50.18 Utah: Alta: Germania and onto Sugarloaf Peak with a brief stop part way up Mount Baldy...and call back the past.
Why don't we pull up a couple of chairs and enjoy the sights instead of trudging up higher? Okay. Have it your way. "I think you like". That's a view toward Hidden Peak (to the right and below American Forks), a place we've hiked 3 times at 3,000 feet per session, each a different route. (Don't you hate boasters!) We've worked out why the US Post Office loses money. Imagine sending a postal worker up to the peak each day to collect mail. Nearly as bad, Jen asked me whether I'd brought along stamps. She wrote a letter because she had nothing better to do. Note the post box to her left. Worth the climb for the view. Another angle to view. As we approach the saddle, we view Sugarloaf. Two weeks prior, we climbed the more difficult side. (Now we are smarter...and cowardly.) A lake on the one side. And (a) Cecret Lake on the other. Suddenly, Jen changes her tune and looks for an easier way. The epitome of life:...