I am in love with Big Cottonwood Canyon. I want to marry it. If homos can marry each other, I want to marry a canyon.
I ran up to Lake Blanche, then continued up to the upper basin toward Mt Superior. There is a small hidden valley up there wherein sits the remains of a small stone cabin. Some old timer lived up there over 100 years ago. The terrain is rugged and gorgeous. I popped up over the ridge between Mill B South Fork and Mineral Fork and waaaahh got my first view into the top of Mineral. It is a wide bowl that has been glacially scoured on all sides. Snow on the headwall helped me make a quick descent - it is steep. There is an old mining road that connects to the canyon road 5 miles down. Then I ran a couple mile back to Mill B. Nice after-work run/hike, 3 hours and 4300 feet of climb.
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