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Aug 14, 2019 12:58:34   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
A couple of weeks ago I went to the Albion Basin area at Alta Ski Resort to get pictures of wildflowers and found that I was too early. Our large snowpack delayed everything. Then, the weekend after I went, the area had a large hail storm. I waited until this Monday in the hopes that flowers that were packed down would be back up. It turns out, only the yellow flowers recovered. The nice sharp reds and blues were decimated.

in the next few days I will post some interesting photos of the visit, but unfortunately, the large fields of flowers were victims of the hail.

These shots show the trail to Cecret Lake that I climbed in hopes of finding some "fields." In the last photo I left the people along the trail for perspective.

On the road to the trail, things were encouraging
On the road to the trail, things were encouraging...

Initial view of the trail in early AM sun.
Initial view of the trail in early AM sun....
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Base of the trail
Base of the trail...
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On the way up
On the way up...
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Some good signs
Some good signs...
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Close, but . . .
Close, but . . ....
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About 9000+ now
About 9000+ now...
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View to the east
View to the east...
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Trail to the lake crosses in the upper left corner
Trail to the lake crosses in the upper left corner...
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View back down
View back down...
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Aug 14, 2019 13:02:26   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 

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Aug 14, 2019 13:05:44   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Longshadow wrote:


Love that thumb!

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Aug 14, 2019 13:07:24   #
jpgto Loc: North East Tennessee
 
Regardless, still a very nice series of photos. Enjoyed the visit.

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Aug 14, 2019 13:10:56   #
pedro1 Loc: Bootle, Merseyside, UK
 
Nice set of photos Mike

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Aug 14, 2019 13:15:05   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
None-the-less, beautiful scenes well captured showing the magnificence of our local mountains.

We haven't been to Cecret Lake in five years and miss the moose we would always see there early in the morning. We would go with a few other couples, pack a lunch and have a picnic there. Ah, nostalgia!!

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Aug 14, 2019 13:16:33   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
I'm going along with Longshadow on these.
--Bob
UTMike wrote:
A couple of weeks ago I went to the Albion Basin area at Alta Ski Resort to get pictures of wildflowers and found that I was too early. Our large snowpack delayed everything. Then, the weekend after I went, the area had a large hail storm. I waited until this Monday in the hopes that flowers that were packed down would be back up. It turns out, only the yellow flowers recovered. The nice sharp reds and blues were decimated.

in the next few days I will post some interesting photos of the visit, but unfortunately, the large fields of flowers were victims of the hail.

These shots show the trail to Cecret Lake that I climbed in hopes of finding some "fields." In the last photo I left the people along the trail for perspective.
A couple of weeks ago I went to the Albion Basin a... (show quote)

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Aug 14, 2019 13:17:46   #
Quixdraw Loc: x
 
Very nice set & area!

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Aug 14, 2019 13:22:37   #
yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey
 
Sometimes Mother Nature gets the best of us - nice shots anyway.

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Aug 14, 2019 13:22:45   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
jpgto wrote:
Regardless, still a very nice series of photos. Enjoyed the visit.


I appreciate the generous words, Jeff!

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Aug 14, 2019 13:23:09   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
pedro1 wrote:
Nice set of photos Mike


Thanks for looking and commenting.

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Aug 14, 2019 13:24:28   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
jederick wrote:
None-the-less, beautiful scenes well captured showing the magnificence of our local mountains.

We haven't been to Cecret Lake in five years and miss the moose we would always see there early in the morning. We would go with a few other couples, pack a lunch and have a picnic there. Ah, nostalgia!!


That trail gets longer every time. You didn't think I would go and not get a moose did you? Posting one from this hike later this week.

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Aug 14, 2019 13:25:01   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
rmalarz wrote:
I'm going along with Longshadow on these.
--Bob


And I also appreciate that, Bob.

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Aug 14, 2019 13:25:45   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
quixdraw wrote:
Very nice set & area!


Thanks, this area is great for hikes and photo ops, but I am getting too old for the hike part.

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Aug 14, 2019 13:26:13   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
yssirk123 wrote:
Sometimes Mother Nature gets the best of us - nice shots anyway.


I appreciate the kind words, Bill!

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