Skyline Drive Loop, FS Road 084, Francis Peak and Wastach Pond
07-12-2009, 06:35 PM
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Skyline Drive Loop, FS Road 084, Francis Peak and Wastach Pond
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.
Rest of the photo's can be found here: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...%20%207-12-09/
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.
Rest of the photo's can be found here: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...%20%207-12-09/
07-13-2009, 03:14 PM
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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.
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.
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