Hike 2

The Ferguson Canyon Trailhead is only a ten minute drive (at the most) from home. We lived in Cottonwood Heights for seven years before we moved to New York and then back and never knew how close it is until now.  We were gone from home for less than two hours and that included a lot of stops for taking pictures and (before we even got started) a trip back for someone's hiking shoes.

Our hiking book calls this one "easy."  It was definitely more difficult than our last hike but this one was shorter (only about two miles).  I wouldn't have even called the last one a hike.  This one definitely qualifies.  At times it's much more up hill and sometimes down hill and always very rocky.  There's a small stream that runs down the canyon and meanders near the trail sometimes.

The only down side to this location is that dogs are allowed and they definitely have a presence.  It's too bad some people don't clean up after their animals.  They are also supposed to keep their dogs leashed and only about half of the people do.  Fortunately, the dogs we encountered were all friendly.

The rocks are impressive.

We came across a couple of groups of rock climbers.  It was interesting to watch them.







I was surprised the childs didn't want to come with us.  Maybe next week.