Pics From Sunset Peak

[gonzo]

On Sunday my Dad I did the traverse from Brighton Ski Resort to Alta, crossing from Big Cottonwood Canyon to Little Cottonwood Canyon. We started early in the morning when the temperature was a refreshing 58 degrees, made our way past Lakes Mary, Martha and Catherine, up to Sunset Peak, then down into Alta. Unfortunately, we took a wrong turn once we hit Catherine's Pass and ended up descending down a maintenance access road, but it was still a beautiful hike.

Here's a few pics:
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Reflections in Lake Martha

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1413/872534330_62521aac77_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kris247/872534330/)
Lake Catherine Wildflowers

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Tilting Trees

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1228/871696675_dc09ecd5f4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kris247/871696675/)
Mount Superior shrouded in smoke. When will these fires ever end?

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The view from Sunset Peak. Lake Mary in the distance, Lake Martha in the middle, and Lake Catherine in the foreground.

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Wildflowers at the top of Alta's Supreme lift. Devils Castle is in the background.

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More wildflowers at the top of Supreme

[sparker1]

Good pics, Kris. Love the one with the three lakes.

[Alex]

I have to agree on the lake image, great composition Krys. I also liked the angle of the fallen tree, I would have liked to see the root in the pic, maybe a bit sharper angle?

[rwpontius]

Thanks for the TR earlier in the summer. Because of your trip report I hiked from Brighton to Sunset Peak and back yesterday. Nice hike. By the way, Lake Mary is much much lower than in your pictures.
RP

[gonzo]

Hey RP, glad you were inspired. I hope you had a nice hike. Did you see any wildlife up there? I saw a few deer on my hike, but wasn't quick enough with the camera.

[rwpontius]

I saw 4 deer in total. Two were bucks on the switchback between Twin Lakes and Lake Mary (I went the long way). The week before when I hadn't done a good job of consulting the map and didn't find the trail beyond Lake Mary I saw a couple of pika in the same general area as the bucks. I have never read that pika are cyclic but for whatever reason I have seen very few pika this year in spite of doing quite a bit of hiking where I have seen many in past years! Good hiking to you. I am trying to decide on a Saturday hike in the Tetons for the weekend.
RP