{"id":1825,"date":"2016-07-26T09:47:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T15:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/?p=1825"},"modified":"2016-07-26T09:59:05","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T15:59:05","slug":"19-5-mile-timpanogos-loop-for-my-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professorontherun.com\/?p=1825","title":{"rendered":"19.5 Mile Timpanogos Loop for my Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I decided to treat myself to a Mt. Timpanogos summit for my birthday this morning. I have done the summit twice from the Timpooneke trailhead but never from Aspen Grove. I decided to make a loop of it. \u00a0Up Aspen Grove, down Timpooneke, then loop back to AG on the Salamander Flats, Snow Gauging, and Lame Horse trails. A 19.5 mile loop.<\/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\/649876829\/embed\/a652977f1f442e9565778adcec188778dac732f9\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I put out the call and two fellow Wasatch Mountain Wranglers joined &#8211; Keith and Tim. We started at 5:00 and caught an amazing sunrise as we climbed the trail out of Aspen Grove.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1826\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-1-1024x362.jpg?resize=640%2C226&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brenden Birthday Timpanogos Loop (1)\" width=\"640\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C362&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-1.jpg?resize=300%2C106&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-1.jpg?resize=768%2C272&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-1.jpg?resize=604%2C214&amp;ssl=1 604w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-1.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-1.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This side is steeper than Timpooneke, less runnable, but features some \u00a0beautiful waterfalls, a few lakes and meadows, an old Forest Service ranger cabin, and views for days.<br \/>\nWe spent a lot of time stopping and taking pictures, so I apologize to Tim and Keith for destroying their splits. But it was hard not to stop and gawk.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1827\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1827 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-3-1024x380.jpg?resize=640%2C238&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brenden Birthday Timpanogos Loop (3)\" width=\"640\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C380&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-3.jpg?resize=300%2C111&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-3.jpg?resize=768%2C285&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-3.jpg?resize=604%2C224&amp;ssl=1 604w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-3.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-3.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just above the headwall up out of Aspen Grove &#8211; at about mile 4.5 &#8211; you hit a series of meadows. Here, looking back down the trial at Hidden Lakes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1828\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-10.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1828 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-10-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brenden Birthday Timpanogos Loop (10)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-10.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-10.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-10.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-10.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-10.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-10.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climbing out of the Hidden Lakes meadow and up to the Emerald Lake basin. Timpanogos Summit in the distance with the shelter just barely visible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1829\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-16.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1829 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-16-1024x346.jpg?resize=640%2C216&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brenden Birthday Timpanogos Loop (16)\" width=\"640\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-16.jpg?resize=1024%2C346&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-16.jpg?resize=300%2C101&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-16.jpg?resize=768%2C259&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-16.jpg?resize=604%2C204&amp;ssl=1 604w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-16.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-16.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down into the Timp basin I usually climb into from the other side &#8211; from Timpooneke.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Once we climbed over to the saddle, it a wind picked up and it got a bit chilly. \u00a0In the sun it was alright, but my hands got numb. \u00a0At the summit, two other wranglers, Josh and Jade, caught up to us. They had started from the other trailhead and were pushing for a fast round trip. We sat around for a bit up top. \u00a0It&#8217;s hard to just turn around and bomb back down when the views as so good.<br \/>\nHat tip to Tim, as well, for picking up a ton of trash along the trail and on the summit. \u00a0Littering makes me so mad.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1830\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-19.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1830 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-19-1024x313.jpg?resize=640%2C196&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brenden Birthday Timpanogos Loop (19)\" width=\"640\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-19.jpg?resize=1024%2C313&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-19.jpg?resize=300%2C92&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-19.jpg?resize=768%2C235&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-19.jpg?resize=604%2C185&amp;ssl=1 604w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-19.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-19.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking East from the Timpanogos Summit. Wow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1831\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-20.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1831 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-20-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brenden Birthday Timpanogos Loop (20)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-20.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-20.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-20.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-20.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-20.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-20.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy Birthday to me! Some people say this isn&#8217;t what they would have given themselves for their birthdays and that I&#8217;m crazy, but I think the mountain disagrees. Birthday summits FTW!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1832\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-22.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1832 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-22-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brenden Birthday Timpanogos Loop (22)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-22.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-22.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-22.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-22.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-22.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-22.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rest of the WMW crew &#8211; Keith, Jade, Josh, Tim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Once we got off the saddle the temps picked up fast. Lots of hikers were moving up their trail a high fiving us as we ran down, thinking we were more hardcore that we are. When we explained the loop we were doing, we did get some raised eyebrows. Maybe we are hardcore.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1833\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-24.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1833 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-24-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brenden Birthday Timpanogos Loop (24)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-24.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-24.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-24.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-24.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-24.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-24.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Timp basin is at peak wildflower right now. Seriously people. Get up there!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-25.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1834\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-25-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brenden Birthday Timpanogos Loop (25)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-25.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-25.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-25.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-25.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-25.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-25.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">About halfway down I rolled my right ankle hard. I heard an audible crunch. It ran of OK, though tender, until right at the bottom when I rolled it again. Sharp stab of pain. Oh boy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At the trailhead I used the bathroom, drenched myself in water, refilled, and headed off for the return trails. \u00a0Those were a tough 5 miles for me. Very runnable, but not for me. It was also fun to see a few new places.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1835\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-26.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1835 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-26-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brenden Birthday Timpanogos Loop (26)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-26.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-26.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-26.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-26.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-26.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-26.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Timpanogos viewed from the Snow Gauging Trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1836\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-27.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1836 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-27-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brenden Birthday Timpanogos Loop (27)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-27.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-27.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-27.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-27.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-27.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Brenden-Birthday-Timpanogos-Loop-27.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down towards Aspen Grove from the Lame Horse Trail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The heat, returned GI distress, and the ankle. But, we made it and it was gorgeous. I will definitely make this loop again, but hopefully in better physical conditions. Happy birthday to me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to treat myself to a Mt. Timpanogos summit for my birthday this morning. I have done the summit twice from the Timpooneke trailhead but never from Aspen Grove. I decided to make a loop of it. \u00a0Up Aspen Grove, down Timpooneke, then loop back to AG on the Salamander Flats, Snow Gauging, and Lame Horse trails. A 19.5 mile loop. I put out the call and two fellow Wasatch Mountain Wranglers joined &#8211; Keith and Tim. 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