41.17 Utah: Salt Lake City: Mount Olympus: High, long, strenuous and difficult, otherwise a breeze.
After a few hundred feet, at 6:45am, Salt Lake city awakens. Not yet at 4,100 feet, Salt Lake city is awake but now we're ready to rest. Once again, we're out of sync. Jenni chose the hike for early Sunday. One wonders, while on the trail, whether she was pleased with the selection. It was both strenuous and in places, a difficult experience. We suppose with a name Olympus, there is an expectation of excellence. This mountain climb is no exception to the premise. A couple of years ago, we hiked up the original Mount Olympus in Greece, big surprise as to location, and experienced an appropriate challenge. As we sat and ate a late breakfast after negotiating the cliffs on the way back, the dangerous section—we like to get over those types of hurdles before eating—a couple engaged us in conversation. One of the things we learned from the woman is that she has two levels of enjoyment which she calls Type A and B. The former level is an instant, continuous pleasure, while...
