Cache Valley is visible in the extreme center-distance... to the West.

The town of Logan is the perfect  starting-off point for hikes into the mountains surrounding the vast Cache Valley.  Jim Sinclair, a noted writer and hiker who lives in the area, offers a compelling invitation to prospective hikers. "The two mountain ranges on either side of the beautiful Cache Valley -- the Wellsville Mountains and the Bear River Range -- are replete with superlatives.  As a connoisseur of mountains, I have found none to surpass their wild beauty and world-class hikes.  The mix of coniferous and deciduous forest, open vistas and ruggedness offer challenging but highly rewarding hikes through deep canyons and along open ridges often intersected by massive cliffs. The rich natural history of this area adds high interest whether it be for the birder, geologist, botanist or wildlife observer."

White Pine Lake, elevation 8500ft

'02 at the Green Canyon trailhead; Cache Valley to the West

From Logan, the most easily accessible trailheads can be found in Green Canyon, Logan Canyon, Dry Canyon and Providence Canyon, all within the Mount Naomi Wilderness Area which is managed by the National Forest Service.  This area features the greatest concentration of high peaks in the Bear Mountain Range, including Millville Peak, Providence Peak and Logan Peak, the highest at 9,710ft.                                                                                                                                                                                                       






Me with Larry & Sheila, good friends from Palm Desert, visiting here for a week.

Heading up...

            

Inside Wind Caves

High altitude rock bridge

Looking out from Wind Caves

Sheer rock walls line the Crimson Trail

me & Sheila, feelin' the breeze

From the Crimson Trail, looking East

Our picnic perch, overlooking White Pine Lake

Rock face on Crimson Trail, Hwy 89 far below

Look carefully to see the trail along the rock ledge

Atop rock column

In this photo I'm standing atop a high rock column along the Crimson Trail.  But you can't tell from the photo that the rock column is surrounded on three sides by a sheer vertical drop of 1,000ft.    Zoom in close to see some very wobbly knees...   Yikes!!

Whew!