Blue skies and puffy white clouds reflected off shimmering ripples of water in the clear mountain lake. Up above was Clayton Peak, standing sentinel along the ridgelines between Big Cottonwood Canyon and the Wasatch Back.
On Thursday morning, The Utah department of Transportation
opened the high-mountain passes for the summer season, after clearing snowpack and ensuring safe road conditions.
I looked longingly at the image on my computer screen of powdery white pillows below the sunset glow on the red rock of Sassolungo, high in the Italian Dolomites. You can fall in love with…