Uinta Mountains
Granddaddy Lakes Utah Fishing the Uinta High Country
Granddaddy Lakes Utah Fishing the high Uinta Mountains. Located off the Grandview Trailhead on the south slope of the Uinta Mountains. This area has some of the best hike-to-fishing lakes in the Uintas. Granddaddy Basin is close to Salt Lake City, but not as busy as the Mirror Lake highway. With so many beautiful lakes…
Read MoreBackpacking Uintas Kings Peak and the surrounding 13,000 ft Peaks
Backpacking Uintas Kings Peak and the surrounding 13,000 ft Peaks SLC to Henrys Fork TH 3hr drive (130 miles) There is too much snow, we didn’t make it to Kings Peak. One man got lost because there is too much snow. Exclaimed the 3 hikers who I met at the trailhead. After this short exchange,…
Read MoreUinta backcountry skiing / Hell’s Kitchen ski mountaineering
Uinta backcountry skiing Hell’s Kitchen ski mountaineering trip report, Uinta mountains of Utah. The author and his trusted rottweiler sought out epic ski lines. They were to be turned back by a difficult route. The mountaineers returned the following summer and completed the Hell’s Kitchen route. With a 2-pm phone call, the window to ski…
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