On October 26th, 2009, my sister, Marilee, and I were in Park City and wanted to hike so we bought a copy of a trail guide for the area and selected a hike in the area called Summit Park Trails called "Short Stack."
The trail was a series of switchbacks in a shaded, wooded area which was beautiful. The colors of the fall leaves were all around us. The theme for the day turned out to be dogs. The first dog we met was "Nickle," a Bernese Mountain dog. His owner told us about the trail we were on and suggested we continue on to WOS. We had seen this on the map but didn't know what it stood for. Apparently it is an acronym for "Weather Observation Station."
WOS was apparently a hang out destination for a group of scouts (I think he said) who would ascend to the spot to smoke whatever and drink beer. Through the years it became so well known that it officially made it on the map and trail markers. It turned out to be an unremarkable spot, but the hike on up the hill past our original destination was well worth the scenery. On this trail we encountered "Ranger" a Golden Retriever who appeared to have no master, but was enjoying the nonetheless.
The next person we met, who happened to be dog-less, was a young man with a French accent who encouraged us to continue on to the top of another mountain called Parley's Peak. He showed us the way and said we'd probably meet up with 2 female friends of his who were hiking this trail.
Since we were all about climbling to the top of something we headed up the trail. It wasn't long before we came across the 2 female hikers who encouraged us to continue up the trail as one could see the Great Salt Lake from the peak on a clear day.
We made it to the peak which was a beautiful view of many valleys along with the beautiful fall colors. It was a bit smokey from an apparent fire so we couldn't see all the way to the Great Salt Lake. The spot to rest was fun as there were many rock slabs fashioned into chairs to sit and rest.
Soon after our arrival to the peak, "Ranger" joined us still masterless. He was tired and found some shade to cool himself. No sooner did he arrive than someone was calling for a dog. We ran into the guy on the trail down who was looking for a yellow lab named "Cosmo." He also had another dog with him named "Marley" who liked similar to a Blue Healer. We told him about "Ranger" and he said his master was at the bottom of the trail looking for him, but thanked us for saving him a trip to the summit. We promised to watch out for "Cosmo."
When we go back to the junction of WOS and started down we ran into "Ranger's" master and reported our last sighting. He said he had seen "Cosmo" and called his master's cell phone to notify him. We were glad all the dogs were found and that we hadn't become lost ourselves!
The trail was a series of switchbacks in a shaded, wooded area which was beautiful. The colors of the fall leaves were all around us. The theme for the day turned out to be dogs. The first dog we met was "Nickle," a Bernese Mountain dog. His owner told us about the trail we were on and suggested we continue on to WOS. We had seen this on the map but didn't know what it stood for. Apparently it is an acronym for "Weather Observation Station."
WOS was apparently a hang out destination for a group of scouts (I think he said) who would ascend to the spot to smoke whatever and drink beer. Through the years it became so well known that it officially made it on the map and trail markers. It turned out to be an unremarkable spot, but the hike on up the hill past our original destination was well worth the scenery. On this trail we encountered "Ranger" a Golden Retriever who appeared to have no master, but was enjoying the nonetheless.
The next person we met, who happened to be dog-less, was a young man with a French accent who encouraged us to continue on to the top of another mountain called Parley's Peak. He showed us the way and said we'd probably meet up with 2 female friends of his who were hiking this trail.
Since we were all about climbling to the top of something we headed up the trail. It wasn't long before we came across the 2 female hikers who encouraged us to continue up the trail as one could see the Great Salt Lake from the peak on a clear day.
We made it to the peak which was a beautiful view of many valleys along with the beautiful fall colors. It was a bit smokey from an apparent fire so we couldn't see all the way to the Great Salt Lake. The spot to rest was fun as there were many rock slabs fashioned into chairs to sit and rest.
Soon after our arrival to the peak, "Ranger" joined us still masterless. He was tired and found some shade to cool himself. No sooner did he arrive than someone was calling for a dog. We ran into the guy on the trail down who was looking for a yellow lab named "Cosmo." He also had another dog with him named "Marley" who liked similar to a Blue Healer. We told him about "Ranger" and he said his master was at the bottom of the trail looking for him, but thanked us for saving him a trip to the summit. We promised to watch out for "Cosmo."
When we go back to the junction of WOS and started down we ran into "Ranger's" master and reported our last sighting. He said he had seen "Cosmo" and called his master's cell phone to notify him. We were glad all the dogs were found and that we hadn't become lost ourselves!
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