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Biking on Emigration Canyon Road to Little Dell Reservoir

The little dell reservoir was way up the Emigration Canyon road to the east of where I lived. I was not very athletic and a biking trip to the reservoir was normally very hard for me. With an electric-assist bike, this challenge became very doable. My bike was very much on the budget side with limited range, so I had to pedal whenever I could, saving battery for the hardest parts.

The map. In the last section, I biked west instead of east at the fork. I left my bike and walked around the marked location (red cross).
My tiny electric bike.
On my way
Some people built their houses by the canyon road.
The canyon as seen from the road. Biking uphill was hard. Having electric-assist made it much easier. 
The Little Dell Reservoir. I could see it from a platform way up on the mountain road. I believe the platform is called the Little Mountain Summit (see the map).
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After that, the road was mostly going down-hill.  I biked down until I reached a point where (I thought) I was closest to the reservoir (not really. See map).
Little Dell Reservoir
I locked the bike near the road and walked down hill. I could see that the water was partially dried up.
The water was clear.
Little Dell Reservoir
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Some geese. I believe they are Canada Geese.
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On my way back.
Some deer by the road.

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