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 A Red-tailed Hawk that was swooping around the trailhead.  From the North's Fork Trail at the junction to the North Face Trail, looking up toward the North Face Trail which loomed in the clouds  Nearing the bend up to the North Face Trail  Looking northeast toward Neffs Knob  Looking east as we pass the first walls on our left. This is just after the trail fork to North's Fork.  Fallen maple leaves signal the end of another season.  Near the boulder talus below the Great Chimney. Follow this west to the right of the rocks slabs pictured above.  Kamps Ridge. That cube of rock has been waiting to come crashing down for a long time.  Looking north down toward Neffs Canyon, at some limestone hoodoos found to the north of Neffs Trail to Neffs Meadow.  Continuing up the trail to the west.  Interesting fungus growing the stems. Do you know what this is?  More walls along the trail.  Colorful rocks were everywhere along the trail.  Looking north toward Grandeur Peak, Mount Olympus' northern neighbor.  Looking northeast over the top of Neffs Ridge toward Church Fork Peak.  Looking south up the Great Chimney  A telephoto of the top of the Great Chimney  Looking northeast down The North Face Trail toward Neffs Knob, Neffs Ridge and Grandeur Peak.  Looking east as we pass The Great Chimney.  Perkins Peak at the top of Emigration Ridge  Change is coming.  From near the middle of the North Face of Mount Olympus looking north over the Wasatch neighbor peaks.  Remember this for the way back, there are 3 routes here. You want to take the high one in the middle to follow the same trail back. The highest one to the right, doesn't go anywhere. Follow the route that goes through that snow patch in the middle right, with the slab next to it. I would also assume that these trails would have to converge later down, but dont' bet your life on it.  As soon as you reach the top of this chute, the views will open up to the north, from there, descend down to your right around the wall. Once around the wall, you will be looking up the last chute to your left.  The walls start to grow taller and taller all around.  Looking north toward downtown Salt Lake City. The 2-15 East Beltroute is visible in the foreground.  A view of Neffs Canyon parking lot. There's a rectangular track that goes around the little meadow.  Some cobblestone sediment, from an ancient river, precariously tilted above 45 degrees.  Interesting rock formations found under the balanced cobblestone slab.  Looking northeast toward Mount Aire.  A sketchy-looking traverse that we could have avoided if we would have downclimbed earlier. From below here, is the trail to the two other routes up the north face. The Apollo Couloir is down below as well.  Going up the last chute, looking down the North Face Trail. Neffs Ridge is in the background, as is Grandeur Peak. The bright triangular point in the middle is the point you go around to the right, if you are coming from the neighborhood at the top of Olympus Cover, or if you are coming from the ridge that starts by the Neffs Parking Lot.  Looking north over Olympus Cove toward the Northern Wasatch. Grandeur Peak, Emigration Ridge, The Foothills, Grandview Peak...  From just past the West Ridge Saddle, looking south. An incredible view of Mount Olympus' Southern Summit and the massive quartzite flank of Geurt's Ridge at the top of Tolcat Canyon.  A closer view of the highest point on Mount Olympus. Twin Peaks sits in the background.  An even closer view of Mount Olympus showing the deep fractures on the fin-like wall.  Looking over the Thinking Giant* towards Twin Peaks. Sunrise Peak is visible to the left and Storm Mountain is visible below and to the right.  Looking east up the North Peak. The five peaks are visible. The northernmost peak is distorted because of perspective. The second peak to the right is the highest of the Northern subpeaks.  The tallest point on the Northern Massif (Highest point on the left) with the 3 sub peaks to the right.  Twin Peaks with Sunrise Peak to the left. The head of the Thinking Giant* in the foreground.  Lone Peak with Bells Cleaver to the left, and Bells Canyon below.  Thunder Mountain, North and South Peaks.  The Pfeifferhorn frothing in the clouds.  Looking west down Tolcat Canyon. If you were to follow this canyon down, you'd meet up with the classic south peak trail at the stream crossing. You'd then end up at the trailhead by Pete's Rock on Wasatch Blvd. A better route would be to stay on this ridge, and then decend after the Tocat stream crossing.  No more light today. The sun sets behind the Oquirrh Mountains.  Time to go. Farmington Peak, with Deseret Peak in the background on the left.
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