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…
One of our favorite places in Utah is the Mirror Lake Highway. When the temperatures hit the triple digits in late June and early July, we head straight up into the Uintahs where it's generally 15-20 degrees cooler than down in the valleys. Camping, hiking, fishing, and animal viewing are all…
Mirror Lake is obviously located on the Mirror Lake Highway. It’s quite a ways up into the Uinta Mountains, 31.2 miles to the turn off, but the lake and hike are beautiful. In fact, the Mirror Lake hike is one of the flattest and easiest trails in this area. Hike Info:…
Our family loves alpine hikes. Fehr Lake was not a disappointment as the trailhead is located at almost 10,000 feet up the Mirror Lake Highway. It has all the things that make high-country hikes amazing. There are towering pines and millions of wildflowers. There are granite cliffs and, of course, a…