Silver Lake Flats Hike

Yesterday was a blast! Jessica, Jon, and I went on a hike to Silver Lake up American Fork Canyon. We started our hike at a horse trading site, below where the trail for this hike usually starts. From there, we hiked to Silver Lake Flat, and then hopped onto the trail for Silver Lake. There and back, the hike ended up being somewhere between 9 and 10 miles.

Jon and I before the hike began:

This yellow line is the path we took to the lake:

We were really glad that we hiked the extra little bit before Silver Lake Flat because it provided some of the prettiest scenery. One section of the trail was pretty much a little stream that we had to hike through...it was like The Narrows part two!

After hiking through the stream/trail, we made it to Silver Lake Flat! This is a beautiful, serene place that anyone can drive to. Just look at Jon. Doesn't he look so serene here?

In the background of the picture above, you can see the mountains that we sorta climbed from here. The trail from the flat to Silver Lake was 2.5 miles. The view along the was was amazing:

Finally, several hours after we left our car, we made it to Silver Lake! Man, it was gorgeous! 

I just wanted to stay and camp there for the night! I almost tried convincing Jon, but he loves school so much and I thought he might cry if I suggested missing class the next day, so I didn't say anything. Plus, we were missing a tent.

So instead of setting-up camp for the night, we took silly photos of each other. 

First, a nice group shot of everyone:

Then, some of Jon standing by the lake:

 Then, a nice one of Jessica and I:

Followed by many attempts to get a goofy picture of Jessica and I, which failed because Jessica always moved away too quickly (note Jon photobombing in the background):

Finally, we were successful!

And here's Jessica being Jessica:

Jon found a cool tall rock and climbed on top of it:

...And then jumped off it:

We stayed just long enough to watch the sun set over the mountains (holy moly!):

...then went back home. It was a very good day.