Over the River, and Through the Clouds, on our Sunday afternoon we go.

This last Sunday we wanted to go up in the mountains, have dinner and read together. When we got up Big Cottonwood canyon we were in a rain storm. So instead of reading we talked in the car and then when the rain slowed went for a walk around Silver Lake. A lot of the trail is actually over the lake on boardwalks. It was so pretty and we made friends with ducks who mistakenly thought we were bringing dinner. After our wet walk we got back in the car and started driving, but we were not ready for our time up there to be done. About this time we were coming up to Guardsman Pass and we decided to go for a bit more of a drive. 

The road over Guardsman Pass is a little two lane highway that is moderately maintained in the summer and not at all in the winter. As we climbed up the canyon wall we entered the low hanging rain clouds and our world became white. Every now and then we would catch glimpses of the mountains around us and of the canyon far below. As we made it over the pass the clouds cleared and we could see clearly down into summit county. We descended down past Deer Valley Resort and then through Park City. It was not the evening we had planned, but it turned out to be one of the prettiest drives we have ever been on, and one of the most memorable Sunday afternoons.