On May 31, 2008, JanaLynn, Allen, and I hiked up Adams Canyon to the waterfall (6,200 ft). The trailhead is about a half mile from our house in Layton. We started up at about 6:45 p.m. and probably should have begun a bit earlier since the last half mile on our return leg was in the dark. Perfect temperatures (70's) and the air was very fragrant. The parts of the trail near Adams Creek were cooler by about ten degrees, I'd guess. I tried to identify some of the vegetation--the first few hundred feet in the foothills had lots of scrub oak and sage brush along with a bit of prickly pear cactus, stinging nettle, harebell, and broom snakeweed. Once we got into the canyon, things quickly morphed into a pine forest--much like Big Cottonwood Canyon in type. We did see some beautiful rabbit brush flowering in the cooler shade.
It is a moderate hike--I'd guess about two miles one way with an 1,100 ft. elevation gain from the trailhead. Fairly steep in places, very rocky during the second mile (Allen fell and took a chunk out of his knee, resulting in a few tears, a band-aid, and a lot of drama), and up near the falls, wet and slippery and hence, potentially dangerous. A bit of rock scrambling near the falls with a few points of exposure that require care. With the high spring runoff this year, we had to twice cross the creek and our feet were soaked. We got back to the trailhead at 9:30 p.m. Not a bad hike.
It is a moderate hike--I'd guess about two miles one way with an 1,100 ft. elevation gain from the trailhead. Fairly steep in places, very rocky during the second mile (Allen fell and took a chunk out of his knee, resulting in a few tears, a band-aid, and a lot of drama), and up near the falls, wet and slippery and hence, potentially dangerous. A bit of rock scrambling near the falls with a few points of exposure that require care. With the high spring runoff this year, we had to twice cross the creek and our feet were soaked. We got back to the trailhead at 9:30 p.m. Not a bad hike.
5 comments:
That bridge that you guys were crossing doesn't looks very safe.
It looked like an awesome hike. It is amazing how many really cool hikes and drives there are in our mountains. We drove up Butterfield Canyon (I had never heard of it), and it was pretty fun. We saw a ton of deer and even spotted some wild turkeys.
Yeah, that bridge is rickety in the first place and the high runoff meant that water was running about two or three inches ABOVE the bridge. It wasn't too bad, but you just had to watch your footing.
If you want dangerous, check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIkE0pNLj80
Joe- Come on. Turkeys? Utah has wild turkeys in the mountains? Brad, I want to go on some hikes with you guys!
Oh and that youtube video almost had me throwing up. Partly because I'm scared of hieghts and partly because I get motion sickness easily.
How many people do you think have died on that hike?
That hike is crazy.
yes, Jill, there are wild turkeys in utah
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