 Night owl posting,Subie driving, backpacking Dad who is perpetually trying to catch up to his kids on the trail.
Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 06/03/2012 : 10:53 PM
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Today I was looking for a quick half-day hike with a fair bit of vertical to get the legs working. I decided to return to the Chief/Shannon Falls area but avoid the inevitable heavy traffic on the Olesen creek route. Instead I started at the trail that starts on the North side of the Chief.
Rather than going for one of the Chief's summits, I followed the high trail around the back side until it finally linked up with the Upper Shannon Falls trail. I went as far as the bluffs above the upper falls but was already past my 2 hour turn around time.
 
So a couple of quick pictures and back the way we came. I really enjoy the quiet route back there with much of the trail hard against some impressive rock.
All told 1100m vertical and somewhere in the range of 10-12 km. Made up some time on the way back so finished just under my allotted 4 hours.
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Utah's canyon trekking,deck chair packing desert explorer who dreams of visiting Canada someday
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Posted - 06/04/2012 : 8:09 PM
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I think that was the mtn I saw when I visited the other year. Isn't there a sa-weet Horton's
down on the hard road, somewhere? I am impressed with the chief. Reminds me of this place.
 hehe Great trip. You've just re-kindled my tunnel-arch trip at Zion that I had forgotten completely about. yesh!! thanks. |
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Back of the Chief
