Run/Hike Lake Mountain with Brother Wasserman I did not get much sleep last night because Ishared a bed with my 4 year-old boy. I awoke to the alarm sounding at 4:45AM and still I ws late meeting Scott in Lehi nearly an hour later. We again chose to go up the 4WD road toward Lake Mountain above Saratoga Springs in Utah county. There is a lot more snow on the ground and we ran the first mile, then hiked briskly in the 4 wheeler tracks. Deeper in the canyon (Israel Canyon) the 4WD tracks ended and all we had to follow was a snowmobile track. The result of following the snowmobiles was a lot of post-hole steps and extra work. We were not going to reach the summit on this day because of time constraints. We hiked to the point at which the road begins to climb steeply, then a check at the time convinced us to turn around. We ran back to the car in moderately deep snow and in narrow vehicle tracks. Although we didn't reach the summit--that's twice in a week I have attempted this easy mountain without attaining the summit--it was a good outing and workout. Plus the comedy routines from Scott keep me entertained. | 