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Silver Lake, Brighton UT LbNA #22754 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jun 3, 2006
Location:
City:Brighton
County:Salt Lake
State:Utah
Boxes:1
Found by: GreenJello
Last found:Sep 25, 2009
Status:FFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Jun 3, 2006
Silver Lake is located at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon, just before Brighton Ski resort at the end of the road. Follow the signs and park by the Solitude Nordic Center.

In summer, this is a beautiful place to hike. Pixie Chick says it has a good vibe. It is also a fun place to visit in the winter. Last winter she and two of our kids came here to snowshoe and go cross-country skiing. However, we recommend you look for this letterbox between April and October. Any other time the letterbox will likely be under several feet of snow.

There are two boardwalks that leave the Nordic Center and form part of the .75 mile trail around the lake. Take the right hand (northern) boardwalk past the picnic tables. Follow this boardwalk until it ends at a dirt trail. To your right will be a sign that states, “private land beyond this point.” Follow the trail to your left (westerly) about 45 paces.

You will find a large flat triangular stone on the right hand side of the trail. The stone is about two feet long on each side and stands about six inches above the soil. The triangle points you towards rough trail that will take you through the bushes.

The trail snakes to the right, but after about 20-25 paces, it will leave you in the center of a small clearing. To your right (east) you will see an aspen stump that stands about five feet tall. Stand to the left side of this stump, facing east.

Ahead of you, to your right, is a single aspen tree that stands about twenty feet tall and whose bark has a greenish tint. To your left are a set of three aspens. Two of them have also broken off about 5 feet above the ground. The last tree in this group has a peace sign carved into its bark.

Sighting between these two trees, you will see a large stone, seven paces east from the stump where you are standing. About a dozen thin pine trees are growing in a tight group around the stone. The letterbox paced on the left (north) side of this stone.

Enjoy,

Pixie Chick & Hep Cat Daddy-O