Tarantula Hunt

Summertime?  Have any free time?  Instead of watching television, facebooking, or surfing the internet, try spending an evening observing what might come out after sunset...

Loafer Hike

Loafer Mountain is nestled within the Wasatch mountain range behind Payson, Utah (roughly 7 miles southeast) and lies within the Uinta National Forest.  The peak overlooking the valley is named Santaquin Peak and it is about a 12 mile roundtrip hike from the trailhead located at GPS coordinates 39°56'26.55"N, 111°38'38.93"W.  Loafer Peak is further southeast and overlooks the valley on the other side of the mountain.  The trail to Santaquin Peak leads through some amazing views and a total elevation change of 3000 feet.  If this trail is taken at the right part of the season, it has a great variety of wildflowers mixed in with the green hills of Loafer.

View of Mount Nebo (left) from the green hills below Loafer Peak