Summit junkie!

View Benchmark peak with Je10 and Jacob:

Met the crew at 5:50 this morning for a run up VB via Vintage View Dr. The trail had a fair amount of snow, but was tracked out and in pretty good shape all the way up. The temps were really good and I got a little hot with my two long sleeve shirts on. We had a good chat all the way up and down. Enjoyed a killer sunrise over Timp and had a nice cruise back to the cars. Great way to start the day/week.

View Benchmark Peak via Coyote Hollow with CragL:

I had another run up to VB this morning, but today we went up from Coyote Hollow in Draper, which adds miles and some vert. The trailhead is right next to the Draper LDS Temple. We started abpout 5:50 am and it was warm, but I knew it would be windy and cold once we got up to the VB trail. We had a really good run. We pushed a decent running pace all the way up and I was feeling a bit bonky toward the top, but once we hit the summit and took a quick break I felt much better. It was a lot different up there today. It is cloudy, windy and pretty clear that a storm system is moving into the valley.

We had a really nice run down. Craig lead out and pushed a good pace all the way back to the cars. Another fun morning out on the trails and another summit bagged.

Grandeur Peak (Church Fork) with CragL and MattW:

What an awesome morning to be outside. The rain in the valley was snow up in the mountains and it fell lightly on us the entire climb/run. At the start the fog was really thick and we could barely see 10 feet in front of us, but as we ascended higher it thinned out, but never fully lifted. We didn't push it hard, but hit the summit in about the same time as we did last Friday. It was much warmer up there today.

The run down was awesome. The trail and trees were covered in snow and it was a blast cruising down to Church Fork.