Udink
07-05-2010, 09:23 PM
My family and I went for a ride on Gentry Mountain this Independence Day weekend, and I had a great time there. There are a lot of good views from the top, and it was only a 20-mile drive from my house to the staging area. We left the truck parked above the old townsite of Wattis and followed the steep switchbacks up the mountain to Star Point. From there we continued to Gentry Mountain and took the road south from Hoag Ridge all the way to Wild Horse Point. The road ended in a short loop there, and we could see into the town of Huntington and parts of Huntington Canyon.
Staging area above Wattis
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATdXS_lSI/AAAAAAAAMvc/HkAu4o8Sw4o/s800/IMG_5042.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/X-efrBwpPqSnPZcOeQBO8A)
View from above the reclaimed Plateau Mine
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATgngXrAI/AAAAAAAAMvo/4c79gAXYIoo/s800/IMG_5053.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jzeWV9vwfLLVpYvSiLK5wA)
Nearing Star Point
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATjJRN9zI/AAAAAAAAMvw/E5PqP4g_f5M/s800/IMG_5056.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ps42KFrwmURFOJY4hWVH1Q)
Upper Star Point
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATn98ExpI/AAAAAAAAMwI/HoctF9W9oRU/s800/IMG_7041.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iU71whfymNO5SIZMxewXJQ)
A spring-fed pond near Hoag Ridge
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATqGRY2fI/AAAAAAAAMwQ/64os0IPzHIk/s800/IMG_5076.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/c61ayGGWGx0ou8kk-iputA)
ATVs parked at the pond
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATsO9M-UI/AAAAAAAAMwY/5EioMK5azFY/s800/IMG_5084.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZrJbjpoaRW7hEWbwA09Nhg)
A moose on Gentry Mountain
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATulLpP0I/AAAAAAAAMwg/VFRoq3xbg4Q/s800/IMG_5099.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1ZqJredifzH-0ZXj3OaGmQ)
On the way to Wild Horse Point
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATy920dnI/AAAAAAAAMws/ww2TpKm6kTI/s800/IMG_5107.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cSDZKTBNLsAIKSYTLAy7BA)
At Wild Horse Point
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAT15NG5uI/AAAAAAAAMw4/_S6dafzSXI0/s800/IMG_5119.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/oEpOE52VjUrh6JMdWKoFog)
After abandoning our plan to hike out onto Wild Horse Ridge due to private property concerns, we backtracked just a bit and rode toward McCadden Hollow, then out onto an unnamed ridge between Tie Fork Canyon and Trail Canyon. We had more good views down into Huntington Canyon and across to the Wasatch Plateau.
Letting the kids ride through a gate
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAT9Ywlk5I/AAAAAAAAMxQ/RB5P9u6Ugg0/s800/IMG_5139.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Mi8aD--6x59QYDYFpw5tbA)
View into Huntington Canyon
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAT-iaEQuI/AAAAAAAAMxU/iR_jyLqkO4s/s800/IMG_5142.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9SNS1ACp3JHyWk3MML_ucA)
My ATV parked on the end of the ridge
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUENRRu6I/AAAAAAAAMxk/a00ISORDbFU/s800/IMG_5166.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/I0xHPv8YCV0UxCUOnz8rfA)
Our lunch spot near McCadden Hollow
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUF8C-xwI/AAAAAAAAMxo/niAsrMmR570/s800/IMG_5169.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ktM6WrjQRVUnIzTiIH3IIw)
Our last destination was Gentry Ridge, which required us to backtrack to the intersection near Hoag Ridge, then turn west and follow the road as it curved south. The last mile of the trail along Gentry Ridge is only wide enough for ATVs, and it winds through aspen and pine trees. There had been a wildfire near the end of Gentry Ridge, and although barren, it was still beautiful in a way.
