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  1. Blake Merrell

    "I'll take the High Road ..." - A Loop Hike around the Canyons of Needles - May 2022

    Woah! What an awesome trip! I really need to get out more. thanks for the inspiration!
  2. Blake Merrell

    WRHR: Day 5 - Camp Lake to Titcomb Basin

    Those crampons were a great blesing! It sure made quick work of that glacier!
  3. Blake Merrell

    WRHR: Day 5 - Camp Lake to Titcomb Basin

    your write-ups are wonderful! Sitting here reading this makes me want to go do it again!
  4. Blake Merrell

    To Do in 2022

    The through-hike of Hole-in-the-rock would be very interesting to me! My Great-great-great-grandpa was on that expedition. I have never seen beyond the crack onward to bluff. would be an amazing and very meaningful trip!
  5. Blake Merrell

    Uintas Backpacking Loop

    Hey Jackson!! Yes, I am back in Utah! Working in Price for a manufacturing company that uses 3D printers to make parts and compete with injection molding. Great new job and I'm close to so many places I love! I do miss northern AZ though, and wish I would have had a job that let me get out more...
  6. Blake Merrell

    Uintas Backpacking Loop

    last summer I veered back while atop of red knob and got a glimpse of it! it was full so you could still see the water peeking out.
  7. Blake Merrell

    Uintas Backpacking Loop

    I am so happy to be back close to these mountains, and this report just gets me so excited to see more of the beloved Uinta's. Those pics of Red Castle are awesome! I hope I can get back in there this summer. Thanks for the post!
  8. Blake Merrell

    UHT 2020 - Leidy to Hayden

    Thanks! :) Hiking the UHT was one of the funniest trips I have done! it didn't come easy though. For the last half I had foot and knee problems. Im glad it didn't slow me down, but I had to take some heavy pain meds to keep it under control as I hiked up and down the passes. Crater was a...
  9. Blake Merrell

    Peak Refuel

    Yes. I repacked all of mine into freezer bags. worked well for me.
  10. Blake Merrell

    Peak Refuel

    I had a few of these on my UHT a few weeks ago. I agree. the Sweet Pork m,eal was pretty good! I had their granola for breakfast, and it wasn't as good as the Mountain House version IMO. I was not impressed with their beef stroganoff.
  11. Blake Merrell

    UHT 2020 - Leidy to Hayden

    Most of the time it was really nice. We did get some freezing rain/hail on the first day. and we were working hard to make sure we were up and off Kings Peak in the AM before the monsoon rain pounded us.
  12. Blake Merrell

    4 Days In The Winds

    Yes. I agree. this view is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. Thanks for reminding me :) Im grateful to have been there a couple times. Now i need to find a way to go back!
  13. Blake Merrell

    4 Days In The Winds

    I miss the Winds! Thanks for sharing. I was hoping to get a trip into the Cirque this year, but Covid messed it up...
  14. Blake Merrell

    UHT 2020 - Leidy to Hayden

    I agree :) I think I will print the pic of the storm. so many emotions involved with that moment!
  15. Blake Merrell

    UHT 2020 - Leidy to Hayden

    That is one of my favorites too. Thanks! I'm not an avid fisherman, but it is I've of my favorite things when backpacking!
  16. Blake Merrell

    UHT 2020 - Leidy to Hayden

    For two of my friends, it as their first real trip to the Uintas, and I think it just blew them away! It was great to see their reaction throughout the trip! I was very surprised by how many people were on the trail this year. many sections of the trail we were by ourselves, but there were...
  17. Blake Merrell

    UHT 2020 - Leidy to Hayden

    It was a great trip with some great guys! Essentially we walked a LONG way and really enjoyed all that we saw! We did have one guy bail after 2 days. his feet were so blistered, that he tapped out and had his wife come pick him up at Whiterocks TH. I had a very good experience hiking over...
  18. Blake Merrell

    UHT 2020 - Leidy to Hayden

    I'd go again in 4 days if I had the time off for it lol
  19. Blake Merrell

    UHT 2020 - Leidy to Hayden

    Finally! Fom July 25 to July 31 we hike about 100 miles along the Uinta Highline Trail. My heart is still reeling from the experience! This Poem kind of expresses how I feel: 1.Our mountain home so dear, Where crystal waters clear Flow ever free, While thru the valleys wide The flow’rs on...
  20. Blake Merrell

    85 miles on the Uinta Highline Trail including Crater Lake and a Dinosaur: July 26 - Aug 1, 2020

    We did about 14 miles a day. it didn't seem to bad :) walk all day and then camp. we had planned to do it over 8 days, but once we got to Lightning Lake, we opted to just make the hike all the way to the car and get the double cheeseburger! haha
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