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Jardine Juniper, 14 June, 2026
A very lovely hike today. We began with 14 participants and the return to Wood Camp had 8 participants. Not to worry, everyone made their way home. Two people explored nearby Tab Hollow, twelve went to the bonzai tree a.k.a. Jardine Juniper tree as a group, with four people heading back via the Cottonwood Canyon trail. We met some bee scientists and got a brief education on bees. We encountered many mountain bikers, hikers, and an aggressive dusky grouse defending her chicks. A popular trail with many happy outdoor enthusiasts.
Trip Summary:
- Susan,
Kathy, Dave P, Ralph, Brent L, Jane, Dave W, Lin,
Brent J, Stephanie, Teresa, Christine, Bruce and Sue
(leaders)
- Drove 13 miles to the Wood Camp Trailhead, then 2 more miles to leave a shuttle car at Cottonwood Canyon
- Started
hiking about 8:30, lunch about 11:30 - 12:00, Jardine
Juniper about 12:20, back at the trailhead about 2:40
(Cottonwood Canyon hikers arrived at their shuttle car
about 1:30)
- Clear skies,
calm winds, pleasant temperatures and dry trails
- Hiked about
10.6 miles with 2050 feet of ascent (Cottonwood Canyon
hikers went about 7.4 miles with 1900 feet of ascent)
Thanks
to Sue for the narrative and photos, Dave P, and Jane
for photos, Dave W for GPS data, and Ralph for photos
and GPS data.
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| Starting out
from the Wood Camp Trailhead |
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| Spring water
flowed over this tufa rock formation |
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| The Mount Naomi Wilderness sign provided an opportunity to talk about Wilderness Areas | |||
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| Tony Grove Lake is 8 miles to the
north |
Taking a break at the bench near the
Wilderness sign |
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| Looking south to Logan Peak (notice the communication tower) | Looking north up Cottonwood Canyon
toward Mt. Naomi |
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| Looking east toward Temple Peak |
Our lunch spot (see below) is 1/4 mile
west and 150 feet above the old tree |
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| Lunch with a view, before heading down to the old tree | |||
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| About 1500 years of
age, this Rocky Mountain juniper, juniperus
scopulorum, is the oldest
and largest known of its species. It
was discovered in 1923 and
named for Secretary of Agriculture
William Jardine. |
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| Wasatch penstemon, Penstemon
cyananthus |
Jacob's ladder, Polemonium
foliosissimum |
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| Tiny trumpet, Collomia linearis |
Sticky geranium, Geranium
viscosissimum |
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| Scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata |
Northern sweetvetch, Hedysarum
boreale |
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| Heartleaf arnica, Arnica chordata |
Pale evening primrose, Oenothera pallida | ||
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| Stonecrop, Sedum debile | Two hikers visited remnants of old Tab
Hollow cabins |
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Our GPS track (red) shows about 10.6
miles and 2050 feet of ascent.You can look at
our route using Google
Earth or download our GPS
file. Four hikers descended via Cottonwood
Canyon (blue), a distance of 7.4 miles with 1900
feet of ascent. See that route using Google
Earth or download the GPS
file.Two others explored Tab Hollow
(green).
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