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This last saturday we went for a little hike to the highest peak for both Morgan and Davis counties. Climbing the highest peaks in each of Utah’s counties has been a personal goal of mine for a couple of years now.

We departed fairly late in the morning as the hike was a relatively short 4 miles one way. By the time we got to Farmington, and later farmington canyon it was already 11:00AM. We followed a dirt road up the canyon for about 8 miles through increasingly greener scenery. The dirt road eventually ends at Francis peak. We got our gear together and left the vehicles by 12:00PM.

The Great Western Trail (GWT) follows the ridge line for another few miles before the actual summit of Thurston Peak. We opted instead to follow the snow fields on the eastern side of the ridge. Practicing our crampon and self arresting skills. The snow fields fed 3 or 4 beautiful mountain lakes. The views overlooking Morgan county were fantastic. After a long trek over some fairly strenuous terrain we arrived at the summit. From there we departed and followed the GWT on the western side of the ridge all the way back to our vehicles. The conditioning hike went well, and knocking another peak off my list made for a great day.