This is a collection of pictures from past Wednesday Night Hikes that, for some reason, may (or may not be) memorable.  In some cases, the picture itself may not be memorable, but rather, the story behind it.

I'll let you decide why they may (or may not) be deserving of such recognition.

2004

• IMG00640 - Mike, K7DOU, inspecting the back of his eyelids.  (June 16, 2004 - Broad's Fork)
• IMG00713- More of the group, still at the junction.  (June 23, 2004 - Dog Lake loop)
• IMG00844 - Bruce pulling his hair on while Randy looks on in amusement.  (Actually, he's putting on his headlamp.) (June 30, 2004 - Sunset Peak)
• IMG00961r - Jesus beams over Desolation Lake.  Similar are #'s 962r and 963r.  (July 7, 2004 - Beartrap Fork/Desolation Lake)
• IMG01143 - On the peak - about 8 minutes before "official" sunset.  A view of the moon, Heber valley, and the register box on the peak.  Similar is #1142.  (July 28, 2004 - Clayton Peak)
• IMG01171 - A sign at Twin Lakes Pass warning that "you" are responsible for your own actions once you pass this point.  (Does this mean that, up to this point, "you" are not responsible?  If not, who is?)  (August 4, 2004 - Twin Lakes/Lake Solitude loop)
• IMG01198 - The friendly, fat rodent - likely a rotund specimen of one of the local varieties of squirrel.  (August 11, 2004 - Cecret Lake/Sugarloaf Peak)
• SPARKS1b - A composite of three successful attempts at capturing the "Sparking Rocks" on camera.  If you take two rocks in the Cecret Lake area and bang them together, you can get sparks!  These pictures were taken using the "bulb" setting while Bruce hurled rocks onto the ground.  (August 11, 2004 - Cecret Lake/Sugarloaf Peak)
• IMG01331 - Often heard but seldom seen:  The American Pika.  Similar are #'s 1329 and 1330. Perhaps not obvious at first, but the Pika is not a rodent per se, but a fairly close relative to the rabbit, being in the order lagomorpha.  As one observes their behavior and movement, one begins to see obvious similarites between them and their lapine cousins - the obvious exception being that Pikas make (distinctive!) noises.  For more info on the Pika, read about them on the Utah DWR Site.  (September 1, 2004 - Cardiff Pass)
• IMG01509 - A view across the meadow and canyon.  (September 22, 2004 - Willow Heights)
  
• IMG01511 - Looking across the sunlit meadow, across the canyon, toward Flagstaff Mountain.  The peak and surroundings are illuminated by reflection from the clouds above it.  See also #1513.  (September 22, 2004 - Willow Heights)

2005

• IMG02436 - "Jesus Beams" over the Great Salt Lake as viewed from the overlook.  (June 15, 2005 - Salt Lake Overlook)
• IMG02467h - Gary, just below the stopping/turnaround point.  (June 22, 2005 - Mineral Fork)
• IMG02544 - Mike, apparently doing a Carol Burnett imitation... (#2545 was taken just a few seconds later.) (June 29, 2005 - Dog Lake loop)
• IMG02568 - For 10 minutes or so, the refraction of the atmosphere was such that a pillar of sunlight appeared below the sun itself, extending to the visible horizon as shown in this picture.  (July 6, 2005 - Grandeur Peak)
• IMG02597 - The silhouette of Mike, on a snowfield at Point Supreme.  (July 13, 2005 - Sunset Peak)
• IMG02736 - The entire group:  Tina, Brett, Gordon, Ron, Mike and Clint. #2737 shows another attempt at taking a group picture - but several of the group (can you guess who?) began waving and dancing as soon as the camera's shutter opened for the 1-second exposure.  (August 10, 2005 - Prince of Wales Mine)
• IMG03050-4c - "Silhouette of a hiker" - Mike, against the dimming Belt of Venus toward the west.  (August 31, 2005 - Scott's Hill)
• IMG03153 - A view into the meadow below the beaver pond.  See also #'s 3154 and 3155.  (September 21, 2005 - Willow Heights)
• IMG03190 - Across the beaver pond at sunset.  (September 21, 2005 - Willow Heights)
  

• IMG03433 - Ron, Drying a sweat-soaked shirt (June 7, 2006 - Circle-All Peak)
  
• IMG03546 - The obligatory group picture with the mountains in the background.  L->R:  Clint, Randy, Mike, Ron, Gordon and Bruce.  (I suspect that this won't win the award for "best group picture"...)  (June 21, 2006 - Broads Fork Meadow)
• IMG03653 - Bruce, resting on a familiar rock (see the 2004 hike) upon reaching the summit.  #3655  is similar, but it more clearly shows the clouds of mosquitoes swarming around our heads.  (No, I didn't add those specks...)  (July 12, 2006 - Clayton Peak)
• July 19, 2006 - Twin Lakes - This is one of those "in the rain" trips, but we still decided to try to find the location from which some 1913-1915 photographs were taken.
  