The intersection at Hoag Ridge
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUImn7CqI/AAAAAAAAMxw/CRSE4sSl_bo/s800/IMG_5177.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/I2cGIFw2sVzqWOMaBD5Vyg)
Burned forest
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUPPqr3fI/AAAAAAAAMyI/Q6jg-nGw71Y/s800/IMG_5188.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0XE_KoJ8u3ThxkzZiTkmDQ)
The end of the trail on Gentry Ridge
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAURUxOD6I/AAAAAAAAMyQ/tZ6LJXRAO-U/s800/IMG_5194.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Tx1esczaMUh2iskTwHIYsA)
Parked on Gentry Ridge
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUWdSXqpI/AAAAAAAAMyg/DiDpDrZhejU/s800/IMG_5205.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mtLAeyEkstyjeGkVCwfCwg)
Stopped to winch a tree off the trail
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUX7jVEII/AAAAAAAAMyk/yCbYwQGhZg0/s800/IMG_7170.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LWMkp1LgXqQp1AEOD13ydA)
A log fence on Gentry Ridge
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUa4BqcCI/AAAAAAAAMys/H_nk_inM7hg/s800/IMG_5214.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/N5J_46OX3GqoKDHdjR9xVg)
Deer
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUhkLxuLI/AAAAAAAAMzA/_sOu-_rio50/s800/IMG_5223.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cAPTGHeoKfig942i2L1x8Q)
A convocation of golden eagles
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUkrAsLwI/AAAAAAAAMzI/Tr5eHmdRTQg/s800/IMG_5231.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1kaxvTGm8Qs6trdd7GPzvw)
Panorama from Star Point
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUo8v4mFI/AAAAAAAAMzc/IUKWX7QF5hA/s800/IMG_5245_stitch.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7B1al9ByFm9Cw1EYqYylYA)
The shelf road above Wattis
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUrY-sIxI/AAAAAAAAMzo/f18hrLj1foQ/s800/IMG_5255.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uBj0NsspcA325lXip5-jiA)
My wife descending the steep switchbacks above Wattis
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUvfNpU1I/AAAAAAAAMz4/mxMKch8K4r8/s800/IMG_5263.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/q_jMnZ0mFfsOkXZ1ot4iTA)
Here's a slideshow showing many more photos:
GentryMountain
http://picasaweb.google.com/Dennis.Udink/GentryMountain#
And here's a map showing all of the photo locations and my GPS tracklog:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fcastlecountry.org%2Fgeo%2FGentryMount ain.kmz&sll=39.59941,-110.810715&sspn=0.064679,0.169086&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=12
Staging area above Wattis
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATdXS_lSI/AAAAAAAAMvc/HkAu4o8Sw4o/s800/IMG_5042.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/X-efrBwpPqSnPZcOeQBO8A)
View from above the reclaimed Plateau Mine
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATgngXrAI/AAAAAAAAMvo/4c79gAXYIoo/s800/IMG_5053.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jzeWV9vwfLLVpYvSiLK5wA)
Nearing Star Point
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATjJRN9zI/AAAAAAAAMvw/E5PqP4g_f5M/s800/IMG_5056.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ps42KFrwmURFOJY4hWVH1Q)
Upper Star Point
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATn98ExpI/AAAAAAAAMwI/HoctF9W9oRU/s800/IMG_7041.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iU71whfymNO5SIZMxewXJQ)
A spring-fed pond near Hoag Ridge
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATqGRY2fI/AAAAAAAAMwQ/64os0IPzHIk/s800/IMG_5076.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/c61ayGGWGx0ou8kk-iputA)
ATVs parked at the pond
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATsO9M-UI/AAAAAAAAMwY/5EioMK5azFY/s800/IMG_5084.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZrJbjpoaRW7hEWbwA09Nhg)
A moose on Gentry Mountain
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATulLpP0I/AAAAAAAAMwg/VFRoq3xbg4Q/s800/IMG_5099.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1ZqJredifzH-0ZXj3OaGmQ)
On the way to Wild Horse Point
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDATy920dnI/AAAAAAAAMws/ww2TpKm6kTI/s800/IMG_5107.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cSDZKTBNLsAIKSYTLAy7BA)
At Wild Horse Point
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAT15NG5uI/AAAAAAAAMw4/_S6dafzSXI0/s800/IMG_5119.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/oEpOE52VjUrh6JMdWKoFog)
After abandoning our plan to hike out onto Wild Horse Ridge due to private property concerns, we backtracked just a bit and rode toward McCadden Hollow, then out onto an unnamed ridge between Tie Fork Canyon and Trail Canyon. We had more good views down into Huntington Canyon and across to the Wasatch Plateau.
