Brighton Ridge Run/Wasatch Crest Summertime. Gotta celebrate by taking advantage of the longest days of the year. Jun wanted to run the Wasatch Crest one morning this week but when that wasn't possible we did the next best thing - we ran it in the evening well after the sun had set. We planned to meet in the canyon around 9:30PM. For a warmup - and to get my mind off a crappy day at work - I went up to Brighton and ran to Twin Lakes Pass (10,000 feet) from Silver Lake, then up to Wolverine and Tuscarora, then down to Brighton from Catherine's Pass. Six miles. I love the solitude; however I did come up behind a guy and a gal out on a date as they hiked down from the Brighton Lakes. I must have been very quiet as I bounded down the trail at them from behind, so I snapped my fingers to let them know I was coming. They looked surprised anyway. Got to the car and drove down to Mill D TH to wait for Jun and his buddies. Jumped in Jun's car and now four of us drove up to near Guardsman Pass to do the Wasatch Crest trail up to Scott Hill, then continue up above the Willows on single track to Desolation Lake. From the lake it was downhill to the junction with the Dog Lake fork, then back down to my car at Mill D. Just under 10 miles. All in the dark. No moose sightings. Swell. Garmin will show you:
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