Toad Head

TOAD HEAD: Toad Head is an intermediate peak half-way between the top of the peak (south of Maple top - at about 1860 S in Provo) and the valley floor. It is pretty impressive when viewed from the north - the north side of the peak looks like its about a 600-1000 foot cliff.

So, my first adventure came a lot quicker than I had anticipated. I took advantage of Havalah's test she had to take on Saturday to do a little bit of good, old-fashioned bush wacking. It satisfied my desire for the outdoors this week - Havalah said we could go hiking this next Saturday - so we'll see.

I have been eye-ing this little craggy-like peak on my way to work almost everyday. So, on Saturday, I decided to head off and try to summit it. (That's a goat above). There was no trail, so I parked in some neighborhood and just started up it.

I almost immediatley felt like I was in the movie Bambi! It was sort of funny because I could see the top of the peak and my car at the same time, almost for the entire time. I could hear trains and cars, and yet I saw more wild-life than I probably ever have on a hike this short before.

In this picture you can see a mule deer. There were a few but they ran off pretty quick - you can still see one on the ridge.

When I reached the ridge, I could see way down into Slate Canyon. As you can see, there are these sweet cliffs that run sort of the whole length of the ridge to the peak.

Spring Time

I currently live in Utah. It has been snowing very hard for a very long time. During the last couple of days, the sun has been shinning!!! Ever since the sun popped out I started to itch. I got into my storage closet and started looking for all of my gear. My boots are so worn out and needing love and attention!

I'm from Washington State and have been really used to hiking around in the snow- but I just haven't had time to do any winter hiking this year. I really need to get my priorities straight.

So, I have determined that I will start hiking on a regular basis.

We recently decided to re-locate to Pennsylvania and so I will be left without any mountains - so I need to get all of the climbing in as possible before we leave.

I'll keep you updated on all of my past and present adventures!