Labor day weekend we made a last minute trip up to the Uintas where as expected there were people everywhere. We drove up a 4×4 road to Broadhead Meadows and found a great private campsite on the edge of the meadow. We spent the afternoon wandering around the Meadow and I shot a few star trails that night. The stream a few yards from our site was smooth and calm so I was able to catch the reflection of the stars in the water.

The next morning we hiked up to Bald mountain with the kids. We started pretty early and didn’t see many people as we hiked up but as we descended from the summit hordes of people were heading up the trail. We ate lunch at the trail head then headed home.

The next weekend we were invited to meet up with some friends at Joes Valley for some swimming and camping. April had to work so I packed the boys in the car and headed out. We made a quick stop in Maple Canyon and hiked up Box Canyon to check out the cobbles.

After our short hike we drove to Ephraim then up and over the skyline drive to Joes Valley. We found Clint’s campsite near Grassy Lake then headed down to the lake. The weather was a bit cold for swimming so the boys just played around the edge of the water and had a great time.

Uneventful sunset at Grassy Lake

That night we did a bit of light painting around camp. We even duct taped a LED to a football and punted it around.

The Orderville Crew

The sunrise on Sunday morning was awesome…. but I slept in. I had a great spot picked out on the edge of Grassy Lake but by the time my alarm went off it was too late.

We hiked past the lily lakes, Cliff Lake, Petite Lake, Lake Waston, and finally made it to Clyde Lake just in time for sunset. Bowen 4yo was (as always) an amazing little hiker. I stopped at each lake to take a few photos and swat the mosquitoes.

Cliff Lake

Petite Lake

Clyde Lake

Awesome natural boat ramp at Clyde Lake

We made it back down to the trail head just after dark and drove back to camp. We spent the night around the campfire and enjoyed the small amount of rain that fell that night.

The next morning we packed up our wet tent, swatted some more mosquitoes then drove over to cataract gorge. The flow was surprisingly really low. I shot a few photos while Bowen splashed around in the cold pools before we headed home.