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View Full Version : Trip Report Catheirne Pass to Lake Catherine- Little Cottonwood Canyon- Aug 2011


Dr. Nebz
08-10-2011, 06:59 AM
The Albion Basin road finally opened for the year, so I headed up to Catherine Pass to head to Lake Catherine on Tuesday. It was a sunny day, very few clouds and the temps were awesome. The wildflowers were everywhere! After reaching the pass, I headed down to the lake, and caught a couple of small brookies. After fishing and some pics, It was time to leave, and made a good push back to the pass. It was a great day up there, and it reminds me that some of the best adventures are right here in the Wasatch which is my backyard.
Sombeech
08-12-2011, 10:04 AM
Awesome :2thumbs:
Wasatch
08-12-2011, 10:36 AM
I like that area.
pixie1339
08-12-2011, 12:37 PM
Nice! The flowers are looking great up there.
Dr. Nebz
08-12-2011, 04:20 PM
Thanks everyone. Things are for sure blooming late, but that means they will stick around until the first freeze. Flowers were exploding up there.
Iceaxe
08-16-2011, 09:27 PM
Devils Castle is looking good for sometime this week :2thumbs:
Brian in SLC
08-17-2011, 07:47 AM
Devils Castle is looking good for sometime this week :2thumbs:

There's a fair bit of snow along the base, and, on the east aspect (where I normally descend after a traverse). Fresh ski track there back on 8 August.

Great hike! I try to do Catherine's a couple times a summer. On the 8th, did Catherine's to Sunset, down to Point Supreme, and, down to Albion Basic through the cabins/campground. Great loop. I think I hit/crossed snow at least three times. Crazy.

Yep, flowers startin' to pop up there!
Dr. Nebz
08-17-2011, 11:54 AM
There's a fair bit of snow along the base, and, on the east aspect (where I normally descend after a traverse). Fresh ski track there back on 8 August.

Great hike! I try to do Catherine's a couple times a summer. On the 8th, did Catherine's to Sunset, down to Point Supreme, and, down to Albion Basic through the cabins/campground. Great loop. I think I hit/crossed snow at least three times. Crazy.

Yep, flowers startin' to pop up there!

Yeah, I try to make it a few times up to Catherine Pass during the season. I usually have a trip up there in before Aug, but with all the snow this year, everything seems to be about a month behind.

There was a huge pile of snow still sitting in the gap between East Castle and Devils Castle. I saw turns in dirty snow in there on the way up in this report. Main Chute on Baldy was still full. I think some of that will still be up there when the snow flies in the fall. Crazy!