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Mtnman1830
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:13 pm Post subject: Gilbert Peak TR |
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Hiked in from Henry's Fork planning to hit King's Peak. At our camp we visited with some guys that were finishing up their Utah County's High points, and told us that Gilbert was about 3.5 miles away.
It had been our original plan to hit both peaks, but while we were on our way to King's, we reckoned that Gilbert was quite a hike. We never imagined it was really that close.
We hiked past dollar lake, and followed the ridgeline. Crossing rocky meadows and a few aggravatin false summits, we arrived at the peak. We hung around for an hour waiting for the duo so we could witness their peak bag.
If you stay at Dollar Lake on the way to King's, Gilbert is a must. Its pretty steep, but well worth it. Gunsight Peak is near too, another 13er if time allows (one of our group was out of gas, so we didn't get that one)
The 4 day trip was fantastic, with visitors of the moose variety every evening. Weather was fantastic, and the bugs werent bugging.
A great trip! |
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accadacca
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:15 am Post subject: |
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| Very nice! That is one helluva MOOSE!!! :five: |
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icthys
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:21 am Post subject: |
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| That's the biggest moose I've EVER seen in Utah, where was that thing? |
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Summit42
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:24 am Post subject: |
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| ok |
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Mtnman1830
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:36 am Post subject: |
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| It was at Dollar Lake. He wasn't the only big one around |
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Wild One
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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| It is good to hear that someone else saw some moose in the area. Was there about 4 years ago and saw 17 in 3 days on the trails up there. Awesome pictures, thanks for sharing. Oh, and yes, those bulls are massive! :2thumbs: |
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Mtnman1830
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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If you count the ones we saw thru binos, we counted upwards of 20 head... some more than likely were re-visiting.
Saw about 10 deer, saw no elk up there,but saw a cow and a bull on the drive into the trailhead. |
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Sombeech
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, there's always moose up there.
Cool pics. |
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Mtnman1830
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:23 am Post subject: |
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Here is another pic of the moose...
And oh, yeah, we hit Kings too. |
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stefan
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| nice trip report! glad you got to hit both of them. it's nice when you can get the right information at the right time. :five: |
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Sombeech
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:41 am Post subject: |
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| Wow! Nice shot of those moose! |
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Mtnman1830
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| Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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Kings TR here
http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3364 |
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James_B_Wads2000
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:01 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the TR Mtnman1830, I have added it to the Utah High Pointing Index .
I can’t wait to get back up there.
James |
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jimflint1
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Those look like the same moose my son took pics of last year, then found out he didn't have film in the camera later on! |
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Scott P
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Nice TR. If you are interested in more routes for Gilbert Peak, I have four routes posted below:
http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/151828/Gilbert-Peak.html |
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