Trip Map
The yearly wilderness expedition that has become a sort of family
tradition. Why do we choose an activity that causes so much pain
and agony, well I really don't know unless it has something to do
with the fact we basically are, deep down, fairly cynical folks
who wouldn't mind seeing Mankind being politely escorted off this
planet due to mismanagement and shameless exploitation.
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Jean Lake, one of four high altitude lakes in what
is known as the 4 Lakes Basin. This is where we camped the first
night, two
of
us chose to sleep under the stars and woke up the next morning
in deep dew -dew.
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Standing on the ridge line north of Betsy Lake and
looking East; in the background can be seen the Rock Creek Basin.
That drainage eventually spills out into the Upper Stillwater
Reservoir.
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This is me.
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Granddaddy Lake, the largest natural lake in the Uintas if i'm
not mistaken and certainly one of the most beautiful.
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Polly and sunrise over Granddaddy Lake.
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On the second morning at the Granddaddy Lakes camp site we were
visited by the camp host. We of course did not leave anything to
eat and
cleaned up our camp as is our custom.
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Pine Island Lake named for all the Pine covered islands found within
the lake.
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We're a happy family...We're a happy family
We're a happy family...Me, Mom and Dad,
We're friends with the President, We're friends with the Pope,
We're gunna make a lotta money selling Daddy's dope
.
(Polly, Sam, Zuki and Buell)
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Zuki the Wonder Pup, a tireless bounding energy sprite who loves
the wilderness in all its glory. She would probably prefer to go
without the doggie pack thank you.
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Standing at the Western outlet of Jordan Lake in the Naturalist
Basin wilderness study. There are no fires allowed in this area and
of that I am grateful. This area is one of the most beautiful in
the Uinta Mountains and the Park Service does a really good job keeping
it in good condition despite the number of visitors.
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Standing on the Eastern shore of Jordan Lake looking at Mt Agassiz
in the West.
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This picture was taken up on the high benches of Naturalist Basin
looking SouthEast toward Rocky Sea Pass (ridge in the background).
This ridge line is the major separator between the Western Rock Creek
drainage and the Eastern drainage. This trip explored the easier
accessible Western drainage - The Eastern drainage is in a more remote
location and requires another trip to
explore.
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Polly and her puppy Zuki performing some sort of strange Kabuki
dancing amongst the rock cliffs of upper Nat Basin.
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