Uintas – June 2009

2009.06.30

We made a quick trip up to the Uintas this past weekend to get the kids out to do a bit of camping. We stopped at the upper Provo river falls before we cruised up the canyon to find a campsite.

There was a fair amount of snow around the Trial Lake campground but we got a good spot 20′ form the lake. We set up camp and applied our bug spray and took a few photos just before it started to rain. We drove around the area a bit then over to the Crystal lake trail head to hike up to Wall Lake in the light rain and rolling thunder.

Snow on the trail

Wall Lake

As we hiked down the clouds started to break and we got a bit of sunshine and blue sky. We stopped for a while at the Lilly lakes area to take a few photos of the reflections.

We drove back to camp at Trial lake and made our dinner, the lake was absolutely gorgeous. After dinner we drove up to the pass to check out the sunset. We pulled into the parking area on the Bald mountain pass to see the storm rolling in. I got my camera set up and was able to get a few photos before the 40+ winds kicked up and I lost my hat. I packed my camera back in the car and scrambled around the cliff to retrieve my hat just before the rain started to come down.

Our view for dinner

Storm at Sunset

The rain came down long and hard so we went directly from the car to the tent and called it a night. The rain stopped sometime during the night and we awoke to clear skies and a very smooth Trial lake.

We ate our breakfast, packed up camp, and headed out. We drove around a bit more on some dirt roads before we headed down the canyon. On the way down we stopped at the Fairy Forest and let the kids run around and all got pretty wet while crossing the river. The kids really enjoyed walking the paths and looking at all the painted rocks. Pretty cool little spot for the kiddies.

pond

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Provo Peak

2009.06.23

6.22.2009

Monday after work Clint and I got together to hike up the west ridge of Provo Peak.  The route is about 2800 vertical feet in just under two miles… so very steep, lots of loose rocks, and no established trail. We slogged our way up the steep west ridge to the summit in just under two hours.  We spent about twenty minutes on the summit and took some photos before we headed back down. The hike took up 3 hours and 30 minutes round trip. I am very sure that I dont ever want to hike this route again.

Looking up from the truck (provo peak is on the left)

going up…

Summit

Panorama Looking East into Bartholomew and Hobble Creek Canyons.

Categories : Wasatch Mountains