TR: Ford Creek and Ford Ridge, Carbon County

[Udink]

I took Friday off work last week so I could take the family riding on the ATV trail that starts in Price Canyon, runs along Ford Creek for a ways, then climbs out of the canyon and up onto Ford Ridge. There is a lot of riding to be done up there, and I'm sure I'll have to go back a couple of times to hit all the trails. Everything we rode was pretty easy stuff, but not a lot of people ride up there (we only saw one other ATV) and the views are great.


Parking area in Price Canyon near the Ford Creek waterfall


Explosives storage building along the trail


The boys standing next to the creek


This is just after the trail crosses the creek and begins the long steep climb up the side of the canyon


The top part of the climb up the side of the canyon above the tree line


The trail as it follows the top of the ridge


Nearing the top of Ford Ridge


Same place as the above picture, looking down the ridge


That's me putting my camera away. There's still a bit of snow up there.


I forgot to bring my chainsaw and some rope!


The second-highest peak on Ford Ridge at 9,519 feet (viewed from the southeast)


Coming back down the trail


More pictures here
http://picasaweb.google.com/Dennis.U...reekFordRidge/

[DesertWoodrat]

Looks like a good trip. I need get out and do some more riding but until then keep the reports coming in.

[fourtycal]

Nice! looks like a good one.