{"id":1758,"date":"2016-06-24T16:20:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T22:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2016-06-24T16:21:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T22:21:00","slug":"tasty-mt-timpanogos-is-almost-ripe-and-ready-for-the-picking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professorontherun.com\/?p=1758","title":{"rendered":"Tasty! Mt. Timpanogos is (almost) Ripe and Ready for the Picking!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My local trail-running club, the Wasatch Mountain Wranglers, adopted the Timpooneke Trail Nr. 053 and Mt. Timpanogos Summit Trail Nr. 054 &#8211; two of the most heavily used trails in the entire state of Utah. Last night I joined for the first organized trail work event, clearing out the first mile of trail with loppers and shovels. It was looking gorgeous and I knew I&#8217;d need to get up farther in the near future. Then, this afternoon a friend posted that he hit the summit and the trail was in good shape. So, before I knew it, I had geared up and hit the trail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe height=\"405\" width=\"590\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/619007845\/embed\/ba684f727bdafce59abb343d71374c3795a582bf\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Starting out it was in the 90s, but as I worked through the first couple miles, up past Scout Falls, and to the big meadow at mile two, it cooled significantly. Actually, it was perfect.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1759\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1759 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-3-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (3)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-3.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-3.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-3.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-3.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking north over the 2 mile meadow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1760\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-4.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1760 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-4-1024x314.jpg?resize=640%2C196&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (4)\" width=\"640\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C314&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-4.jpg?resize=300%2C92&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-4.jpg?resize=768%2C235&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-4.jpg?resize=604%2C185&amp;ssl=1 604w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-4.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-4.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down on the 2 mile meadow, facing east<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The first snow was a small field in the middle of the big scree field around mile 3. After that, the next section was a sketchy mote (ice bridge) at about mile 3.7. My friend had warned me not to take the well-worn path right off the trail, but to follow his footsteps about 10-15 higher up to cross. When I got there, the main path looked good, but I followed his instructions and scrambled up higher. I&#8217;m glad I did. From the approach, the mote looks solid, but looking back at it (see below) you can see that it is completely undercut and quite thin.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1761\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-5.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1761 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-5-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (5)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-5.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-5.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-5.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-5.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-5.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking at the mote from the up-trail side. This picture doesn&#8217;t do justice to just how thin it was.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Once I got up to the Timp basin, the peak was bathed in light &#8211; its breathtaking.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1762\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-8.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1762 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-8-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (8)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-8.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-8.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-8.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-8.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-8.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-8.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As you can see, there is still a LOT of snow up there. Not wildflower season yet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On the trip from the basin floor up to the saddle there were a few snow fields to cross. Nothing too sketchy. If you slid, you&#8217;d go a ways down, but no cliffs to fly off. On my way up I encountered a huge group of Mountain Goats &#8211; I counted at least 20.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1763\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-14.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1763 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-14-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (14)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-14.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-14.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-14.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-14.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-14.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The little kid goats were so cute. They were hopping and bounding all over the place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-16.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-16-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (16)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-16.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-16.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-16.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-16.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-16.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-16.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1765\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-18.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1765 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-18-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (18)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-18.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-18.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-18.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-18.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-18.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This guy had a crooked horn (stained and bleeding from a recent fight?). I lingered a bit too long taking pictures and he slowly started approached me. I quickly moved on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1766\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-23.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1766 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-23-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (23)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-23.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-23.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-23.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-23.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-23.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-23.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of the summit and ridge from the saddle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Once I got to the saddle and looked up at the summit, I realized just how far up it is. I have only done this once before. I tried to make good time, but at that elevation I could feel my heart <em>pounding. <\/em>Its quite a scramble. The summit is just about 7 miles from the Timpooneke trailhead.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1767\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-25.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1767 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-25-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (25)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-25.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-25.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-25.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-25.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-25.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Summit!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1768\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-27.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1768 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-27-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (27)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-27.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-27.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-27.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-27.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-27.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-27.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking north from the summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I didn&#8217;t linger at the summit long. It had had taken me longer than I had planned to get up and I knew that I would be chasing daylight. It was now about 8:30 PM. I had a headlamp with but really wanted to get down all of the snow traverses and across that mote before having to switch it on. So, I tried to huff it down. A couple of the snow crossing felt sketchier on the way down than up. I also glissaded down one on my butt. That was fun, but a bit faster than I had thought it would be!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1769\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-30.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1769 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-30-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (30)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-30.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-30.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-30.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-30.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-30.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-30.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coming down the summit ridge, this is the notch just above the corkscrew section. The sunset light was BLAZING through and I had to literally shield my eyes. Something about the angle and the notch seemed to really amplify the light.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1770\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-32.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1770 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-32-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (32)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-32.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-32.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-32.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-32.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-32.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-32.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Although I was anxious to make better time, the clouds up by Box Elder Peak were blazing pink and I wanted to get a picture. I scrambled over to the toilet, knowing it would make for a humorous and memorable picture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1771\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-33.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1771 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-33-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mt. Timpanogos Summit run (33)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-33.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-33.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-33.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-33.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-33.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mt.-Timpanogos-Summit-run-33.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I stopped one more time when I almost ran straight into a porcupine! I came bounding down the trail and almost landed on him &#8211; within a couple feet by the time I stumbled to a stop. Yikes. He scurried off &#8211; pretty fast, actually &#8211; and I fumbled to get my phone out to take a picture. That&#8217;s him running off through the grass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I did make it down and across the mote before stopping to put my headlamp on. I put some music on the loud speaker of my phone to alert any animals of my presence &#8211; terrified of running into something in the dark. It was a bit spooky coming down the last 4 miles. I picked away at it fairly slow. The trail has a lot of rocks and roots to trip on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I made it safely to my car &#8211; about 5 hours round trip, 45 minutes longer than my first trip up last year. 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