Miracle at the Quarry

The lone hiker was walking up the trail to Ensign Peak to view a winter sunrise over Salt Lake City. The Ensign Peak trail itself is considered to be easy, but it skirts the top of an old granite quarry and has a couple of spots where it has a little scree. Scree is a type of weathered gravel that slips easily underfoot, and it can be far more treacherous than people realize. I used to be the director of the Wasatch Hiking Club and have seen quite a…