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3 Day Backpackin Trip - TyeDyeTwins - 08-22-2014

Life has sure had it's up's and down's this past week. My mom turned 50, my grampa on my dads side recently passed at 99! , old friends from the past have been coming out of the wood work just about everywhere in my life, and in a couple hours, we start school again!

With life coming at us fast,, it was time to slow things down and get in one celebratory adventure. So last Friday EvilTyeDyeTwin (the photographer), KTrout (Cory) and I headed up to Henery's Fork in the Uintas for 3 days. The plan was to travel 7+ miles a day, visiting Dollar Lake and Cliff Lake in Henry's fork.

The troops making progress in the 1st few minutes of a long 7 mile day in Henery's Fork.
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Several miles later we hit the infamous elk horn crossing.
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Upper henry's was finally in view.
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Even a few miles more and it still looked the same. The view of Kings Peak kept spirits high.
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Thanks to local fire restrictions we had to camp .25 miles away from Dollar Lake, making a water refill a half mile journey!
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Dollar Lake, not a single fish or bite was found here. Some anglers on the trail claimed they caught lake trout there. I suspected B.S. and sure enough their pics were of really fat brook trout. Cool but not as cool as lake trout.
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DAY 2

The next morning we had plans to leave camp in place and hike an additional 7 miles round trip to Cliff Lake. The views just outside of camp were outstanding!
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KTrout and Troy hiking Henery's Fork enroute to Cliff Lake. We had to hike beyond the ridge in the "right foreground".
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We passed an old cabin on the way over to Cliff Lake. Not a bad place to set up shop!
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Henery's Lake was one of many lakes we passed up fishing on the way to Cliff Lake.
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Lake Blanchard was another lake that we passed up enroute to Cliff Lake.
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The trail was a mix of brush.....
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.........and high alpine tundra.
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Finally Cliff lake was found.
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The Tiger Trout that called this place home were plentiful and colorful!
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Myself making a few final casts before the long walk ahead.
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Myself getting the hike down started.
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Cory and I felt like ants among-st giants
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The views were expansive
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And some parts were down right bush wacky!
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Every bushwack has its rewards!
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Finally back on trail.
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Still many more miles to go though.
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Cory and I approaching the Red Wall on the hike back to camp.
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A mile later it still looked the same.
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The only thing caught at Dollar Lake was a sunset shot.
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DAY 3

EvilTyeDye and I slept in till the sun was warm, Ktrout tried Dollar Lake for the morning shift. Same result, no fish
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Car bound on the old dusty trail.
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Making headway on the long walk to the car.
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The infamous elk horn crossing.
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One last view of the place we had called home for 3 days.
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - Ton_Def - 08-22-2014

Nice! Normally this time of year that cabin would be residence to the shepards and that basin would have more sheep than rocks!
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - Kent - 08-22-2014

Sounds like you had a great trip.
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - SkunkedAgain - 08-22-2014

Loved the post guys thanks for taking us along. I love a great Uintas trip. Always wondered about trying that area, thanks for showing me what's there. Nice fish too. Later J
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - OutSideFishing - 08-22-2014

Looked like an awesome trip. Fish are really colorful
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Re: [OutSideFishing] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - akammerman - 08-22-2014

Beautiful pictures. I didn't know Tiger Trout could have that amazing color. Thanks for your report.
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - wiperhunter2 - 08-22-2014

Awesome pics and report, looks like a great trip. Did you see any animals along your route?
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - lovetofish - 08-22-2014

Awesome pictures. Reminds me of trips with my sons many many years ago, thanks for sharing.
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - flygoddess - 08-22-2014

Best report of the year!
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - fish_or_die - 08-22-2014

Great report! Thanks for sharing!
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - Marathonman - 08-22-2014

Great post as usual twins! Thanks for the pics and thanks for getting me hyped up knowing I'm too busy to fish right now!
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - albinotrout - 08-22-2014

Looks likea great trip![cool]
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - PrinceFisher - 08-22-2014

Great report and photos. Amazing scenery. Very enjoyable to read.
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Re: [wiperhunter2] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - TyeDyeTwins - 08-23-2014

[quote wiperhunter2]Awesome pics and report, looks like a great trip. Did you see any animals along your route?[/quote]

Every day we saw a few deer near dollar and by our camp. Day 2 and 3 we could hear coyotes in the distance. God only knows what was lurking in the bushes though!
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - wiperhunter2 - 08-23-2014

Yea, I was thinking the same thing, looks like bear territory[crazy].
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - fish_fear_me2 - 08-23-2014

As ususal a great report with some fantastic pictures. Thanks for sharing
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - Funchy - 08-24-2014

Livin the dream fellas. Great pics of that beautiful place you call home. I miss it very much
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - LOAH - 08-25-2014

Wow, what great fish! Those high elevation tigers have some incredible color.

Nice report.

(So the fat brookies you mentioned from the other hikers -- Any length to those?)
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Re: [LOAH] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - TyeDyeTwins - 08-25-2014

[quote LOAH]Wow, what great fish! Those high elevation tigers have some incredible color.

Nice report.

(So the fat brookies you mentioned from the other hikers -- Any length to those?)[/quote]

Yes![Smile]

It is slower than a turtle fishing wise though.[Sad]
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Re: [TyeDyeTwins] 3 Day Backpackin Trip - utwalleye - 08-26-2014


looks like you guys had a awesome trip, those tigers look super cool. awesome pics of the mountains also. thanks for sharing them.
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