I left at 5:30 AM from my house.  Part of my goal was to not use any vehicles, so I just started walking from my porch.  The GPS trail starts at Farmington Elementary, on 2nd South in Farmington, UT.  I headed east to the end of the pavement, cut diagonally toward the Steed Creek trailhead, and then followed the firebreak road to the trailhead for Davis Creek. 

While hiking up the trail I noticed that it was well maintained, with some cuttings that appeared to be very fresh.  Sure enough, near the deer hunters camp (by Cave Camp) I ran into George and Tracy, from the Farmington Trails Committee.  They were doing maintenance and improvements, hoping to make a G2 connection with the old North Trail.  I stayed and chatted for a few minutes, but then took off toward my goal.

It had rained the night before and much of the upper trail weaves through undergrowth, so my legs and feet got soaking wet.  I had to stop to wring out my socks!  The part of the hike that I dread most was from the game trail to White Rocks, which is pure bushwacking through heavy growth.  It always reminds me of some 1960's adventure movie about exploring in the jungle.  By the time I reached the relative ease of White Rock, the clouds closed in, making me a bit claustrophobic.

I reached the top around 10:05 AM.  I waited a while, hoping for the clouds to clear so I could get some good photos.  There were some breaks that were good enough, so I snapped a couple of shots.

I then followed the ATV road to the Steed Creek overlook and then resumed bushwaking north toward the upper limit of the trail that follows the spine on the southwest limit of Farmington Canyon.  Just as I began descending in earnest, the clouds finally broke and the weather turned a bit hot.  But I finished the trip without overheating, having refilled my waterbottles with snowmelt near the peak.  It was a good adventure, from porch to peak and back.