Y Mountain

So last Friday when I got back from Wendover and realized Mike didn't have to work on Saturday we decided to go camping!  I was really excited because we got a backpacking stove and cookware for Christmas and we also have a new tent.  I have always wanted to go backpacking but last summer I did not have anyone to go with. Yeah marriage. I am so lucky Mike is interested in the same activities I am. 

We decided to hike to the top of Y mountain. Most people just stop at the Y, but it gets so much better after that. We left the parking lot at 8:30 pm and had to pull out the headlamps after we passed the Y. We traveled into Slide Canyon and it got cold. Very cold. I got a backpack last year but this was the first chance I had to use it, so we really didn't want a the cold to stop us.  We camped at a meadow and set up tent. I have never been so cold.  Mike feel asleep fast, but I could not stop shivering. I realized I was damp from sweat after hiking when the sun was still up.  My was able to give me a dry t-shirt to wear which helped me to fall asleep.  In this meadow we were camping by snow. So I think it can fallinto the "winter camping" category. 

In the morning after some delicious oatmeal on our awesome stove we headed up to the peak.  It was such a great view.  The last half hour of the hike was all over snow.  That was okay until we had to come back because once the sun came up it became slushy.  I ended sliding down the steepest part of the trail. I wish I had brought a sled. What a great adventure.  I'm looking forward to future camping adventures!