Welcome to a special edition of the Nordic Dave Adventure Series. It's been a cold wet spring on top of an epic winter. Today 'ol nordic wanted to check out the High Unita's up on the Mirror Lake Hwy. A possible launching point for a multi day adventure from Mirror Lake to Kings Peak and just how much snow as there? (Mirror Lake Hwy jpg)
Finding the highway giving up to snow at Trial Lake, it was 10:30 a.m., 29f and blizzard conditions.
For Non Utahn's the Wasatch are for show and the Uinta's the real deal. Und zo…while marveling at trackless wilderness, nordic reminded himself, 'self', stay on the highway, don't get lost on this strangly mid winter day. Sure enough a few k later 'nordic' found a sign that informed him that he was 'lost'.
Skiing alone for a few hours is a great way to find solace from many thoughts that invade the mind like too many voices. In this case nordic dave will let some road signs do the talking since there wasn't anybody else around to take pictures of the human element of actually skiing.
So sure enough as nordic dave began to climb he could only smile and rejoice as 'is this a great day or what?' So sure enough another few K later there was a sign sponsored by the Bowen family not to trash or waste on Utah.
As the climb neared the top of the pass, nordic was encouraged by the next road sign to take a picture of the scenic alpine splendor of 13,000 ft. Bald Mtn. As it was blowing hard and fast the only thing visable was the sign.
A little while later while cresting the pass, nordic took the opportunity to provide a scouting report for next months 'High Uintas Classic' a 90 mile bicycle race to Evanston, Wyoming.
Meanwhile dropping into the Mirror Lake Basin 2 hours later on what easily could be an expedition of multiple weeks, nordic came upon a disturbed sign. Hmm….looks like injun country, nordic thought, Crows maybe Blackfoot….'best move on and keep your wits about you' ….'ol nordic dave thought…..
