We all know that Dad/Lamar likes hiking, but Uncle Arnold is quite the hiker as well. In October 2010, Dad joined Arnold on a hike to White Baldy. White Baldy is among the highest and least visited peaks in the Wasatch. It is most commonly accessed from both Red Pine and White Pine Lakes in Little Cottonwood Canyon, but can also be approached from Silver Lake (via Silver Glance Lake) on the American Fork Canyon side. All routes require serious scrambling. The ten mile hike took almost eight hours. Afterward, Uncle Arnold sent Dad an email along with some pictures ...
Thanks again for going on the hike to White Baldy today. Also, as I said, you don't need to apologize for the pace you walked. You walk as fast as any of the Alpine hikers I go with and in several cases, you are faster. I was impressed that you made it to over 11,000 ft. I hiked Box Elder Peak with a 28 y/o man this summer and he was so exhausted when we got down that I had to drive his car home and his father and brother had to help him in the house because he could hardly walk. [This same man can run up to ten miles at low altitude and on the flat.] Last fall I hiked Lone Peak with a guy 20 years younger than you. His legs gave out on him when we reached 10,500 ft. He waited for Jan and me while we went up to a few feet from the top. So, see, you did just great today. I am attaching pictures of our hike. I may have to send them in two or three groups because sometimes my server won't let me send very many. You may not want Margie to see a couple of the pictures. Regards, Arnold
Looking through gmail archives the word "hike" appeared a lot from May-August in 2010. Chris was living with the folks at Havenmoor during this time, and he and Dad went on a lot of hikes, sometimes getting some of the rest of the family to join. I couldn't find any pictures though ... the email clips below are all from Mom/Margie unless otherwise noted.
- 06/22 We finally were able to pick up D & D and A about 4:20. Their flight was delayed twice! Chris went on the hike without LaMar this afternoon since the plane was late.
- 07/03 We have Camden and Cayson here. Chris and LaMar are going to take the boys for a little hike this afternoon.
- 07/06 I think Dad and Chris will probably go hiking about 4 (usually go every other day when they can).
- 07/08 Chris and LaMar went for a nice hike and said it was beautiful there. Kadan was going to go with them, but the weather looked threatening right before they left, and he was afraid they'd get rained on and decided to stay here. Then it turned out beautiful weather.
- 07/13 (at 7:30 pm) Dad and Chris are not back from their hike yet.
- 07/14 I have an MRI and flex x-rays tomorrow. Chris has a dentist appt. at 1 p.m. He and LaMar will go hiking in the afternoon.
- 07/19 We arrived safely about 4:30 p.m. at Wendy's. We left a little before 11:30 and made just one stop at Carl Jr.'s on the way. I've been trying to call Chris all evening, but no answer. They were planning on hiking, swimming, and a trip to the grocery store.
- 08/20 Chris and LaMar go to the temple at least every other week and have enjoyed hiking together whenever they can.
- 08/28 (From Alicia) Shane and I are planning on hiking to Red Pine Lake on Labor Day in the morning...if any of you would like to join us, just let us know!
- 08/29 (From Alicia - Summer Update) Shane went to scout camp in Zion's National Park and herded his scouts through several hikes. On the 21st I ran the half marathon with 3 of my friends. My time was 2:18:41, a lot better than I had anticipated! I was able to run most of it and had a great time. My legs were extremely sore for a few days afterward but are doing better now. I am ready to get back into running this week...Shane and I are planning on running the 5K for Eliza next month and I am trying to decide if I should do one more half marathon at the end of October. Shane and I will be celebrating our 10 year anniversary of meeting next Monday by taking our Labor Day hike to Red Pine Lake. (You can find the Linden Recap in its entirety on the WriteOn blog).
Grayson did some snowshoe hiking early in the year, and then he and a work buddy hiked Mt. Olympus in May. Gray has also been doing some "bouldering" and rock climbing in addition to running a marathon (in Alicia's email above she ran a half marathon and Amy was running a lot during this time too). In the annual photo collection, there was a picture of Kemery and Taylee's hike to Rocky Mouth Waterfall too. 2010 ... oodles of activity!
