{"id":227,"date":"2011-09-24T19:35:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-24T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2011\/09\/24\/hiking-dog-lake-and-marys-lake-at-brighton-resort\/"},"modified":"2011-09-24T19:35:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T19:35:00","slug":"hiking-dog-lake-and-marys-lake-at-brighton-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2011\/09\/24\/hiking-dog-lake-and-marys-lake-at-brighton-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Dog Lake and Mary’s Lake at Brighton Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are busy scouting out places for a whole family picture. We want to have some of the red maples, yellow aspen and green evergreen trees, rocky mountains and maybe some small lake in the background. I don’t ask for much do I?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

So we’ve been out on hikes in our gorgeous Utah mountains surrounding the ski areas of Alta, Snowbird and Brighton Resorts. Here are a few great pics I got.<\/p>\n

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Here is the beginning of the trail…just to the right up is the ski lift at Brighton Ski Resort Hike….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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It is weird that the hiking trail is all through a ski resort! So nice of them to let us do this! <\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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the first real landing we came to… it was hard hiking straight up for  most of it! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Almost to the pasture area of  Dog Lake…This would be a perfect shot if there were more wildflowers or more color….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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We saw a family of 4 moose on the  Dog Lake Hike…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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On a rock at Dog Lake….that’s the first lake you come to…it’s tiny but picturesque <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PHOTO OP!  This is getting blown up to an 8 x 10 for sure! Beautiful Dog Lake Hiking…. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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You can see several of the moose we saw…a buck in the background…..they didn’t seem to mind us at all…..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The hubs and I…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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A close up of the baby moose….so cute! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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There were a few wildflowers here and there….October would probably be  even prettier! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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We got close and took a shot of the mama right, and baby, left.  Then we got outta there!  We don’t want a charging moose mama marring our hike! Yeah…getting impaled by a moose? Not so fun….<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Now if I could only get my whole family on top of this hill…what a great shot this would be! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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When I turned around to see how high we were I almost fell off the rock!  Scared of heights EEK! <\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Can you see the waterfall just to the left of us….it was so loud! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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We saw 6 moose in all …this was a mom with a baby nearby we saw on the way back…..They were bedding down for the night under a tree….so sweet! <\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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We set up the tripod again at Mary’s Lake…. another good shot! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Lots of granite rock everywhere….at Mary’s Lake in Utah….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Mary’s Lake….peaceful and rocky….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Last part of the trail down….it was sunset almost….everything was so cool…..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Some of the wildflowers we saw…..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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We enjoyed hiking up Brighton’s Lake Mary trail. It was really beautiful. Hard on the knees coming down, but worth it. <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Brighton Ski Resort hiking in the summer…super fun half day trip!  Very easy too…..I think 5 year olds could do it….
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We are busy scouting out places for a whole family picture. We want to have some of the red maples, yellow aspen and green evergreen trees, rocky mountains and maybe some small lake in the background. I don’t ask for much do I? So we’ve been out on hikes in our gorgeous Utah mountains surrounding…<\/p>\n

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