Various Utah Pictures – 2008

These are pictures from around Utah in 2008 that didn’t warrant a full trip report. Bair Canyon, UT – November 23, 2008   Deseret Peak Wilderness, UT – October 24, 2008   Bryce Canyon, UT – October 18, 2008   Causey Reservoir, UT – September 21, 2008…

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Pony Express

The weekend of 1 Dec 07, Tracy and I tried to find a trail way out in western Utah, but we ended up getting sidetracked on the Pony Express Trail.  We had a good time just wondering around the area and imagining the logistics of the Pony…

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Yellowstone

The long weekend of October 5, 2007, Tracy and I headed up for the last hoorah of the season at Yellowstone before they close all the roads. We planned to backpack to Shoshone Geyser Basin on Sunday night, but it ended up snowing more than forecast on…

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Notch Mountain

The weekend of 29 Sep 07, Tracy and I decided to hike around the Uintas and enjoy the great fall colors.  What we got on Saturday, however, was an early season snow storm.  Good times.  So we hiked about a mile past Fehr Lake and enjoyed the…

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Death Canyon

The weekend of September 21, 2007, Tracy and I decided to head up to the Tetons. I wanted to hear bugling elk, and I figured the crowds would all be gone. I was wrong. We got to Jackson and the city was packed. We got to the…

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Granddaddy Mountain

On 25 Aug 07, Tracy and I headed up to the Uintas for a cross country hike to the top of East Granddaddy Mountain above Granddaddy Basin of the Uinta Mountains.  This was a really cool hike.  The entire hike was above treeline so that made for…

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Titcomb Basin

The week of August 5, 2007, David and I took a backpacking trip to the Wind River Range in Wyoming. We started at the Elkhart Park trailhead and headed up to Titcomb Basin. I was little apprehensive about hiking this trail, because I was worried that it…

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Twin Lakes

The weekend of 13 Jul 07, Tracy and I decided to check out the Sawtooth Wilderness in Idaho.  We had never been up there, and we figured it was time we checked it out.  We hiked the Alice Lake Trail starting from Pettit Lake.  We were planning…

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Beartooth Highway

The weekend of June 30, 2007, Tracy and I decided to take a road trip to see the Beartooth Highway in northwestern Wyoming. All we can say is, “Wow.” It was really, really nice, and it reminded us there were still things we haven’t seen out west.…

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Kabell Lake

The weekend of 23 Jun 07, Tracy and I backpacked up to Kabell Lake in the High Uintas Wilderness.  The trail was only about 5 miles up to the lake with only 1500 feet or so of elevation gain, so it wasn’t too bad.  We didn’t see…

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