The last “bonus” peak for the TFNU 2024 Peak Challenge was a “Hiker’s Choice.” As I wanted to find a hike that wouldn’t wreak too much havoc with Joel’s knees and we wanted to get as far north as possible to avoid the predicted 102degrees in North Ogden, we headed up pre-dawn to Naomi Peak outside of Logan, UT. At an elevation of 9,983′ we figured we would stay cool if we got on the trail early. And we were right!

We have been up to Naomi Peak a couple times and I think it is one of my favorite hikes in Utah. It is fairly steep but only about a 6.8 mile roundtrip through a beautiful forest. Once on top you are rewarded with amazing views to Idaho, Wyoming and Utah. It was a bluebird day with the wildflowers out in full force – we even found a couple I had not seen before.