For my second walkabout, my group and I went to the
Bonneville Shoreline trail. The historic Bonneville Lake formed this trail.
This Trail is very defined and is one of the edges of the city.
This trail is very close to campus, we got there by walking
across Legacy Bridge and then up through housing. Once housing ends, the trail
head begins. This trail is very maintained and busy.
The University of Utah is the end of buildings and city on
this side, and the University backs right up to this trail. Since this trail
marks the end of construction, it is considered the edge of city. This trail is
the divider (edge) between Salt Lake and the mountains. The defined edges that
Salt Lake has, allows it to feel compact and defined.
I enjoyed doing this hike, because it also showed the other
edges of the city. We were high enough to see the valley and the various edges.
One edge, there was residential area and then trees, so I could see the line
between city and not city from a distance.
This trail can also be called a path, because it gives
people a trail to walk, run, or bike on. This path gives people direction and
helps them on where to go. The path also has many signs, to help direct the
people on where to go.
This trail is very public and open to hikers, mountain
bikers, and runners. The trail was fairly wide and very well maintained. The
trail was not flat; it followed the base of the mountain. I enjoyed this hike,
so I went back after the walkabout with Kaitie and ran it.
This trail is very convenient for University of Utah students,
because it allows the students easy access to the block U. From the Marriott
Honors Building, it is about five miles round trip.
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