Getting Away From it All...
Over the weekend, we loaded up the fam and drove up to the Uintahs just past Kamas. Exited the main road onto some dirt Forest Service road that drives past several small lakes en route to Trial Lake and Washington Lake.
We started with high hopes of probably seeing a few people here and there, but what we got instead was a very frustrating and disappointing experience. People....EVERYWHERE. With their dogs, ATVs, Side-by-Sides, boats, monster trucks, campers, RVs....and it wasn't even a holiday weekend! Everywhere we turned there was somebody there. And as far as fishing anywhere near the Mirror Lake Loop -- forget it. May as well be fishing at the community fishing pond. We would've seen less people if we'd have just went down to Sugarhouse Park. WTF?
I don't think I'll ever revisit that stretch of road again. It's gotten way too crowded. Way too popular. It's really kind of sad in a way. I grew up camping out there with my dad. Now it's just another destination sticker on the back of someone's RV.
So the question is...is it still possible to get away from it all, so to speak? And if so, where do you go to fulfill that? I'm all ears. I'm all PMs too if you wanna keep it secret. :mrgreen:
Getting Away From it All...
Mirror Lake area on a summer weekend? Near the highway? What the hell did you expect? Go up there during the week and you won’t have that problem. Totally agree on the backpack comment. Load up the kids and wife and hike to Wall or Long Lake or any above them. The herd gets trimmed substantially for every mile you hike.
The Salt Lake Valley in general though is getting SUPER crowded. They can’t build houses fast enough for these skinny jean California tech nerds and hipsters to move in.