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Show Conditions fine for Timp Hike Conditions for the 1966 Timp Hike should be the best in several sev-eral years, according to Dr Israel C. Heaton, chairman of the annual event scheduled July 30. Forest Ranger Bob Glenn! and Clarence Thornock, super-J visor of the Uintah National' Forest, have been carrying out! periodic checks of snow and! trail conditions and report every ev-ery thing is in fine shaDe. The date for the Timp Hike formerly was July 15, but last year the date was put back two weeks to allow snow levels to subside. This year, it is expected ex-pected to be drier than normal, with only occasional patches of snow on the ground. During an average winter, as much as 15 feet of snow collects col-lects on the route of the Timp Hike. Large amounts of snow often remain well into June and early July. There will be some snow around Emerald Lake, but much less than normal. nor-mal. The trails leading up to the mountain have been under repair re-pair since early spring. A local construction company, working under a contract from the United States Government, has been relocating several portions of the trail from Aspen Grove halfway to Emerald Lake. The work will not be completed be- fore the hike, but the trail will be in excellent condition otherwise. other-wise. The construction company is making the trail a more sustained sus-tained grade and is eliminating rocks from the paths. In addition, ad-dition, watershed stabilization methods are being utilized to assure that spring runoff and utiici water win not rum tne trails once work is completed. The work is part of a three-year three-year gradual improvement program pro-gram planned by Uintah National Na-tional Forest. Before the project pro-ject is entirely completed, the trail will be reworked all the way to the summit of 11,750-foot 11,750-foot Mt. Timpanogos, both from the Aspen Grove side and from the Timpooneke Guard Station. |