High Uintas

How much weight can I carry on my back? This was the question as we pack for a backpacking trip up to the High Uinta Mountains in northeastern Utah.



The Uinta's contain over 1,000 natural lakes. You can literally start hiking in any direction and stumble across lake after lake.






We were joined by our outdoorsy friends, Matt and Shireen. They are the type of people who could build a canoe with a match and pocket knife. They are the perfect people to go with to explore the outdoors.






We hiked a couple of miles in and found a camping spot by Lake Jewel.




We hiked to a few nearby lakes as well.






The boys did some fly fishing, the girls sat and talked. Here's the fish that Matt caught. Looks like a leopard.



The Taintors brought their dog Lebowski along. He was in doggie heaven. What dog wouldn't want a tree for a pillow?




Can't get much more beautiful than this. And to add to it, the weather was perfect, low 80's in the day, 50's at night.












The more we explore Utah, the more amazed we are by its beauty.