The Orchard Team Huddle

We have always been so busy with baseball that our family has not spent much time hiking.  It's something Russell has wanted to do and I was agreeable to but when?  A few years ago we hiked to Donut Falls but that is the only hike I can remember our family going on.  We talked about going to Ensign Peak since it was Pioneer Day.  We worried about the downtown crowd so Russell found a way to access the trail through North Salt Lake.  As we researched the hike the night before it seemed like it could potentially be 6 miles round trip.  We weren't sure how Mason would fare so we chose something a little shorter. We picked Cecret Lake (yep, correctly spelled!).  It was a close drive and the .9 mile hike seemed perfect. Being a holiday and all it was pretty crowded once we got to Alta.  They were shuttling people to the Albion campground where the hike begins.  The line for the shuttle was really long so we opted for the 1.6 mile hike to th...