CATHERINES PASS AND SUNSET PEAK

This is a fairly easy hike with a lot to do and see while on this trail. This trailhead is only 5 minutes up the canyon from work so I decided to go on a quick hike with a co-worker before work started. Beautiful hike with amazing views from Sunset Peak.

Catherines Pass with Catherine Lake below
Sunset Peak
Catherines Pass 10,220 ft
Im gonna go hike to the peak!!
View from the Saddle of Lakes Catherine and Mary

Lake Catherine from the saddle
Me and work buddy JD at peak
Lakes Catherine, Martha and Mary from 10,648 ft
On Sunset Peak

Can see Big Cottonwood Rd in distance
Looking toward the Heber Valley
Mt. Timpanogos in distance

American Fork Twin Peaks (left) Hidden Peak and Tram from Snowbird (right)

Heber Valley
Lake Catherine

wildflowers with Sunset Peak in distance
Lake Martha and Mary. Im literally about to hike straight down to get there

Lake Martha. From here I could smell a campfire....
But really it was someone who didnt properly put out there fire from the night before. This

entire campsite was old rotted, decomposed roots and trees and the fire smoldered for hours

getting very close to the dry brush as you see on the top there.

See how close it is on the left? Me and my friend decided to run back and forth to a nearby stream,

fill our camelbacks and douse the fire. We called our fire dept we work with at Snowbird and continued

for 2 hrs to run to the stream and back trying to put it out.

The stream that saved the day

We pulled as much brush away from the fire (left) as we could and had it out after 2 hrs
the fire boys made sure we wouldnt have any further issues
view from fire site of Lake Martha.

Lake Mary, never had time to actually go down since I was already late for work

One last view of Catherines Pass before the fire guys drove me on the 4 wheelers back to the trailhead