Earlier in the week, Tom hiked Mt. Terrill, which is near
Fish Lake, in south central Utah. Among the
interesting photos he emailed us was a sawtoothed peak named Mount Marvine that was adjacent
to Mt. Terrill. We had never heard of
Mount Marvine, and couldn’t believe such a classic peak existed within three
hours of our home. How had this gnarly Matterhorn
type mountain flown under our radar? So,
when Tom said, “If you’re not doing anything Saturday, I propose we go do this
one,” we were onboard! After all, it was
only four miles roundtrip . . . how hard could it be?
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Tom took this picture of Mt. Marvine earlier in the week during his ascent of Mt. Terrill
Kent thought it looked intriguing . . . so here we are! |
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We started out in a spruce forest covered with elderberry, currant and raspberry bushes,
and beautiful wildflowers like this Purple Fringe |
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This is the first time we have seen these . . .
red spruce cones, they were stunning! |
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| Colorful Columbine were growing everywhere |
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It looks daunting . . . never fear . . . Tom has a plan!
We will follow the original surveyor's route but that requires going around and up the other side
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Mt. Terrill, to our north, looks like a fun hike . . . maybe we should do that instead?! Ha!
(Click here for a link to Tom's Peakbagger post for Mt. Terrill) |
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| Up close some of the boulders were quite pretty . . . but they were very unpleasant to walk on! |
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| Sticky Sky Pilot . . . funny name for such a pretty flower |
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Chipper struggled with the boulder hopping . . .
Kent decided to "bail" with Chipper so as to avoid an injury . . .
He found a chute that led down out of the boulder field and headed back |
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Looking back at where we have come from . . .
The boulder fields were relentless to say the least! |
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| Ezy had the right idea! |
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| Two "old ladies" taking a short break . . . Lola stayed near Allison |
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| It was fun to see several clumps of Parry's Primrose throughout the hike |
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| The top appears to be in sight . . . but Tom checks his GPS just to be sure |
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| Woohoo! Allison made it to the top of Mount Marvine (11,624 ft) |
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We're not sure why someone would carry a ladder up here . . .
Both Tom & Allison summited the rock top without it |
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| 1919 is the earliest Benchmark we have seen so far |
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| We had great views . . .this is looking east toward Hilgard Mountain (11,533) |
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| Looking north toward Mt. Terrill (11,547) |
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| This was a shocker! It was not an easy hike, yet the mailbox was full of signatures! |
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| Off to the south, under cloudy skies, we could see Fish Lake |
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Do you see the arrows?
Someone had the audacity to hang a ball cap and two beer cans on this leaning dead tree! |
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| These cool caterpillars were munching on some Prairie Bluebells |
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At times we were rolling with the boulders, true story . . .
You should see Allison's shins and ask Tom about his knees!
It was a very challenging, yet rewarding hike |
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They say getting there is half the fun . . . we have to agree . . .
On the drive to Mt. Marvine we passed through lush green pastures, streams, lakes,
small communities we've never heard of and waited for a cattle drive . . . life in the slow lane! |
This hike is only four miles but took almost six hours to complete. If you're looking for a challenging hike that offers wonderful views and a provides a sense of accomplishment (and you don't mind boulder hopping), then consider hiking Mount Marvine. Click
here for a link to Tom's Peakbagger post with a topo map and GPS tracks.
