Exploring Utah: Red Pine Trail

September 18, 2010.  Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City, Utah.  Yesterday I hiked to the Red Pine Lakes, nestled below Pfeifferhorn Peak in Little Cottonwood Canyon; an impressively splendid hike...both for the superb mountain vistas as well as the steep climb which makes for an excellent workout.  The trail to lower Red Pine Lake is 3 miles, with an elevation gain of 2040 feet.

 

  
Along the way I passed Little Cottonwood Creek

Changing Fall Colors

Views into the Salt Lake Valley

Red Pine Lake with Pfeifferhorn Peak in the background.

And finally...the top of the world with the euphoria that comes with it.  Elevation 9620 feet.