Our favorite place to camp is the Mirror Lake Highway. We love the high Uintas, and we've written about many of our adventures there. We've stayed in several of the campgrounds, but Mirror Lake Campground is our favorite. This is because the lake is so beautiful and near the campsites. Mirror…
We were camping on the Mirror Lake Highway this week and found a new hike that started right in the Mirror Lake Campground. Bonnie Lake trail, which runs just one mile each way (2 miles RT) is flat and easy. It leads to a beautifully peaceful lake, and it isn't very…
Did you know that there is a Lilly Lake and a Lily Lake on the Mirror Lake Highway? The better known Lilly Lake is right on the road, features a small campground, and is a popular fishing spot because you can park right next to it. This post, however, is about…
We love the Mirror Lake Highway in the Uintas, so Lofty Lake Loop has been on our list for a while. At just 4.4 miles, it doesn't seem too daunting, even for our 8 year-old, but as it turns out, this hike was pretty difficult. Hike Info: Distance: 4.4 miles roundtripRating:…
One of my favorite books is Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck. The book is a memoir about a trip Steinbeck took through rural America in 1962, purposely missing big cities and freeways. Marion's Variety is a perfect throwback to the America that Steinbeck was writing about. The restaurant is found…
We love Fehr Lake on the Mirror Lake Highway and every time we hike here, we look at the sign for Shepard and Hoover Lakes. They are quite a bit further, but the lakes are beautiful. Hoover Lake is beautiful. So we drove to the familiar Fehr Lake trailhead 30 miles…