Duchesne In A Day

January 2008 Feature LANE LINDSTROM

A Romp In The Snow

Eventually we made our way to Silver Meadow where we romped in the powder before moving on to Wolf Creek Summit. The Wolf Creek Trail goes up and over the summit (elevation 9,485 feet). The closer we got to Wolf Creek Summit, the more snowmobilers we saw. So, we decided to ditch the crowd and head toward Duchesne Ridge, which we had all to ourselves for miles and miles.

To reach Duchesne Ridge, we climbed above Wolf Creek Summit and headed across a wide open plateau. Once up on top of the plateau, we could see miles and miles of the Wasatch Range, the impressive and distinctive mountains just east of Salt Lake and Utah valleys.

We than dropped off Duchesne Ridge, where you have to carefully pick your fight (or at least your route off the ridge) or you'll be heading down faster than you want to a place you don't want to. After some slick maneuvering, we managed to drop off the ridge into a little drainage that leads to the West Fork of the Duchesne River.

As we worked our way off the ridge, it seemed like all of central and southern Utah was spread out before us as we could see for miles on this clear, crisp day. We could easily see Coyote Ridge and beyond, including the mountains that separated us from Strawberry Reservoir.

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