Kings Peak, Utah

When you first start the hike to Kings Peak you travel hours through the forest. The trees that surround you vary from large open aspen groves to dense pines. It’s rocky, and all you can do is stare at your feet so you don’t trip. The whole time you’re hiking you are listening to this fast flowing stream but its usually just far enough away and down an embankment that you never really see it. For hours your are wandering along then you notice some hikers resting on your right and then you look up.

Theres this clearing and a wood sign from the forest service that someone scribbled Kings Peak in sharpie marker on it. Another 100m away is the stream that you finally get to cross. You hobble along the rickety foot bridge and reach the other side and start a slight climb. Another mile or two you reach this field. And if you’ve ever done this hike you’ll know what I’m talking about. The field is huge. You look in every direction and its like Narnia. Or this is what I would imagine Narnia looking like. It’s lush green and yellow foliage sparkles in the sunlight and pushes up to a grove of trees that are trapped by this mountain ridge. Just behind the ridge is this jagged peak sticking out. And thats the first time you see Kings Peak from Henrys Fork trail. It’s surreal. The peak is looming in the distance and as you approach it you notice the weather come in then move out. Clouds move fast past this range and if you look close at the rock cliffs they shine deep colors of blue, purple and pinks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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