• IMG03880 - Lake Mary, from what is believed to be the same vantage point as a 1915 photograph.  This is the second of two hikes during which we attempted to locate the vantage point of old photographs.  (August 16, 2006 - Catherine Pass)
  
• IMG03928 - Gordon, telling Mike about the "apology for being helpful."  Similar is #3927  (August 23, 2006 - Twin Lakes/Lake Solitude Loop)
• IMG04069 - The obligatory group picture.  Because the group had largely separated at the beaver pond, it was dark before we decided to get the group picture, so we had to make do with the available light.  L->R:  Dale, Elaine, Ron, Gordon, Clint.  Another attempt is #4071.  (September 20, 2006 - Willow Heights)

• IMG04691 - Chris checking out his coverage of a few repeaters, with Bruce looking on.  (June 27, 2007 - Clayton Peak)
• IMG04722a - The shadow of the summit cone of Sunset Peak as cast across Heber Valley.  The contrast and brightness of this picture has been skewed to better-show the shadow being scattered by the air, going from the lower-left foreground out to the "shadow point" on the far side of the valley.  A more "normal" (un-enhanced) view may be seen here, with #4723 being a zoomed-in shot of the shadow point.  (July 4, 2007 - Sunset Peak)
• Sunset Peak Pano 1 - This is a composite of 10 pictures taken from atop Sunset Peak, just minutes before sunset.  The center of the picture is approximately toward the north-northeast.  (July 4, 2007 - Sunset Peak)
• IMG04749 - Is this the future of our access to the canyons?  Ron discovers that he doesn't seem to have a "Honeycomb Fork" token... (July 11, 2007 - Honeycomb Fork)
• IMG04870b - The waxing crescent moon setting over Sugarloaf Peak.  (July 18, 2007 - Sugarloaf Peak)
• Sugarloaf Peak Pano 2b - This is a composite of 4 pictures taken not too far above Cecret Lake.  (1.6 Meg)  (July 18, 2007 - Sugarloaf Peak)
• IMG05044 - A look toward the southwestern corner of the valley.  (August 1, 2007 - Beartrap Fork)
• IMG05111 - This is an experimental picture obtained by leaving the shutter open for 10 seconds while three red and two green lasers were randomly waved about at the subjects.  L->R:  Chris, Gordon, Bruce, Mike, and Ron.  Other attempts:  #5112 - Chris is assuming a "strong man" pose.  #5113 - Chris is holding a piece of paper in front of his face.  #5114 - Clint and Dale (who had been waving the lasers about for the earlier pictures) are now being bombarded by everyone else.  (July 8, 2007 - Silver Fork)
• IMG05129 - The obligatory group picture, taken in front of the boiler at the Prince of Wales mine.  (We simply grabbed a piece of wire rope that had been laying on the ground.)  A more "formal" picture is #5128:  L->R:  Renee, Tim, Achim, Mike, Bruce, Clint, and Gordon.  (August 15, 2007 - Prince of Wales Mine)
• IMG05142 - From the ridge, looking across canyon and down toward Alta.  Similar is #5140.  (August 15, 2007 - Prince of Wales Mine)

• SDIM0835 - Sunset, occulting a rock outcropping.  (June 11, 2008 - Ferguson Canyon)
• SDIM1065 - Another picture of Desolation Lake at sunset.  (July 9, 2008 - Beartrap Fork)
• SDIM1078 - Columbine, in bloom.  (July 9, 2008 - Beartrap Fork)
• SDIM1148 - A composite picture of the moon rising over the Brighton Bowl.  (July 16, 2008 - Honeycomb Fork)
• SDIM1162 - A composite picture of the moon rising over some buildings at the Solitude ski resort.  (July 16, 2008 - Honeycomb Fork)
• SDIM1250 - Ron, having a quick snack on Clayton Peak.  (August 13, 2008 - Clayton Peak)
• SDIM1253 - An unconvincing "Obligatory Group Photo" - including those who weren't able to make it to the peak.  (August 13, 2008 - Clayton Peak)
• SDIM1348 - Ron and Chris, disappearing over the ridge to the top of Silver Fork.  (August 27, 2008 - Prince of Wales Mine)
• SDIM1406 - From a point near Circle-All peak, a view down-canyon.  (September 10, 2008 - Circle-All Peak)
• SDIM1491 - A view across-canyon from the meadow below Willow Heights.  (September 17, 2008 - Willow Heights)  This is a view similar to that seen in #1511 (above) but with obviously different lighting.
  

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