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50.27 Utah: Jack's Peak: More than Enough Snow for Jen—she summons a ride. Not Lyft, not Uber, not Jeffrey's shoulders—the woman has class (or is spoilt rotten).

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Not too bad a start to the day. A rough (steep) beginning but no snow at this altitude. Jen ploughs through the snow to arrive at Jack's Peak. Jen takes in the surrounds and states, "Enough. I'm not hiking down."  "Okay," I reply, "But there aren't that many alternatives. There's Mount Wire across the way. You complained last week, too when you had to walk down." What's that?" she declares.   "That's another mountain. It's of no use to you seeing you've had enough." "No. That there."   "That's Salt Lake City. But you don't like cities, so you tell me." "No, silly. That thing in the air."   "No. Tell me you're not serious. That's a helicopter."  " Exactly. Call him for me."   Note the tower on Mount Wire, a little faint...then see a close-up, below. Mount Wire, a tough hike (See above for perspective.) ...

50.26 (Part A) Utah: Salt Lake City outskirts. Mount Wire and Red Butte, colors and positions to live for.

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The odd color here and there. Our friends, Maude and Theo Alge, suggested counting the various colors. We'll take a pass but a nice idea. It goes without saying that the foliage speaks for itself, certainly more dramatic than our words could ever attain. Therefore, with a few exceptions, we'll let the pictures choose their own captions. A repeat photograph, but one obviously favored, on the peak near Mount Wire. Downtown Salt Lake City from 'the Wire'. Jen reaches one of the peaks surrounding Mount Wire, a better one in our opinion. Cheers,  Jenni and Jeffrey