Hiking Timpanogos
I fell absolutely in love with Tom’s Crossing last winter, and it inspired me to go on a trip to see the mountains that inspired the story. For reference I’m from a pretty darn flat area, no mountains (or really even hills) around. Today is my first non-travel day in the area.
Everywhere I look, I’m stunned. It’s breathtaking here.
I’m not a fit man, but I did go up Dry Canyon trail on the area just west of Timpanogos, and it was surreal going through something that felt like the beginning of the journey: driving through a residential area, to a parking lot, which stops next to the canyon trail. Two big cliffs face each other like they’re the gate of the mountain. I went up until the trail forked, had an apple and some cheese, and came back down, all in all about 2.5h. Of course, I was barely making it while people were jogging and biking up and down lol.
I’d be interested in more real-life places that might have inspired settings in TC, what do y’all think? I’m here for the week and want to soak in as much as I can :)