Adam's Canyon

Last weekend, we hiked into Adam's Canyon, outside of Ogden, UT. It was a difficult hike, since we are somewhat out of shape, but it was beautiful. We started at the bottom of a steep hillside, climbed up, and then down into the canyon. This is just outside the mouth of the canyon.


Here's a nice shot of the leaves changing colors up on the mountain side beyond the canyon.

Holmes Creek runs through the canyon, starting from the waterfall at the back (which was our ultimate destination). Filled with rocks, it is quite a peaceful sight. Unfortunately, we made the mistake of veering onto the Bonneville Shoreline Trail for a few miles. But we managed to get back on trail eventually.

Here's a nice one, definitely while we were looking back (since the trail was uphill most of the way to the waterfall).

Rocks jutting out from the mountainside, as viewed from the canyon.

And a view from within the canyon...

Finally, we came to the waterfall - a good reward for all of our hard work.

From the trailhead to the waterfall, we walked two miles (not including our sidetrack of at least another 2 miles on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail). The elevation climbed from 4,800 feet to 6,100 feet, meaning we walked mostly uphill rising about 1,300 feet in the process. So naturally, we took a picture in front of the waterfall.... but the kid we asked to help didn't get much of it for us!

Looking out from the waterfall..... we take a rest.

And now, back through the canyon another 1.8 miles to the car....

Thanks to Mark and Tricia Grebel for giving us "60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Salt Lake City," which is where we found out about this hike.