Busy Weekend in the Utah Rockies

I double dipped spending time outside this weekend. I did some great fishing on Friday as well as a strenuous hike on Saturday. It felt great to just be outside on both occasions, got to be in my new truck and I always enjoy solo time outdoors and just time outside in general.

Fishing at Currant Creek

I started my weekend on Friday with a fishing trip to Currant Creek, a small, quiet creek in Utah that isn’t heavily pressured by anglers. This made it an ideal spot to enjoy some quality fishing. Over the course of two hours, I caught about 10 rainbow trout using a dry fly and a spinner. It was a pretty unsuspecting spot, not real but there were a lot of great holes with plenty of fish. One thing that was really cool about it is that it was kind of desert vibes, red rock and sand but still mountainous and help rainbows.

It was honestly just nice to be solo and outside for a while. Birds were singing all day and the sound of water rushing is always a great sound. I also got to drive my new truck on the way to the creek, which was a lot of fun in and of itself. I only saw one other person on the whole creek and I think that was a big part of the success.

Hiking Mount Timpanogos

After a day of fishing on Friday I doubled up and tackled Mount Timpanogos for my second time, though we did a different route than last time. The trail is about 15 miles round trip, making it a full day adventure. The hike is challenging but rewarding, with stunning views and plenty of wildlife along the way. The Timpanooke trail which we took this time seemed to be a bit easier as it wasn't quite as steep but the Aspen Grove side is slightly prettier in my opinion. The blisters were kept to a minimum this time and they didn't come til the last quarter of the hike and that really helped my overall enjoyment.

On the way up we saw some moose and coming down we snuck up on the bull just 20 feet off the trail. It was wild to see a big ol moose up so close. We saw plenty of other wildlife too and that was a highlight of the trip, had to be over 30 mountain goats including a handful of really young and cute babies. Saw a few deer including a small buck, a marmot as well as a pile of squirels, pikas and chipmunks.

The push to the summit was super windy, with gusts reaching 33 miles per hour. We still pushed up and spent some time at the top eating lunch before tearing back down. The amount of wildflowers was crazy, saw at least 20 different types of flowers and they were littered all over the mountainside. It was a long hard day of hiking but it was a lot of fun with the group and I think anyone that can should do Timp at least once.