Letting the kids ride through a gate
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAT9Ywlk5I/AAAAAAAAMxQ/RB5P9u6Ugg0/s800/IMG_5139.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Mi8aD--6x59QYDYFpw5tbA)
View into Huntington Canyon
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAT-iaEQuI/AAAAAAAAMxU/iR_jyLqkO4s/s800/IMG_5142.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9SNS1ACp3JHyWk3MML_ucA)
My ATV parked on the end of the ridge
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUENRRu6I/AAAAAAAAMxk/a00ISORDbFU/s800/IMG_5166.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/I0xHPv8YCV0UxCUOnz8rfA)
Our lunch spot near McCadden Hollow
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUF8C-xwI/AAAAAAAAMxo/niAsrMmR570/s800/IMG_5169.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ktM6WrjQRVUnIzTiIH3IIw)
Our last destination was Gentry Ridge, which required us to backtrack to the intersection near Hoag Ridge, then turn west and follow the road as it curved south. The last mile of the trail along Gentry Ridge is only wide enough for ATVs, and it winds through aspen and pine trees. There had been a wildfire near the end of Gentry Ridge, and although barren, it was still beautiful in a way.
The intersection at Hoag Ridge
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUImn7CqI/AAAAAAAAMxw/CRSE4sSl_bo/s800/IMG_5177.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/I2cGIFw2sVzqWOMaBD5Vyg)
Burned forest
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUPPqr3fI/AAAAAAAAMyI/Q6jg-nGw71Y/s800/IMG_5188.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0XE_KoJ8u3ThxkzZiTkmDQ)
The end of the trail on Gentry Ridge
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAURUxOD6I/AAAAAAAAMyQ/tZ6LJXRAO-U/s800/IMG_5194.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Tx1esczaMUh2iskTwHIYsA)
Parked on Gentry Ridge
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUWdSXqpI/AAAAAAAAMyg/DiDpDrZhejU/s800/IMG_5205.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mtLAeyEkstyjeGkVCwfCwg)
Stopped to winch a tree off the trail
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUX7jVEII/AAAAAAAAMyk/yCbYwQGhZg0/s800/IMG_7170.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LWMkp1LgXqQp1AEOD13ydA)
A log fence on Gentry Ridge
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUa4BqcCI/AAAAAAAAMys/H_nk_inM7hg/s800/IMG_5214.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/N5J_46OX3GqoKDHdjR9xVg)
Deer
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUhkLxuLI/AAAAAAAAMzA/_sOu-_rio50/s800/IMG_5223.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cAPTGHeoKfig942i2L1x8Q)
A convocation of golden eagles
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUkrAsLwI/AAAAAAAAMzI/Tr5eHmdRTQg/s800/IMG_5231.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1kaxvTGm8Qs6trdd7GPzvw)
Panorama from Star Point
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUo8v4mFI/AAAAAAAAMzc/IUKWX7QF5hA/s800/IMG_5245_stitch.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7B1al9ByFm9Cw1EYqYylYA)
The shelf road above Wattis
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUrY-sIxI/AAAAAAAAMzo/f18hrLj1foQ/s800/IMG_5255.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uBj0NsspcA325lXip5-jiA)
My wife descending the steep switchbacks above Wattis
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TDAUvfNpU1I/AAAAAAAAMz4/mxMKch8K4r8/s800/IMG_5263.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/q_jMnZ0mFfsOkXZ1ot4iTA)
Here's a slideshow showing many more photos:
GentryMountain
http://picasaweb.google.com/Dennis.Udink/GentryMountain#
And here's a map showing all of the photo locations and my GPS tracklog:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fcastlecountry.org%2Fgeo%2FGentryMount ain.kmz&sll=39.59941,-110.810715&sspn=0.064679,0.169086&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=12