![]() ![]() The trail turns left (west) just before Sheep Bridge, crosses the Uinta River, and winds up eleven or so switch backs to about 8600 feet. Judging on time, about 1/3+ of the way from Sheep Bridge to the Lower Chain Lake one comes to a big sign announcing the Ashley National Forest At 12:02 pm I began the 10 mile hike into the Chain Lakes, destination of my first camp spot. As I finished my lunch in the parking lot, one car drove in, stopped for a minute, and continued on, and a group of hiker returned, got in their vehicle and left. I was pleased that even on a Saturday there was only 3 or so horse trailers, and another 2 or 3 cars in the parking area, and no people present (unlike Henry’s Fork, shortest distance to Kings’ Peak, which is typically a zoo on a Saturday in the summer). The drive was about 180 miles (295 km) from Orem and took close to 3 hours. ![]() ![]() The road is gated about 3/4 of a mile below the apparently abandoned U-Bar Ranch, but there is a big parking area to the left of the gate, along with pit toilets, and a place to register (free). I drove from my home in Orem Utah up through Heber, and over to Roosevelt where I left the main highway and headed to the Uinta River Trailhead about 25 miles further along. My target peaks were Trail Rider Peak (aka Ramp Peak) at 13247 ft, Roberts Peak (aka Pyramid Peak) at 13287 ft, North Emmons (aka Pinnacle Peak) at 13068 ft, South Emmons (aka Glacier Peak) at 13170 ft, and Mt Emmons at 13440 ft. August 13, 2016, I headed out to Utah’s Uinta mountains to begin a five day solo backpacking trip that would cover 44 miles (and gain over 7000 vertical feet) and take me to the top of five peaks over 13,000 ft. ![]()
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