I would really love an endless summer. I like winter sports and all but there is just way too much to do in the summer and there never seems to be enough time. One of the summer activities my boyfriend and I wanted to do more of this year is hiking, so we picked a few hikes from the hiking guide book “60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City.” Today’s adventure took us to a local favorite called Adam’s Canyon in Ogden, UT. Usually the extent of our hiking is just whatever is required to get to the climbing spot we’re headed to for that day, (which should really happen more often as well) so we are not avid hikers by any means.
This hike was a great one to start getting into the sport, with absolutely beautiful scenery (the hike ends with a gorgeous waterfall) and not too terribly difficult terrain.
hicles, which was a little discouraging to us, as we like our mountains to ourselves as much as possible. We probably only ran into about 10-15 couples and families along the way though, and we actually had the waterfall at the end to ourselves for about half an hour, so it really isn’t a busy place. The hike starts out on a very loose sand which will give your calves the workout of a lifetime but don’t worry, the sand comes to an end. There is also no tree cover in the first part of the trail, but once you enter the canyon you don’t get much more sun on you at all. You come across the creek pretty quickly once you enter the canyon, and hike alongside it quite a bit. I think this makes you feel like you should be close to the waterfall early on, so the hike up seems like it’s never going to end. It is kind of a tough hike, with some fairly steep ups and downs along the way which adds to your desire to reach the trail end. I thought at first that we just felt that way because we really are not used to long hikes but as we were coming down, every single group coming up asked us in desperation if they were close to the end. Although hiking alongside the creek so much makes you think you should arrive at the top faster, it really makes the whole entire hike gorgeous, not just the waterfall you finally come to at the end. It also makes for great places to stop and rest if you need to and awesome photo ops. It’s sure a tough hike in some places, but it’s so worth it in the end! 
