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the usual https://solitum.net/posts/hike-brush-mountain-2026/ - Overview The stream is running low this year, of course. The Curly Springs trail base is also getting rounded out by mountain biking, but it’s not causing any erosion yet. I did this hike with my oldest son and we were in a bit of a rush. Otherwise, it’s always a pleasant hike with ample shade and smooth trails. Photos…
the usual https://solitum.net/posts/hike-grove-creek-to-battle-creek-2026/ - Overview I went to bed last night thinking that I should get a hike in. I woke up and thought maybe I should just do an in-and-out, so I picked Brush Mountain because it’s something that doesn’t take long and then I wouldn’t need a ride back to my car. I ruled out hiking the full loop this year because…
the usual https://solitum.net/posts/hike-broads-fork-robinson-variation-2025/ - Overview This is the long awaited summitting of the unnamed knob where Ferguson Canyon, North Fork Deaf Smith Canyon, and Broads Fork meet. We made a feeble attempt last year and another attempt from Ferguson Canyon this spring. The trailhead is at the base of the “S” curve in Big Cottonwood Canyon. There…
the usual https://solitum.net/posts/hike-roberts-horn-2025/ - Let me begin by saying that this was not my best hike, and it could have been better. Et, ut solitum est, mea culpa erat. Which is Latin for “I did not carefully check my ridge route before ascending.” Photos & Trail Notes What that meant practically I’ll tell you later. First, the good part of the hike, which was like…
the usual https://solitum.net/posts/hike-ferguson-canyon-2025/ - My brother texted me on the 4th of July in the evening wondering if I wanted to hike the next day. We had no plan or destination in mind, so I looked around my maps a little and thought maybe we could try Ferguson Canyon. I hadn’t been up this canyon for many years and couldn’t remember what it was like. This destination…
the usual https://solitum.net/posts/hike-mahogany-mountain-north-2025/ - Remembering previous attempts I thought I’ve sworn off this mountain after my first disaster and second disaster , but Girl on a Hike documented a better route that’s been bothering me that I hadn’t tried it. Notes about the trailhead The trailhead that you might see on maps is no longer there. The county…
the usual https://solitum.net/posts/hike-mount-battie-2025/ - We took a little trip to Maine to be with family for a few days, then out to the coast for some R&R in Camden, Maine. The parking at the trailhead seemed ample, probably big enough for 4 or 5 vehicles. Mount Battie trailhead parking The trail starts out innocent enough. But quickly gets kind of bouldery. I also had some trouble getting…
the usual https://solitum.net/posts/hike-horsetail-falls-2024/ - A Hike with Friends We decided as a work team that we wanted to hike somewhere together, and I think we made a good choice. I’ve been up this trail a few times to varying degrees and it’s always got plenty of shade and interesting things to see. I’ve got the best team in the world right now and I’m so thankful…
the usual https://solitum.net/posts/hike-broads-fork-robinson-variation-2024/ - My brother has this peak he wants to summit that’s visible from his office, on the ridge southeast of Storm Mountain and northwest of Twin Peaks. Unfortunately the route options include: Stairs Gulch, Ferguson Canyon, and Broads Fork, none of which go to this ridge (easily). I read about the Robinson Variation in…
the usual https://solitum.net/posts/flaneuring-vienna-day-3-2024/ - For our last day in Vienna we tried to go places we hadn’t seen yet, as well as revisit places we had and enjoyed. Our hotel dryer: 3 hours and 15 minutes for a small load. Efficiency : you keep using that word. A proper dönerkebab Almdudler: have you tried it? The Vienna opera house St. Stephan’s Church Kirche am Hof…