Skyline Drive Loop, FS Road 084, Francis Peak and Wastach Pond

wormhole · 07-12-2009, 07:35 PM

The original plan for today was to head out with a group from the FJ Cruiser Forum to run Wards Canyon and Skyline Drive but due to my work schedule it didn't happen. Well, come to find out about 1pm I get a text from dispatch that the project I was assigned to tonight had just canceled and I had the night off now.

So needing something to do this afternoon instead of getting some sleep for work tonight I decided to head back up Skyline drive and finish the loop. Truthfully, I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy myself the views were awesome, seeing rain storms start and stop, finding some new places for future camping trips and just being out in the open was great. One disappointment I did have have the disrepair of Bountiful Peak Picnic area, most of the picnic tables had weeds coming up though them and the trails to some of the tables and restroom were becoming overgrown.

Ultimately, in the end I ended up running the loop from Bountiful to Farmington, hit up FS Road 084 and some how winding up at the Wasatch-Cache National Forest Pond (I think).

Heading up:

FS 084:

One of the many mud holes along the way

Heading up to Francis Peak and around:

Right below the snow-line is next road back to the pond

Snow-melt still in July

Wasatch-Cache Pond:

Finally, decided to head back.

Random show melt

So that's all.

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BMC · 07-12-2009, 08:19 PM

Awsome pics, that is some beautiful scenery. Looks like you had a great time.

Vermejo · 07-13-2009, 02:16 PM

Very nice. Something tells me you don't miss AZ...

ocdropzone · 07-13-2009, 03:07 PM

looks awesome. I have done a lot of skiing up around Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. I would love to see the Wasatch during the summer sometime.

toyospearo · 07-13-2009, 04:14 PM

Beautiful pictures!
I was just on Skyline Drive above 6 mile and 12 mile canyons in the Manti La Sal's Yesterday.
I went up to dive Duck Fork Lake. It was beautiful up there. There is not as much snow down here as up there by the look of some of your photos.
I am headed back up 12 mile this weekend for a camping/fishing trip.
I will post up a few pics.

wormhole · 07-13-2009, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vermejo

Very nice. Something tells me you don't miss AZ...

Actually, I do. I miss the Flagstaff, Sedona and Grand Canyon Areas but not really all the sand.

07-12-2009, 08:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
BMC Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Carmel CA - Vacaville CA Posts: 221	Awsome pics, that is some beautiful scenery. Looks like you had a great time. __________________ 1987 4runner: 22re 5 speed 146,000 miles: LCE header: high flow cat: 40 series flowmaster: Rear downey 3" lift springs: Front 1.5 4crawler bj spacers: Skyjacker shocks: Aussie locker in the rear/open front: 31-10.50-15 Cooper stt's on pro comp rock crawlers 15x8: All-pro single bar version front bumper with custom stinger and side hoops: Smittybuilt xrc8 winch: KC slimlights: Rear marlin crawler bumper: 4xinnovations rock sliders with kickout: SS ifs truss: Budbuilt transfer case xmember:

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Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	Very nice. Something tells me you don't miss AZ... __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

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ocdropzone Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR Posts: 4,705	looks awesome. I have done a lot of skiing up around Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. I would love to see the Wasatch during the summer sometime. __________________ ~Robb '81 Trekker The B4Runner Build TREKKER Forum Mini FAQ/Misc Ideas Thread TRY THESE SEARCH LINKS GOOGLE FOR TOYOTA WEBSITES LINK TO ONLINE FACTORY SERVICE MANUALS Drive a real 1st Gen Wheel Responsibly, Don't Screw It Up for Others

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toyospearo Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: way way nor cal Posts: 1,577	Beautiful pictures! I was just on Skyline Drive above 6 mile and 12 mile canyons in the Manti La Sal's Yesterday. I went up to dive Duck Fork Lake. It was beautiful up there. There is not as much snow down here as up there by the look of some of your photos. I am headed back up 12 mile this weekend for a camping/fishing trip. I will post up a few pics. __________________ 94 Ext. cab 22re Aussied, 4.88's, SAS,ed, FLATBED, Old Man Emu rear leafs w/TG 5.5" shackles, TG sliders, LC Header, Marlin super HD clutch, 32's- Swamper TSL's- RC rims, Badland Bumper, lifted, lighted, LED'ed, Warned, alternatored (LC High ouput), Hammed, gusseted, trussed, etc, etc... My build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f152/great-w...ck-sas-164531/ My Flatbed build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f88/toyospea...-build-191787/

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