Hike to Hobbs Creek Reservoir

Well, winter seems to have returned to Layton with highs of only 39 degrees. I am still waiting to officially start my training for the Cache Valley Grand Fondo (http://www.cachegranfondo.com), which is in July. Eric and I will be riding our bikes 100 miles so I am anxiously waiting for the temperatures to warm up so I can start riding my bike and getting in shape. I told Debra that when it warms up to 40 degrees, I can start riding. In the mean time I have to stay in shape riding the elliptical indoors.

Debra and I continue to go on hikes and walks while waiting for spring to get here.

In the photos that follow, we hiked about 5 miles to Hobbs Creek Reservoir. It was nice to get outside and enjoy the fresh air

 Hobbs Creek Reservoir is still frozen over

Ice fishing anyone?

 Joseph

 Still plenty of snow lining the trail

The picnic table is still waiting to finish thawing

Weekend Hike

This weekend was just beautiful with temperatures in the high 40's and blue skies so Debra and I thought we would go snowshoeing. We thought that the Bonneville shoreline trail would be nice since the snow will be melting soon as the temperatures warm up and this may be the last chance that we get to do this trail on snow. We started at the Fernwood trail-head and headed south to Adam's Canyon and back (a 5-mile trip).
When we got to our start point, we noticed that the trail had been so well used that it was packed firm and we didn't need our snowshoes so we just hiked it in the snow. It was a lot harder than it looked since the snow was soft due to the warm temperatures and that made the hiking a bit more challenging than normal but still do-able. We had a lot of fun and always it was great to be outdoors in the sun.

 In the distance, you can see Layton

 With the warm temps the streams are starting to flow

 No snow shoes required

 This was what the scenic part of the trail looked like

 This is what the rest of the trail looked like

With the warm temps, the snow is staring to melt so we took advantage of this and used the dry spot for a resting place.