Take a Hike!

Shantell is out of town all week in Texas on business. That means that I am in charge of the kids and their safety. What better excuse could I have to take them backpacking? I have decided that my kids need to learn how to read a topographical map and how to use a compass. No, I do not own a GPS. However, I am open to any recommendations that you might have on purchasing one.

Climb Utah has a lot of outlined places to hike throughout all of Utah. Each of these hikes has been categorized based on how strenuous they are. I took a look at the "Family Fun" category and choose to hike to Ruth Lake. Their details of the hike suggest that it takes 1 hour to complete a round trip hike to the lake. It also states that Ruth Lake is a highly visited lake and it suggests to hike to one of the secluded lakes that are located nearby. I choose to hike to Cutthroat Lake.

I found a cool website called Gmaps Pedometer that will allows you to record the walking distance between two points. Gmaps shows that the hike to Ruth Lake is about .89 miles and the hike to Cutthroat Lake is 1.89 miles. Here is a look at the route we shall be taking.

The route in "Red" is that of an established trail. The route in "Blue" is the one that we will be blazing. If my map reading skills don't suck, it should be a somewhat of an easy hike from Ruth to Cutthroat. We wont be carrying a lot of stuff as I plan on leaving tomorrow and coming back Saturday morning. Hopefully T-y will be able to catch a fish this time.

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