Dry Creek to "Pointy Peak"

You wouldn't have expected us to go hiking if you saw the sky when we left. But soon the wind died down, the big gray cloud above us dissipated and eventually the sun came out. I'm so glad we went! Sam enjoyed jumping over mud puddles and finding ancient cephalopod fossils along the trail. Wildlife spotted included deer, hawks, a western tanager and hummingbirds. There were lots of mountain bikers on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail despite the iffy weather. After ascending the "Pointy Peak" near the Salt Lake City overlook, we took a shortcut down through Limekiln Gulch and stopped at the pioneer-era limekiln (photo top left). Hike description is here and photos are here.