Friday, August 26, 2011

Uintas - Moosehorn Campground

For our last camping trip before Kilimanjaro, we got a spot at Moosehorn Campground in the Uintas.  The camping season in the Uintas was very short given all the snow in the spring.  Amazingly, we were able to score three great campsites at Moosehorn.  The entire hiking group for Kilimanjaro was able to join us.  Moosehorn is located at about 9,700 ft in elevation, so it was good training for sleeping at high altitude.
 

We took the group on the Lofty Lakes hike through beautiful terrain. It was a great training hike and nice to get to spend some time with the group we would be spending a week with on Kilimanjaro.

Patty near Scout Lake



Jill and Ray at Kamas Lake
 On the back side of the loop, coming down through the forested area, we came across a huge moose just off the trail.  It was amazing how big they look up close.  It was a perfect way to end a perfect hike.


I don't have any pictures of the campground or the Tab!  I guess we were having too much fun hiking and hanging out.  I was a great weekend.  I would definitely stay at Moosehorn again.