We didn't have any big plans for the day, but decided to tag along with Dave and Michelle who had planned a hike up Little Cottonwood Canyon. At first we were going to hike the Red Pine Trail, but changed to Albion Basin for the wildflowers. (They were great.) We hiked up to Secret Lake and saw a moose nibbling leaves just off the trail. Then we kept hiking until we got to the saddle at the top of the Sugar Loaf Lift looking over into American Fork Canyon and Timp in the distance. It was beautiful and windy, as usual. We came down a different way and found a little snow for sliding. By the time we got back down to the lower part of the Secret Lake Trail, it looked like a people freeway. Families of all ages, shapes and sizes were hiking--on the switchbacks just below the lake was a solid line of hikers. We were glad to have been there early. (There's even a shuttle running back and forth from the lower parking lot to the trailhead because there was no more parking. The line to get on the shuttle was long, too.) Then home for BLTs with Ts from the garden. Yummy.
